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Here is a set (from a month ago) from my third wedding this season as an assistant. I was assisting dhp_sf. I'll be honest, this was a tough one. In a similar fashion to my first wedding with him, I stuck with one lens throughout the wedding. This time it was my 28mm 1.8. While it was a good exercise, I didn't get enough coverage as I would've liked to have in order to "tell the story". I also struggled to find decent alternate angles for the portraits posed by the primary. I ended up cropping photos a lot more than I usually do. Also I apologize in advanced for the over-use of the faux tiltshift :P. As always, comment and critique please!

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3. Posed by Primary
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4. Posed by Primary
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8. Posed by Primary
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9. Posed by Primary
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16. Posed by Primary
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17. Posed by Primary
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32. Posed by Primary
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Jul 25, 2014 at 05:40 PM
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Nice work, 25 has a very nice compositon.

I will post more critique later if I have time, but #10, stop that! Those shots will never be delivered by the primary and have a small chance of pulling the attention/eyes of one of the subjects. Look at 8 in contrast. For that shot you took his posing and created a very nice composition while not having any negative impact on Duy's shot. Shots like #8 add huge value for the primary, while shots like #10 can only cause problems. If you do not see a shot like #8, find other ways to be helpful. Does the primary need something, can you look around for other shots/areas, make sure no uncle bobs are pulling eyes away from where the primary wants them, things of that sort.



Jul 25, 2014 at 06:05 PM
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SloPhoto wrote:
I will post more critique later if I have time, but #10, stop that! Those shots will never be delivered by the primary and have a small chance of pulling the attention/eyes of one of the subjects. Look at 8 in contrast. For that shot you took his posing and created a very nice composition while not having any negative impact on Duy's shot. Shots like #8 add huge value for the primary, while shots like #10 can only cause problems. If you do not see a shot like #8, find other ways to be helpful. Does the primary need
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I totally get your point, Joe. I may be wrong, but you may be confused. The guy in #8 (groom) and the guy in the middle of #10 (groomsman) are two different guys. For what it's worth, #10 was taken with the exact intent your are suggesting. The three guys in the photo are the groomsmen. While it looks like they're posing for a camera (the guy's arms on the other two guys), they weren't. They were just... hanging out, haha! They were waiting around and joking while the primary was taking a portrait of just the groom and the best man. Regardless, I agree with you 100%. I was trying to keep it candid, but since no other photographer was taking their portrait, I probably should have just asked them to look at me.



Jul 25, 2014 at 06:31 PM
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loosetrucks wrote:
I totally get your point, Joe. I may be wrong, but you may be confused. The guy in #8 (groom) and the guy in the middle of #10 (groomsman) are two different guys. For what it's worth, #10 was taken with the exact intent your are suggesting. The three guys in the photo are the groomsmen. While it looks like they're posing for a camera (the guy's arms on the other two guys), they weren't. They were just... hanging out, haha! They were waiting around and joking while the primary was taking a portrait of just the groom and the
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Wow, yea, sorry for presuming.

10 could have been better either getting infront of them or shooting from a different angle and involving the scene. My 8 vs 10 comment gets blown away now that I know they were not facing a camera. (and yes I realized they were different people, at least I got one thing right, haha)




Jul 25, 2014 at 09:35 PM
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The angle and focus on #10 caught my eye when going through the set, but nonetheless this was a good set.


Jul 28, 2014 at 09:31 AM
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loosetrucks wrote:
Here is a set (from a month ago) from my third wedding this season as an assistant.


My main critique is that you are making it really hard for other assistants/2nds to post here so long as you keep killing it!

SloPhoto wrote:
My 8 vs 10 comment gets blown away now that I know they were not facing a camera...


This is still very valuable info for 2nds who are still learning because we've all done that shot but we don't all realize the damage it can do right away. Who know's how many shots you've saved today



Jul 28, 2014 at 10:07 AM
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SloPhoto wrote:
Wow, yea, sorry for presuming.


No worries, man. I agree with r-m-g, regardless of the actual context of #10, the comment/suggestion/tip is still very valid and is something that every second/assistant should keep in mind.

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ogerisg321 wrote:
The angle and focus on #10 caught my eye when going through the set, but nonetheless this was a good set.


I appreciate the feedback . Thanks for looking/commenting!

