Great work Matt!  Very inspiring.  The slideshow worked well on my Mac using Safari.

beautiful matt.  i wish you and sol a very happy new year and i’m so glad i got to meet you at the photographers retreat in oct.  you guys are awesome.

Michael… Thanks for stopping by to comment.  Honestly, I feel like I use available light as much or more than I do with flash.  I mix light all over the place and really don’t find myself using the same pattern every time. 

I would say, my movement in the last 12 months actually feels like I’ve become more sensitive to low available light.  Fast L series Prime Lenses and high ISO.  Can’t wait for the 5d Mark II.

cheers!

matt

Thanks for sharing your images throughout the year - its great to see wedding photographers moving from available light - to “Creating Light”.

Surfed in randomly. Love this. It’s a great use of stills and videos together

OH, I did notice the frame with Victor was shot without a tripod.... Honestly, is a Steadicam necessary for any moving shot.  I don’t think so.  I’ve watched hundreds of documentaries and enjoy the style of free shooting, i guess its all a style thing.

I use IMOVIE… i’m by no means pro… I’m learning Final Cut Express.  Video shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 Handycam.  Used sony’s wide angle lens converter for the VID.  No filters.  thanks for taking a peak!

Cheers!
matt

Matt,
Congrats for your anniversary!
Great shots!
I’ve got few questions for you…
- What video editing tool are you using for HD? Premiere?
- Did you switch lenses on these recordings? If yes. What is your kit?
- And last, what filters did you use if any?

Thanks

THANKS everybody for stopping by to wish us a happy anniv :) WE are loving life and enjoying our time in this crazy career where people actually pay us $$ to take photos.

For the one negative comment about “sticking to what I’m good at” and “use a steady cam” etc…

FYI, all video in this project was shot on a tripod.  We used still motion with our 5d’s (old school version) and shot nearly 350 frames for the walk down to the beach....

I think a steadycam is a nice tool for those who need it, however, we are not needing one.  We do plan on continuing to shoot video with our new 5d II’s, once we get them.  And, I do imagine that we will continue to mix media and keep pleasing our clients.  BUT, we appreciate your concern.

OH, the final 25 seconds with the moon rise was shot over 750 frames for about 45 minutes on Tripod.  We combined them for a movie sequence to get the rising of the brightest moon we had seen in a while. 

Our bud Mark Adams recently turned us on to the still motion technique…

Cheers!
matt

happy anniversary sol and matt! beautiful video. al cielo was a great place to remember your wedding weekend. and sol, you even had the same flower. happy holidays.

Better to stay away from video… You need a Steadicam or shoulder mount for your 5D mk2. Taking video needs a lot of official training and knowledge. If you just mount 5D mk2 still for video without moving… it’s the same as photos. My advice is doing what you are good at and get a Canon XH-A1S and Steadicam setup.

Super awesome!  Well done, keep up the good work.

Crash

One year already. man. You guys are insanely awesome. Love coming here for inspiration.

Great video, I loved the stop motion part, it was awesome, the pictures were great, and I loved the finale ! Did you used a SLR for the final video ?
Thanks for sharing, it’s amazing :)

Hey Guys, I’m reading and watching ur blog since a long time now. I really like ur pictures and especially how u present ur stuff here on the page. This time i feel like commenting bc i can not only compliment u for great pictures but for great pictures, a fantastic video and a good choice :) Nice Place. Nice Work! Congratulations from germany!

I LOVE the video… wish I had more time to do something like that.  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

I can’t believe it has been a year already! Dang time flies.
I loved the time laps shots at the end :)

Congratulations to your first year!  Beautiful place.

Happy Anniversary to 2 of the sweetest people. ;) You video is amazing!

Happy Anniversary!

No words!!!

What a rockin session! Wish we had locations like this near us.
Keep up the inspiring work guys.
And Merry Christmas from the UK.
Steve

i am often inspired by your work.  although i don’t have the techhical skill yet, your locations and colors are simply breathtaking!

that is amazing!!  you guys rock like no other.

These are awesome. The thinking behind the shoot and the result are excellent!

Awesome work guys! It is actually so nice to hear that this was not a piece of cake shoot! Seriously, pushing your creative abilities and taking risks on a shoot can stress anyone out - especially me! Amazing shots and so worth all the hard work! Enjoy the holidays!!

I love it!  Very creative (and risky) use of strobes to add to the over feel of the photos.

Hello Matt and Sol,

Thank you for showcasing this super Job.. I am just in the begging stages of the lighting with flashes.. great work! thank you for sharing your experiences with all of Us…

Bien, pues como ha dicho Sol en forodefotografos.com que estas aprendiendo el idioma, aqui te lo pongo en el mio:

“La Ostia”

Tanto el ambiente, como el clima creado con el juego de temperaturas, y dejando a un lado la predisposicion de los novios… aqui veo un trabajo simple y llanamente ESPECTACULAR.

Una gran fuente de inspiracion y aunque aqui (En España) pues no tenemos “cenotes” (menos en mi zona que no tenemos costa ni mar, eso si frio, todo el que querais)... Siempre puede ser aplicable a otros modos de fotografia en interior.

Desde este momento añado a mis bookmarks vuestro blog y lo visitaré asiduamente.

Un fuerte abrazo desde España.

Dany.-

Ps. Be water my friend, and… be ligth! ;)

Looking good man. The gels and the gel color choices were excellent, 100% eye candy.
One day we will will be shooting UW together. One day soon I hope!

Orale!!! matt eres un genio en la iluminación que forma tan creativa de iluminar y la produccion con velas ni hablar de fabula las imagenes. tengo todo el dia esta pagina abierta viendo las imagenes ya me regaño mi novia dice que me ponga a trabajar jajajaja. felicidades y muchas gracias por compartir tantas cosas en este fantastico blog.

saludos

WOW!  These are wonderful! I especially love the last 2.

This was a very hard session., we spent 3 hours inside the cave, before getting into the water, it was very hot and I was stressing out because the bride felt uncomfortable, when we got in the water bride and groom were happy, but we still were stressing out trying to keep the gear safe.

The result are amazing photos, and the bride loved them!, but we discover that it was waaay harder than we thought… , but… we want to be different and creative and that is hard..