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rocksy
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p.1 #1 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


This was a huge wedding for me (500 people), and a lot more shoots than usual.
The biggest problem was with the bridesmaids and groomsmen: impossible to have them looking in the same direction for a single shot!
I like a lot of shots from that day, but i am waiting for feedback from the pros around here, becouse i know that i need to improve in many areas.
Thanks for taking time to watch and leave your toughts below.


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Jul 04, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Marcel VanEerd
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p.1 #2 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


Just an observation - is your preferred angle of view from the bottom up?

Jul 04, 2008 at 10:19 PM
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p.1 #3 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


I like no 29 a lot, what did you use to light the couple?

Jul 05, 2008 at 01:50 AM
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p.1 #4 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


rocksy

from a composition standpoint, i think #4 and 18 are your best-i like the depth in #4 (picture on the wall providing symmetry to the bride)

many of the other shots don't work for me, compositionally-there are too many shot from below, especially the posed series-there are also a number which are tilted just slightly and which do not add to the composition-you might look into a grid focus screen to help with that

my biggest issue with these is your flash work-many shots are blown out and others just look "flashy"-i would recommend checking out strobist.com and reading up on ways to bounce flash and light more professionally-i think that will be one key to take your photography to the next level

hope you find this helpful

daniel

Jul 05, 2008 at 03:21 AM
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p.1 #5 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


Marcel and radioblurs, thanks for feedback!
indeed, seems that there are too many shots from bottom up. I wanted to get the sky in some of the pictures, but next time will take tare of this issue.

radioblurs: regarding the flashy look, i have used only off camera flash, bare flash or with an umbrella (like in the last ones, including 29). So please detail if you can what do you think is the problem with the look. Thanks!

Jul 05, 2008 at 06:39 AM
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here's a breakdown of what i'm seeing with your strobe lighting:

5-keep in mind, i'm a natural light guy and will use flash only when i think it will enhance a photo or provide lighting where there isn't-with this shot, the flash catches the stylist's arms, which draws my eye to the arm rather than the bride's face-some vignetting might also help, but perhaps placing your light on the other side of the stylist would help focus it on your bride and maybe provide a little rim on the stylist's arm-much more appealing to me

7 and 8-flash has blown your highlights-lighting does not look well controlled-perhaps you were going for a "high key" look-if that's the case, you need to find a way to get some fill underneath her eyes-they're very dark and it enhances the bags underneath

15 and 16-lighting is uneven, so even though you've captured a full length portrait, you've only lit it as if it were a much more tightly framed shot-you could either pull the light farther away or add another light/strobe if your flash isn't strong enough to handle it

30 and 31 have the same issues with even lighting as 15 and 16 (very uneven)-looks like you used the flood lights to light them, which places the source of light below them-i don't find this an attractive lighting setup and certainly unflattering to them-you could try to have them switch places so that he is lit and she isn't blown-regardless, lighting does not work for me here-considered that the columns are much better lit than either of them and will draw the eye away from your couple as a result

daniel



Jul 05, 2008 at 04:46 PM
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rocksy

forgot to discuss 29-aside from the odd tilt there, the lighting works well enough-my problem is that the background is very busy-rendering it OOF or changing your composition would make this a more viable shot IMO-it may be more of an issue with composition and DOF control than lighting

daniel

Jul 05, 2008 at 04:48 PM
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p.1 #8 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


indeed, you have a point with 15-16, 30-31, but the rest (5, 7, 8) are all natural light.

Jul 05, 2008 at 08:49 PM
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p.1 #9 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


Nice. Well done. I love her hair...good job by the hair stylist!

Jul 07, 2008 at 06:06 AM
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p.1 #10 · || Elvis and Cris || -wedding-


Thanks, but...
how about the pictures?

Jul 07, 2008 at 12:45 PM

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