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Now... The light was hard

we went up to the second floor,

and we saw this window light, there on the left side, on top.

For me, hard light is more stoic,

is more serene, is more...

not so gentle.

So, many times, what I do with my couples is...

I ask them to close their eyes and look up

so that they can receive the light; I ask them to mediate,

to rest for a while, to feel alive,

to feel the sun, - thanks to the sun we receive all this -

and with those words they get it,

they know this won't be so obvious,

that they don't need to be holding hands or making out in each photo,

it is about separating them, and to give them some self-reliance.

We went with a sidelight,

and with that same frame, in that same window

we turned to the right side,

and we used the frontal light,

there was a tree and light inputs -here and there-.

*Tip 02: a location has infinite possibilities if you turn to change light.

I asked them to start talking

and suddenly I said: "Get serious!"

and that made them cracking up,

then they got serious again, and then started laughing again...

When I want an emotion I call for the opposite one

so that they can be relaxed, chilled and let go what they don't want,

and step by step we can have this photo.

And with that same light we just put them in the center again

and we used the backlighting

this kind of light is magical, bohemian,

like fairy tail / Lord of the Rings kind of light...

This is the light I try to use the less for weddings

because is the most romantic light.

So, I try not to use it as much,

because if we use it in excess it is easy to see the trick.

*Tip 03: Micro settings always make a difference.

I like that: to use, in the same scene,

sidelight, hard light, direct light

and also use this backlighting.

So, you don't have to move your couples that much

to create different atmospheres in the same location.

If you know how to see the light and the emotion within the light,

that path will be much easier.