I don’t do this often, as I like to think that after 6 years as a wedding photographer, I’ve honed down my camera kit to the essentials. But I just picked up a 90mm tilt shift lens and have begun bringing it along to weddings. It lets me employ selective focus like what I’ve done above, which is impossible with a normal lens. Tilt shift lenses are tricky to use but wonderful and unique, especially for candids. They allow me greater control over where the viewer’s eye goes. I’ll be posting more photos taken with this lens in the future. This particular dress is hanging from a staircase in a farmhouse in Mendocino; that’s the bride’s brother coming down the stairs.