Play with Smoke

This past weekend I had the privilege of photographing these newlyweds outside of Public Landing Restaurant in Lockport, IL. It was a spooky, black November night. We stood right on the bank of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. The air had a chill. The bride had a smoke bomb. (A red smoke bomb.) My life as a photographer was about to get awesome.

The following series of photos serves as a documentation of our experience, from jacket-on test shots to lighting the bomb to striking a pose and smoke everywhere. Red smoke. Did I mention the smoke was red?

Though the event as a whole lasted only a few minutes, we were able to capture some awesome images. I can’t decide if I like them better in color or black & white. I couldn’t not share these.

Please enjoy! And yes, there will be a next time. Can’t wait to do this again!

bride and groom hold smoke bomb