Latest wedding from a few weeks back. This set was already delivered and the client is thrilled, but I am always looking to grow so now I would love some feedback from you guys. I am not really looking for feedback on individual photos (though I will be happy to get), but what your overall thought is on the body of work and what you feel needs to be improved upon.
I will start - I am getting closer to the look and style I am after, but I think I might be a little too passive with just shooting things as they are and not working hard enough to create a better photo environment. I always really like the creative directional light that I see on the board, but I often have a harder time finding it and do not really get "creative" enough with my exposures to have it show more in the photos. I think I'm getting better with the wide angles, but need to clean those up a little more.
numbering will be a little wonky since I tried to cut some out. Andrew, I love your plugin to post thing and hope in the next version we can select which photos from the blog post we want converted to the forum post (just a suggestion).
Thorne, these are really good....like really, really good! You have a storytelling style that comes across very well here. I have no real crits to offer other than quite a few of them are centered compositions. Even then, that's me being overly picky.
Thorne, good stuff here. LIke Alan said, any crits would be small nits here and there. 32 is my fave, you really captured some nice intimacy there.
Ron
Everything looks really clean, solid, and technically correct.
But if I saw this on the web I wouldn't even think twice about it. Most of the shots look pretty bland, like you're just snapping photos as the day goes by.
Without knowing exactly what happened, I would guess there was a great shot waiting for you in 12. If you had been patient and waited for the right moment, then framed it in a more dynamic, interesting way it could've been a killer moment. Instead, it doesn't do much of anything.
21 on the other hand is excellent. You've captured a great moment and your framing is perfect. Great composition that actively helps tell the story, rather than just passively framing the couple.
Mike - Your comment is along the lines of my thoughts while reading the "wow" image thread. I never have an issue choosing my favorites from the set to use in the blog, but when it comes to picking that one standout image for the portfolio I struggle. I will work on that more going forward. Though, luckily I do communicate with the bride to be that our images always work better in a set (read album) than standalone.
Hey Thorne... I understand what Mike was saying, because I thought this when I was looking through the getting ready shots. You got some nice moments that might have been elevated to "wow" status had you gotten in closer. I think you intended to capture the emotion on everyone's faces, but sometimes that crowds the scene and delivers less impact. I struggle with this myself, and am always pushing to get closer... it is a good piece of advice given to me by a mentor that I always remember. Of course, wide scenes certainly have their place, too, but some of these scenes included too much information that is meaningless to those who weren't experiencing what was going on.
@ falling asleep in 31. He wanted absolutely no formals but we conned him into 5 minutes.
basianov - thanks for the clarification. I think this is what Mike was eluding to and is great to keep in mind going forward. I hardly ever crop photos in post so having this mindset during the shoot should definitely help me clean up some of the photos.
@ falling asleep in 31. He wanted absolutely no formals but we conned him into 5 minutes.