Wedding photography at Orocco Pier Hotel, South Queensferry

I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding reception of an old school friend at Orocco Pier, South Queensferry a couple of weeks ago. Hadn’t seen him for years. The stakes were high as the bridegroom, Nick Callaghan, is an established commercial photographer based in East Lothian, so I couldn’t afford to make any mistakes!

The couple were married in Italy the week before and the event at Orocco Pier was for friends and family closer to home. A nice idea. Nick was kind enough to bring me up from London to let me loose on what was an event full of challenges for a photographer - shooting in relatively small function room, lit completely on one side by large balcony windows, requiring a canny use of the flash and the high-ISO/wide open end of my camera gear. The benefit was a stunning view looking out over the Firth of Forth and the Forth Road and Rail Bridges, two Scottish engineering icons if ever there were any. The trick was to try to work them into the frame without either blowing them out completely or getting everything in silhouette (although there are some nice silhouettes in there…)

A selection from the shoot below.

If you were a guest at this wedding and don’t yet have access to the full gallery, please contact me.

Comments

[tampa photography]

Great job on capturing these wedding photos. I love Orocco pier. You really do get some amazing views there.

[Stkildabh]

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