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Hi all! It's been a while since I posted a wedding set around these parts. Big thanks to Duy (dhp_sf) for referring the couple to me. A little background for you guys. This is my second wedding as the primary photog. My first one was back in November of last year (link). During that time (November to now), I actually didn't have any actual wedding gigs (primary, second, nor assisting) to dust off the cobwebs before taking on this one. That did make me pretty nervous. While I don't feel like I captured anything progressive, I do believe that I've improved somewhat since my last go around. It was definitely helpful having my wife tag along; she killed it for her second time as a second shooter. It was also uber helpful to have one of my mentors, Duy, attending the wedding as a guest, as he gave me quite a few pointers throughout the day. I'm quite happy with the results of this wedding -- considering that there was no concrete timeline and that I only had 3 months from contract to wedding day to prepare.

As always, C&C is welcomed and encouraged. Thanks for looking!

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Apr 05, 2015 at 04:01 PM
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big improvement from your last one!

And duy as a guest? Whaaaa



Apr 05, 2015 at 04:09 PM
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SloPhoto wrote:
big improvement from your last one!

And duy as a guest? Whaaaa


Yes, he was there as a guest. (Sorry, Duy)

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51f2c709e4b01b79caf00ebf/5489dcb4e4b0a7b8fc1b4b87/5521a72be4b04cf2fe28b611/1428268844340/Healdsburg-Wedding-Photography-0042.jpg



Apr 05, 2015 at 04:19 PM
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DuY! I need more dancing shots of you!

Reggie, fantastic, man. The only shot that stands out to me as okay to include, but not to show, is #6. She doesn't seem happy and the dress is in a weird place on her shoulders. Otherwise, nice off-camera light game, always a good use of natural light, and the couple seems comfortable and happy, just as they should. Good mix of portraiture, candid moments, and detail shots, too!



Apr 06, 2015 at 09:07 AM
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Prettym1k3 wrote:
DuY! I need more dancing shots of you!


The people have spoken.
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51f2c709e4b01b79caf00ebf/5489dcb4e4b0a7b8fc1b4b87/5522972fe4b0562b8528d246/1428330288765/RBP-Websize-0688.jpg

Prettym1k3 wrote:
Reggie, fantastic, man. The only shot that stands out to me as okay to include, but not to show, is #6. She doesn't seem happy and the dress is in a weird place on her shoulders. Otherwise, nice off-camera light game, always a good use of natural light, and the couple seems comfortable and happy, just as they should. Good mix of portraiture, candid moments, and detail shots, too!


In all seriousness, thanks for the feedback, Mike. To clarify by "include" do you mean deliver to the client? And by "show" you mean on the web (blog, portfolio, etc.)?




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I think Mike means to include in your delivered set.

I think you did a great job and had solid coverage of all the key components–especially considering this was your second wedding as primary. I'd say that because all of the shots are more on what I'd call the "conservative side" (and we talked about this a little bit on FB), your blog post could benefit from a much tighter culling of images. Or at the very least a little bit more use of diptychs to give some images a bit more hierarchical importance when scrolling through (for example, I don't think we need a big portrait of just the groom--it might be better to see the groom + a detail of his, or a groom + a portrait of a bride in a diptych). Just a thought. Early in your career I think it's tempting to show a lot from a wedding because you don't have a lot of weddings to choose from, but I think it's still better to cull tight, show less, and only highlight the really "special" images (like #38).



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btw, where's the shot of me doing a backflip or my split while breakdancing? You got me only when I was just warming up!


Apr 06, 2015 at 10:00 AM
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dhp_sf wrote:
I think Mike means to include in your delivered set.

I think you did a great job and had solid coverage of all the key components–especially considering this was your second wedding as primary. I'd say that because all of the shots are more on what I'd call the "conservative side" (and we talked about this a little bit on FB), your blog post could benefit from a much tighter culling of images. Or at the very least a little bit more use of diptychs to give some images a bit more hierarchical importance when scrolling through (for example, I
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Great points, Duy. Thanks for the feedback. At first I was in the mindset that only two verticals could make a diptych, but I could definitely do something to combine the non-special verticals and pair them with a horizontal photo in a diptych. I'll make some adjustments tonight when I get off of the day job. As far as showing less, I think I'm still trying to develop the eye as to what is special enough to show.

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btw, where's the shot of me doing a backflip or my split while breakdancing? You got me only when I was just warming up!


I tried shooting photos of you during your break-dancing session, but my SD cards couldn't handle that awesomeness. Corrupted. What a shame



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loosetrucks wrote:
The people have spoken.
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51f2c709e4b01b79caf00ebf/5489dcb4e4b0a7b8fc1b4b87/5522972fe4b0562b8528d246/1428330288765/RBP-Websize-0688.jpg

In all seriousness, thanks for the feedback, Mike. To clarify by "include" do you mean deliver to the client? And by "show" you mean on the web (blog, portfolio, etc.)?



Correct!



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Looks like you documented the day well, but from the safe side which I completely understand..........I don't see any formals.


