"Being presented with a beautifully ornate traditional Hindu temple and a bride worthy of a role in a fairytale movie, it's hard not to want to create a scene that looks like it should be in that movie," says Canon Ambassador and wedding photographer Sanjay Jogia. "Careful posing, finessing of the outfit and deliberately crafted lighting are the key ingredients to the structure of this image. The success of the execution, though, relies on the lens – the EF 70-200mm was the obvious choice here because the long focal length eliminates distortion and the distance allows a pleasing and believable compression of all the elements within the composition." Taken on a Canon EOS-1D X Mark II (now succeeded by the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III) with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM lens at 102mm, 1/250 sec, f/8 and ISO200. © Sanjay Jogia
Canon Ambassador Sanjay Jogia is one of the world's most decorated wedding photographers, with a clutch of awards from both the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP) and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). The Briton is known for capturing a mix of posed and unposed images, all bursting with emotion and charm. He also shares his expertise, travelling the world to deliver lectures and workshops.
Serving the luxury wedding market, Sanjay's company, Eye Jogia Photography, specialises in wedding photography of the most demanding kind: destination weddings all over the world, and Indian weddings, which pose distinct challenges compared to other types of ceremony. "Indian weddings are more intense and much longer: a typical day can be 12 to 16 hours," says Sanjay. "There are many separate rituals on the day of the main ceremony, and all the days tend to be an onslaught of colour, energy, emotion, socialising and fun."