HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-02-04, Page 33THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987. PAGE 33.
Video 'the way
of the future'
A Blyth photographer who is
going into his second successful
season recording weddings on
video tape says that he feels video
is definitely the way of the future.
“I feel that anyone who doesn’t
havetheirwedding recorded on
video tape these days is cheating
themselves,” says Gary Walden of
Walden Photography at RR 3,
Blyth. ‘‘As more and more people
get VCR’s at home, they are going
Blyth-area photographer and video cameraman Gary Walden
combines two talents to record a once-in-a-Iifetime event.
Satin doll
look returns
The Marilyn Monroe satin doll
look that rang bells in the 50’s has
made a fashionable comeback in
this Spring’s line of incandescent
wedding dresses. The figure-hug-
ing mermaid style that began
making waves last fall is in even
more demand for this coming
season, according to some leading
manufacturers.
Tight fitting, the dress flares at
the knee, with a scalloped bottom
edge to accentuate a perfect figure.
Lots of glitter from head to toe
will make this year’s brides
sparkle, say Canadian designers.
Beads, pearls and the jewelled look
are everywhere.
The hand-beaded bodice with
irridescent organza which picks up
green and orange color highlights
under direct light put real sparkle
in the gown for the 1987 look.
Detailed with lavish beads or
underantiquelace, thesheenof
rich satin gowns will also prove
popular with young and older
brides alike.
Also popular - and practical - are
the two-piece wedding gowns with
detachable train, which can be
to kick themselves if they don’t
have the most important day in
their lives recorded.”
And the quality of a good tape
recording is excellent, he adds.
‘‘Good shots are almost like TV -
except we don’t get to do re
takes,” he jokes.
Mr. Walden, who is well known
in the area for the quality of his
wedding photography, still prefers
a bride and groom to take
advantage of both services.
unfastened and removed, or bund
led up into a bustle so it doesn’t get
in the way.
Inexpensive Asian imports con
tinue to be hot sellers, and can be
quality made and elaborately
detailed in crystalline, shiny or
ganza. Every flower design on the
gown is hand-beaded with pearls
and sequins, and 50-60 yards of
frills put into the trains. Brides love
them - designer gowns at half the
price.
Hemlines have risen, along with
the popularity of garden weddings.
Three-quarter length gowns with a
scalloped edge and shorter trains
are also popular. As well, gowns
with a ballerina-style tulle skirt are
coming in again, for a fairy-tale
princess look.
Flashy, brilliant headpieces this
spring complement the jewelled
gowns and satin, beaded Cinder
ella slippers. Sparkling strings of
gems hanging from the headpiece
down against one cheek bring
added glow to the bride’s face, and
a spray of crystal and pearls on
headbands and fingertip veils will
accentuate even an ordinary style.
‘‘There will always be a need for
the classic ‘still’ poses, to frame
and to give to relatives, but if we
record the wedding both ways, the
couple will have the most complete
coverage available,” he says.
‘‘Besides, the couple is usually
so far up on Cloud Nine on the
wedding day, that this is the only
way they are ever going to see what
the wedding really looked like, he
quips.
Prices for a video tape alone start
at around $250, Mr. Walden says,
or at only about $125, if booked as
part oF the still photography
package which he offers for $425
and up, depending upon the
number and sizes of still photo
graphs ordered.
Usually Walden Photography
will take both types of pictures at
one time, with Mr. Walden setting
up the formal still pose while his
assistant - usually his wife, Rachel -
recordstheeventonvideotape, j
before hetakes the still photog-
graphs.
In that way, the video tape will be
a pleasing mix of both formal and
candid shots, as the video camera
follows the bridal party throughout
the entire day, if requested, from
the scenes of preparation for the
wedding, through the ceremony
itself, and on through the reception
and dinner to the first dance, Mr.
Walden says.
It is up to the couple to tell the
cameraman the type of shots they
want, and it is up to them to arrange
with the minister if pictures can be
taken in the church. But once the
clearance is given, the video
camera can work in virtually any
light conditions without an auxili
ary light source, although there are
times when the color on the tape
may notbeabsolutely accurate,
although almost always pleasing.
As well, the “cam-corder” micro
phone is extremely sensitive, and
can pick up every word spoken in
the church, as long as the
background noise is kept to a
minimum.
“Even with the camera at the
no trouble picking up the wedding
vows as they are spoken at the
altar,” Mr. Walden says.
Complete video coverage of a
wedding will usually run about an
hour in playing time, although Mr.
Walden can use tapes which will
run up to six hours. His studio is
now offering a new service in which
the bride and groom can have
further memorable events added
to the same tape, so that in time all
the important days of their lives
can be kept together as a family
record of unparalleled value.
With proper care, a video tape
should last for many years,
although the entire technology has
not been available long enough to
know what the future might hold,
Mr. Walden says.
He advises couples to book the
video service as soon as wedding
plans are made, since more and
more people are taking advantage
of the complete package for a
never-to-be-forgotten day.