One of the standard wedding photos that’s taken at most weddings is that of the bride and groom walking down the aisle. It’s something that as a photographer you get used to doing – it’s not the simplest thing to capture as the couple are constantly moving, but it’s not too tough. Apart from if you too are moving.

The way that I normally take the shot of a couple walking down the aisle at the end of the service is to get to the back of the church in the centre of the aisle with a zoom lens. This way I don’t have to move, and I have plenty of options for wide angle through to close up. As the couple then pass me, I step to the side, letting them past, which also gives me an option of getting a shot of the couple leaving the church. It also gives guests a chance to take their own photos of the happy couple without having me blocking the way. But why am I telling you this? Surely taking a photo of a couple walking up an aisle isn’t rocket science?

Try telling that to the hapless photographer in this video.

To have both cameras going under water is just unlucky – let’s hope the photographer had another backup camera. The person videoing the whole incident has the right idea; staying still and using the zoom. It’s never a good idea to walk backwards whilst taking photos in any situation, unless you have someone watching your back. For one thing you don’t have stability as you’re moving, but the main thing is that you are concentrating most of your efforts on what is in front of you, whilst ignoring what might be behind. Poor guy.