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Personally I don't like the idea of allowing the client to pick and choose from a menu of things which might be included in the composition.
A small memento sitting on a coffee table is one thing, but generally, if I can't see it in the scene with the subjects with all the local atmosphere, I don't like it.
When I think of a church I think of space and volume, distant architecture, maybe a stained glass window. But all this would be a mere suggestion and much subordinated to the subjects.
There is a trap being set for you, it is to be the all inclusive story teller, including all these symbolic items suggesting what has taken place. There won't be any question about what took place, when it took place or where it took place.
I think the answer lies back at the church, composing the scene (mostly the light) through the lens or through a home made view finder like the one Steven made with two pieces of old mat board.
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Mike McCarty
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