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r-m-g wrote:
My main critique is that you are making it really hard for other assistants/2nds to post here so long as you keep killing it!


HAHA! Sureeee... But really, thanks so much for the kind words . I'm very much inspired by all of you here on FM. Not just the primaries, but the associate/2nd shooters and assistants as well!



Jul 28, 2014 at 10:46 AM
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Reggie,

Great work. You're shooting digi-Nikon 600? If you don't mind me asking, what processing are you using to achieve that great film-like quality? It's very subtle but effective. I love it.



Jul 28, 2014 at 11:08 AM
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Dude, I really can't wait to have you come shoot with me in about a month. You're going to do VERY well. I know it.


Jul 28, 2014 at 11:45 AM
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tele_pathic wrote:
Reggie,

Great work. You're shooting digi-Nikon 600? If you don't mind me asking, what processing are you using to achieve that great film-like quality? It's very subtle but effective. I love it.


Thanks! And yes, I'm using a Nikon D600, and I process using Lightroom and VSCO (with minor tweaks).

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Prettym1k3 wrote:
Dude, I really can't wait to have you come shoot with me in about a month. You're going to do VERY well. I know it.


Don't jinx me!



Jul 28, 2014 at 12:27 PM
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Ah VSCO. I went with Replichrome for the Kodak Ektar 100 sets, which is what I used to shoot when I was a kid, so there's a strong feelings of nostalgia when I use those sets.


Jul 28, 2014 at 01:02 PM
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Excellent set!

I have a small nit, not sure anything can be done post. The eye sockets in #16 are pretty dark. Still the atmosphere trumps the raccoon eyes.



Jul 28, 2014 at 03:52 PM
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loosetrucks wrote:
Don't jinx me!


ehh, you've got it handled. I think your set (from your wedding with me) might have been more consistent than mine or scotts. If anything, when you shoot with me in Sept, I want you to take MORE chances.




Jul 28, 2014 at 05:22 PM
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dmacmillan wrote:
Excellent set!

I have a small nit, not sure anything can be done post. The eye sockets in #16 are pretty dark. Still the atmosphere trumps the raccoon eyes.


I didn't even notice that at first, but now that you point it out, I see it. I will make sure to catch those next time during post . Thanks for the input!

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ehh, you've got it handled. I think your set (from your wedding with me) might have been more consistent than mine or scotts. If anything, when you shoot with me in Sept, I want you to take MORE chances.


Being my second wedding (at the time) I still had the nerves, haha. I will definitely try to take more chances when we work together in a couple months!




Jul 28, 2014 at 05:56 PM
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Very solid set, considering you had just the one lens and it sounds like you were assisting not full time 2nd photographer, very very well done.


Jul 28, 2014 at 07:52 PM
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Which VSCO preset did you use if you don't mind me asking, I realize you tweaked it, but just wondering what you started with?


Jul 28, 2014 at 08:19 PM
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stevez32 wrote:
Very solid set, considering you had just the one lens and it sounds like you were assisting not full time 2nd photographer, very very well done.


Thanks Steve!

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cwes wrote:
Which VSCO preset did you use if you don't mind me asking, I realize you tweaked it, but just wondering what you started with?


No worries, I don't mind! I started with the Portra 160 and Ilford HP5 presets as a base.



Jul 28, 2014 at 09:04 PM
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I feel like it would be pretty difficult to do what Reggie did here, which was shoot some of these moments from a perspective that is interesting and not conflicting with myself or my 2nd shooter. Additionally, limiting himself to 1 lens also I think forced Reggie to be more creative in trying to make it work.

These are great Reggie. 27 is one that i'd be iffy about showing. Goofy is sometimes funny but there's a line where it becomes unflattering--that said Jon was pretty laid back and makes funny faces so maybe he'd be cool with it. (I don't actually remember if I delivered that file).

24 a/b is a bit redundant, but I can see one is focused more on the bride reaction and the other on the groom. If you were positioned a little bit closer and maybe choose your timing better or shoot through the laughter you might get one shot that has a good expression on both of them (though getting closer as an assistant is definitely harder since I know you were consciously trying to stay out of the way).

Who's that dapper-looking photographer chimping in the background on 29? He totally draws all the attention away from the main subjects.



Jul 28, 2014 at 09:55 PM





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