This was my first wedding as a second shooter. I hope you guys enjoy it.
I've been lurking here for awhile now, some of you may remember I had photos from a wedding reception as a guest but they were mainly all dark. I hope this set is different.
By the way, I don't know why my portraits are so damn big... I resized them to be 900x600 in photoshop and uploaded them to photobucket using 1MB max image for resizing. I sort of like the effect though.
Zerga, thanks for commenting! Could you please be more specific as to which ones need more PP?
Edit: I just took a gander at your blog, all of your brides for the past three weddings are absolutely gorgeous! They look particularly young too... (Not to seem like a pedophile I'm 19)
Having just done my first wedding as a 2nd shooter also, I think you did a great job, especially with composition and exposure. Like Zerga mentioned, they would benefit by going the extra mile in post processing.
Great job, the shots look very natural - I would almost call them "organic". Its just refreshing to see pictures that aren't processed like crazy for a change. You should do what feels right to you... *sometimes* less is more.
That's what I was thinking about the post processing Mike. I wanted more of a timeless look to all of my pictures, which brings up a question: how much PP is enough? I mostly just changed the curves, saturation, etc. I didn't even do as much as I normally would have done.
** This is only my opinion, but I wanted to give you another viewpoint besides "process like everyone else does, follow the trends!" **
I like the way someone worded it the other day, using b&w conversions as an example. They said something along the lines of "if you look at a picture in black and white, and wonder what the colors looked like, it shouldn't be in black and white".
So, like I said, I'd do what feels right. Don't make drastic changes like adding textures and wacky coloring simply by default, unless that's your style/goal/what the client wants/the shot really calls for it. Some of the best pictures are basically straight out of the camera - they don't need any added effects because the raw emotion is enough.
Just some quick comments- the colors all seem muted and exposures are a bit on the dark side. I like the moments you captured with the groomsmen, looks like fun. A pretty good start to 2nd shooting!
The colors may seem muted because it was an extremely gray overcast day. It was even drizzling at some points. The dead park didn't help either, but I LOVED the effect that it created. Everything seemed so much more natural and it brought out the emotion that much more to me.
