The experimental farm is a paradise wedding photographers in Ottawa.  There is tons of options and you can always find good light there.  When I meet with bride and grooms I always go over the options for the formal photo session.  Some brides prefer more of a city scape feel with lots of modern architecture others want nature.  Flowers, trees, and lots of green.  If that is the preference I always recommend the experimental farm as an option.  There is just so much to choose from.  And the huge trees always give great light in the case of a harsh sunny day.

The pictures above were both taken at Ali’s wedding last summer.  The first shot with the groomsmen was taken with all natural light.  (it was a cloudy day).  I shot at 200mm and f2.8 to get the shallow depth of field.  I really wanted to separate the groom from the groomsmen, and turn the plants into a pleasing blur.  For post processing I filled in the shadows a bit.  I changed the hue of the greens in order to created a nice

The second photo was shot with studio lighting mixed with the available light.  I had the studio light pretty far away from the bride in order to keep the light out of the photo.  The studio light was mainly used to bring the bride out of the shadows in really draw attention to her.  I felt the picture looked better in black and white so I switched it up.  Then after I recovered the highlights and filled in the shadows and sharpened the pic.

Ottawa wedding photographer | Ryan Parent