From the contact sheet I have only selected 4 photos that I liked from the whole shoot as to me they are what I personally took in from this experience and I think they are the main ritual that had taken place.
Fig 1
Figure 1 shows the bride in traditional tie dress. she is lighting the candle the alter as an offering to lord Buddha. I photographed the back of the bride as I did not want to show her face but the style of her hair. Using real flowers, I thought they were beautiful and they draw the attention because of the contrast of her dark hair and the brightness of the yellow flowers. Other then the flower the white of the alter also draw the eye which i hope does not draw too much attention to the subject of the photo.
fig 2 fig 3
Figure 2 and 3 is part of the ceremony when the bride and grooms family and friend pure water that has rose petals in over the hands of the bride and groom. This is meant to wash away the sins of the couple. I wanted to get as meany shots of this part of the ceremony as I thought it was a great way to start a married life.The hand of the groom is in focus as I wanted to photograph the rose petals and the droplets of water. Also I could not move from were I was standing so I could not get a photo of the bride hand which was a slight disappointment.
Fig 4
Figure 4 is one of my favorite photos of the day as the couple are both smiling. You can see the string that is on the top of their heads this is linked to the alter were the Buddha is. The main focus of the photo is the couple but they both draw your attention in different ways, the groom is laughing which shows how happy he is with his family and friend being at the ceremony to celebrate his marriage. The bride get your attention in a different way because the light it hitting her perfectly it is not too strong, she also has a smile on her face.
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