Howdy and Nicole!

Just a quick snap on my snapshot Canon G10

WELCOME TO THE HOWDY SHOW
Howdy and Nicole tie the knot

I really don't know much about Howdy and Nicole, other than Howdy is his real name, and that he proudly serves our military, and defends my right to say the things I do on this blog. I got Howdy's wedding inquiry a few days before the day of his marriage. It was a quick wedding, like many military weddings are. Howdy and Nicole were also on a budget at the time, so they only ordered a minister, and nothing more.

But it was their lucky day. The week for their wedding, I had just purchased my Canon G10, and I was dying to test it out on a real wedding to see if it were possible to actually shoot an entire wedding, professionally, on a simple snapshot camera, in fairly difficult lighting situations. The deal, I would shoot their wedding for free on my G10, but I could not guarantee any of the shots. They of course agreed, because something was better than nothing.

All digital, using nothing but the on camera flash

The results were pretty amazing, as you can see. It was rather surprising to me that I could shoot directly into the sun, while utilizing the on-camera flash. Let me say, that flash on-camera flash is extremely powerful.

Shooting directly into the sun...a test shot

It's been about three or four months since Howdy and Nicole's weddings and I now use the G10 regularly. For my patriot package, I have used this camera exclusively for all my shots. And for my eloping package, I sometimes break it out if there are a few extra shots here and there. Are there drawbacks to using digital? Yes...it's not dramatic.

Here is a picture from one my last modeling shoots that I did a few weeks ago.

Models: Vanessa Villalba and Joe Toro

Models: Vanessa Villalba and Joe Toro

Film just has a way of making things a lot more dramatic. It's not as sharp as digital, and I think that's a good thing. Sometimes, pictures can be a little too sharp, and will show a little too much flaws into once face. I remember one photographer bragging to me that his digital camera was so sharp, you could see the pores in his brides face. Now, what bride would want a picture that sharp? Film just happens to be sharp in all the right places. And when you touch up film shots in photoshop, they come out even better.

Anyway peeps, I'm outta here. I think I may go mountain biking today...not sure though.


Steven Young
The Hawaii Wedding Reporter
http://www.dreamweddingshawaii.com