Behind the Scenes: Wedding Party Bathroom Preparations
Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 12:00:24 AM · 2011/wickstrom_wedding/wickstrom_wedding
This candid photograph captures a lively pre-wedding preparation scene in a bathroom, where multiple people are getting ready simultaneously. A smiling woman in a teal/seafoam dress top stands in the foreground on the left, while a large mirror reflects the bustling scene behind her — including a photographer in a tweed blazer capturing the moment with a DSLR camera, a woman in a teal dress, and another woman with colorful dreadlocks adjusting her hair. The bathroom counter is cluttered with beauty products, a wine bottle, hair tools, makeup bags, and personal items, adding to the sense of organized chaos. The warm lighting and intimate setting create a nostalgic, documentary-style feel typical of wedding photojournalism. Shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a wide-angle lens, the image uses mirror reflections cleverly to show multiple subjects and even the photographer himself within a single frame.
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