Capturing an Extreme Wedding

Capturing sports through the eye of a camera can be very tricky. It involves not just artistic talent and technical skill. Not even the right equipment and a dozen lenses will assure one of success in this field. Sports photography requires knowledge of the sport being covered. It involves being able to anticipate, even predict, the next move. It means knowing where to position oneself in time to catch the action. With all these combination of factors that help one to press the shutter at the "decisive moment," one element sometimes enters the picture: luck. At times, being at the right place at the right time is a matter of chance.

Now, imagine the adrenaline rush of sports combined with the romantic sentiments of a wedding. It may seem a bit too contradicting, but it happens. Nowadays, many adventurous couples are going the non-traditional way. They are saying their vows high up in the clouds, just seconds before jumping off a plane for a skydive. Others are going the other direction - deep down under the sea, that is. They are writing their "I do's" on waterproof slates amid marine life, turning a scuba dive into a wedding ceremony.

With such extreme weddings being more and more popular, photographers are challenged to take their craft up another notch. Not only do they need to photograph the thrill of extreme sports, they also have to capture the emotion of exchanging lifelong vows with a loved one. They, themselves, have to experience the sport, too. This means investing in the necessary equipment, such as waterproof cases for SLR cameras. They also need to be adventurous enough to take the plunge during an extreme wedding so that they can capture decisive moments, romantic sentiments and adrenaline-inducing action.

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