Throughout the month of November, our Photo of the Day series will be taken over by each of Rangefinder‘s newly minted 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography in 2019. The 30 honorees are featured in our November issue, and each of their full, 30-photo submissions, reviewed by the competition judges, can be found in our online gallery. For more behind-the-scenes insights, follow us on Instagram.

Elizabeth Austin-Davis, a wedding photographer based in San Antonio, Texas, shoots mostly film at her weddings, which are largely that of underrepresented communities of color and mixed cultures, she says. “I showcase their love on film in a luxury approach.”

Her style is more traditional and editorial. She poses people intentionally, always looking for the good light. “I love full-body shots that show the environment and the grain of my film,” she says. Austin-Davis will overexpose her film “to pull more cool tones” from her film, exposing for the shadows and having her lab scan for the highlights.

In the gallery above are her behind-the-scenes insights on three of the photos from her submission this year.