Seattle Wedding Photography | Panorama at The Red Barn
Katie and Craig and the people who came to their wedding
Katie and Craig were married at the Red Barn Studios near Chehalis Washington on Saturday March 7th. It was a cold and snowy and rainy day but we were all safe and warm in the 1937 gothic barn, a former dairy barn, turned into a unique venue for weddings other social gatherings by Jason and Laurie Dix who converted it with the help and support of friends and family.
Katie and Craig and their friends and family got together and posed for this group panorama portrait right after the ceremony right on the spot where the ceremony had been held minutes before. We figured the weather was too cold and wet to go for the outdoors shot we had talked about originally. We set up some additional lighting and it seem like the best we could do under the circumstances.
I was pleased when I saw the negative as I had some fears that it would have been filled with some nasty shadows. I could not really see the photograph since we were lighting it with strobe lights. The available lighting in the barn is kind of low for this old panorama camera which still uses rather slow black and white film for the photo.
Katie and Craig and their friends and family outside the Red Barn Studios near Chehalis Washington
In my previous picture, everyone at their wedding got together and posed for a group panorama portrait indoors on the spot where the ceremony had been held minutes before because we figured the weather was too cold and wet to go for the outdoors shot. At the time, it seemed like the best we could do under the circumstances. Afterwards every one went downstairs for the cocktail hour and I packed up my lights and camera. As I headed out to the car with my gear I noticed that there was a break in the weather. The rain and snow had stopped and the sun was almost out, just hiding behind a thin veil of clouds.
I really like these panoramas in black and white. Not that I have anything against color photography, most of what I do is in color digital. But these digital photographs are converted easily into black and white photographs. They have a timeless quality I like. They look like they could have bee made 50 years ago. I do not think black and white wedding photography will ever go out of style.