How Far Can The Point-and-Shoot In Your Pocket Go: Shots from a Nigerian Edo/Igbo Wedding

Quite recently a close friend of mine was getting married. She was both a friend and a colleague.

This big event would take me out of my introverted self and have me travel one of the longest journeys I have ever travelled before for a traditional journey - A journey from the South West part of Nigeria to the East by road.

I have attended majorly Yoruba traditional weddings and never really an Igbo or Edo weddings.
Igbo and Edo are 2 prominent tribes in Nigeria, unique in their own rights.

This wedding was special because it was a mush of the two - An Edo groom and An Igbo bride.

I was going to attend both as a guest and a guest musician.

However, I always take opportunities to capture beautiful moments as much as I can as I explore the world and new places, events and the various fun things to see everyday as I go through life.

So I decided to use the "point-and-shoot" tool in my pocket (my smartphone😏) to take images of the rich culture in the attires of the couple.

I have always thought a smartphone camera could work well as a professional tool for images. However, laying my hands on a mirrorless DSLR and taking pictures with it have exposed some of the flaws of a small sensor on a smartphone camera.
Nevertheless, one can still pull out usable shots that do very well for online content and sharing.

The truth is that majority of people might not differentiate much a smartphone shot from a camera shot except the flaws of the smartphone are so glaring.

Traditional attires in Nigeria, especially in the Igbo and Edo culture are usually laden with beads, ornaments and jewellery. So it is usually a beautiful sight to behold.

The shots were not planned because the hired professional cameramen had to take the centre stage. So I basically tried to pull off what I could from the distance and the angle in which I found myself.

The shots were taken on a Samsung Note 10 Plus with a CMOS sensor size 1/2.65" and Edited on Lightroom

Here are some of the shots:

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/100s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/50s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/105s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/100s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/140s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode, F2.1,1/150s, ISO 40, 6mm)

(Portrait mode with digital zoom, F2.1,1/150s, ISO 40, 6mm)

I hope you loved the pictures!