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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Prachi is a wonderful wife for surprising her husband Niral with a graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace! Niral was greeted with joy and happiness from family and friends. It was an honor to document his celebration. Niral just completed his masters of business, and I wish him the best of luck wherever the future may take him.

This shoot was slightly difficult. The room was rather small, and the ceilings were not attractive. The lighting was very inconsistent, but I worked through it. Luckily, both Prachi and Niral are thrilled with what they've seen so far. Here is what we documented:

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Prachi requested photos of her and Niral, so we did a quick five minute session. So much construction was going on around the area, that I had to think pretty darn quick. Here is what we captured:

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Prachi, Niral, and their families were so welcoming! I was glad to be able to capture this one

The rest can be found on my blog



May 21, 2014 at 08:15 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace



I think you did a really nice job here documenting the joy and love among him and his wife and family and friends. Great job!



May 21, 2014 at 08:59 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


friscoron wrote:
I think you did a really nice job here documenting the joy and love among him and his wife and family and friends. Great job!

+1

he looked genuinely surprised.



May 21, 2014 at 11:27 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Thanks guys! I really had to act quickly for the actual surprise, but I'm glad I was able to pull off those genuine feelings they had within that moment. I was literally running around like a paparazzi with special ninja skills


May 22, 2014 at 11:58 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Nice job, I like it.




May 22, 2014 at 02:21 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Looks like a fun surprise party


May 22, 2014 at 05:20 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Hey Michael, great job on catching good expressions. Are you open to CC on these?

--David



May 22, 2014 at 06:00 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


neighbourboy wrote:
Hey Michael, great job on catching good expressions. Are you open to CC on these?

--David


Thanks David! And I'm always open to CC



May 22, 2014 at 07:15 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


These photos are amazing! beautiful contrast


May 22, 2014 at 10:23 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


Good deal. I've always really liked your work - particularly your lifestyle stuff. Those are always top notch! While I did enjoy this set, I thought there were a few things that could have bumped these up another notch.

First, what I enjoyed. I already mentioned how well you did with expressions, which for me is very important. I'm not surprised that the clients love these, because it seems that's what they really notice. I also really like your processing and particularly the color - I imagine the white balance in there might have been tricky. I also think you have a nice mix between candid and posed shots.

For what I thought could be improved - I thought there was too much head room in several shots, especially since you already pointed out the yucky ceiling. If I had to guess, I wouldn't be surprised to hear if you are using the center focus point and not recomposing as quickly or as much as you would like. I notice it, because I struggle with the same thing. I also felt that some pictures have a bit too much tilt, for the type of shot they are. And lastly, while I've come to love wider shots, I thought there were a couple where I felt could have had more impact if you were in a bit closer.

Some specific examples

6 - definitely too much head room and the tilt seems unnecessary here. I'd be tempted to straighten and crop the heck outta this one, to dump that ceiling. Maybe even to the point of dropping the guy in the dark suit on our left.

7 - similar thought.

8 - again similar. I don't think the extra space around them is adding to this one, since you already have some wide establishing shots. I'd be tempted to crop right down to them just filling the frame.

9,10.11. That head room :-(

12 - Now we're talking. That looks much better to me.

16,17,18 - Nice.

19 - Oh, the ceiling is killing me in this one, especially with the dress action we are missing. The wide is really good here though, including the observers.

20 - Awesome.

22 - Good. Slight tilt doesn't bother me here.

23 - Not sure on the head room here, don't know what was below them, and maybe that was even worst than ceiling ;-) But the tilt here seems unnecessary.

24 - both wonderful. On the left, maybe slight tilt here? But it works on this one.

25 - absolutely love this one and the layers here. Too bad it wasn't actually a smidge wider. But I also understand the challenges with that sometimes.

26 - 30. Very nice. Although 30 is one of the very few where her expression is kinda goofy.

31 - begging to be straightened and centered :-)

32 - great. Tilt on left is good here - I like it.

Anyway, I was pretty brutally honest with you, because I know you're a confident shooter and can take it and that you recognize these are all just my opinions :-) I don't think I could have done any better and actually notice a lot of the stuff I mentioned, because I do a lot of those same things.

Thanks for sharing,
--David






May 22, 2014 at 10:48 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


I whole heartedly agree with everything you are saying here Dave! I felt that way when flipping through the imagery. I tend to leave head-room for my normal style, but this shoot taught me to really compensate for unflattering surroundings. Always room to learn, and I'm glad you mentioned it.

Also, I am shooting the center point on the 5d mkii. I also decided to not use a flash for this event. I pushed the mkii pretty hard..shooting at about 2600 to 3200 ISO. I felt like the AF wasn't spot on in the lighting situation I was in, so I had some difficulty recomposing the shot. I have a feeling these shots would have composed better if I used a flash, but I just really liked the look of the ambient light for this shoot. The room for this event was pretty small, yet packed with people. That also made it difficult to get as close to the subject as I wanted. I mainly used the 35 and 50L for this shoot.

As for the tilt, I tend to do that for no reason. Not even part of style, I just always seem to have a tilt. Most of the time it doesn't bother me though.

Thanks again for the criitque!



May 22, 2014 at 11:30 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · A surprise graduation party at Royal Albert's Palace


nice set for a 'royal' grad party


May 25, 2014 at 05:28 AM





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