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Looks like you documented the day well, but from the safe side which I completely understand..........I don't see any formals.


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boshek wrote:
Looks like you documented the day well, but from the safe side which I completely understand..........I don't see any formals.


By formals are you referring to family/bridal party formals? If so, I took those shots, but opted to not include them in this set for critique.



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yes formals of b&g, wedding party, family.........I love candids but I'd like to see the "posed" stuff too


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I think you did a great job with the coverage. Your detail shots are really good. One comment since you are looking for them would be on #27. It seems the groom is a bit shorter than the bride and this is really accentuated in this shot with him bending down and going in for the kiss. Maybe have her get down a little lower on the tree for the shot since you are cropped in close anyway.

Otherwise, solid coverage for your second time solo.

Jason



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Reggie,
Great set man, your clients got really solid coverage, and I have to imagine they're really pleased. I know that I would be!

As others have pointed out, details are great, I especially like the can with the bouquet. That shot brings a lot of texture to the photo itself, but it also shows a good amount of consideration for conveying the venue/location with your work. I enjoy that little bit of context, given visually.

#15 is why I like shooting in churches, I love #27 for how intimately and tastefully it's captured. Her expression is great in it.

Dude, great job, I've spoken to you about this work in other conversations, so refer to those.

-JT





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boshek wrote:
yes formals of b&g, wedding party, family.........I love candids but I'd like to see the "posed" stuff too


Yeah.. unfortunately, I did not include those in my blog set. All the formals were pretty "dry", just simple groupings in front of the church altar using two shoot thru umbrellas.

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jbrandt378 wrote:
I think you did a great job with the coverage. Your detail shots are really good. One comment since you are looking for them would be on #27. It seems the groom is a bit shorter than the bride and this is really accentuated in this shot with him bending down and going in for the kiss. Maybe have her get down a little lower on the tree for the shot since you are cropped in close anyway.

Otherwise, solid coverage for your second time solo.

Jason


Thanks for the comments Jason. I will definitely keep an eye on the height differences the next time around. The groom was actually taller than the bride, however, I had him kinda lean over toward her for the kiss -- which made him appear shorter as you perceived.

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Reggie,
Great set man, your clients got really solid coverage, and I have to imagine they're really pleased. I know that I would be!

As others have pointed out, details are great, I especially like the can with the bouquet. That shot brings a lot of texture to the photo itself, but it also shows a good amount of consideration for conveying the venue/location with your work. I enjoy that little bit of context, given visually.

#15 is why I like shooting in churches, I love #27 for how intimately and tastefully it's captured. Her expression is great in it.

Dude, great job, I've
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As always, Joe, thanks for the feedback. You helped me a great deal off-line of the forum to whittle down my set. So thanks for that, buddy!




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I think this is a GREAT second effort! Nice work - safe? Sure, but there's nothing wrong with making sure you get the important stuff. They're probably thrilled with the results!


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Great set Reggie, I really enjoyed going through it. The church shots gave me some things to think about. I think I have gotten in a rut of getting some of the same church shots at my recent weddings and yours reminded me of the need to break free of that. I really think that the set is strong and consistent. There is a careful and tasteful use of short DOF that makes it largely feel dreamy, but not to the point where everything is obliterated.

40 feels a bit off for me. The bokeh looks like it is a bit over sharpened or something. If you done any kind of curve/contrast/clarity enhancements, it might read better if those changes were just localized to the in focus areas of the ring. The image just feels really disjointed or something to me. Rings and really close details are a work in progress for me, so I may just be over thinking this since I've been in the mode of tearing apart my own ring shots, but I think this shot can be made better with some post-processing changes.

Thanks for sharing!



Apr 07, 2015 at 04:03 PM
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dkmiles1 wrote:
I think this is a GREAT second effort! Nice work - safe? Sure, but there's nothing wrong with making sure you get the important stuff. They're probably thrilled with the results!


Thanks, Darren! Hopefully I can keep up the momentum. I can only say it's my first, second, third, etc. so many times, haha. And yes, they were indeed thrilled with the results!
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Great set Reggie, I really enjoyed going through it. The church shots gave me some things to think about. I think I have gotten in a rut of getting some of the same church shots at my recent weddings and yours reminded me of the need to break free of that. I really think that the set is strong and consistent. There is a careful and tasteful use of short DOF that makes it largely feel dreamy, but not to the point where everything is obliterated.

40 feels a bit off for me. The bokeh looks like it is a
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Appreciate the feedback, Ben. Glad my use of shallow DOF isn't too overbearing. I've been trying to not be as extreme about it, since I tend to use it as a crutch to make my images "stand out". However, as I gain more and more experience, I'm learning that there's a time and place for everything.

Yeah, to be honest, I'm not all that proud of the ring shot. And I definitely get what you're saying regarding the funky bokeh. I will revisit the processing, as per your suggestion, I could definitely make the image more pleasing to the eye with some selective sharpening/pp.

Thanks for looking!



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