i've finally finished these set of pictures as second shooter for a fall wedding this past year. i've stared at them so long that i don't even like a single picture anymore. i need your good advice. -- any images i should kill? or process differently? (i know a lot of the borders are inconsistent, and i'm thinking of removing them entirely). i know weddings should be bright and happy, but alot of my shots are dim and lots of black - what can i do here?
If you are worried about borders being different widths and some white some black it is hardly noticeable when viewing online, at least to me. (personal preference) I think it is not a big deal in online presentation as long as you consciously chose the colors and the weight for a specific effect. For print however the same frame width would be better for consistency. You may even have black and white frames as long as they are the same width, but no more than 2 colors per set, so no gray etc. (/personal preference)
Generally the black border will add "class" to the photo while a white one will obviously brighten it and I see why you chose the white frames for the portraits later on in the set making them "happier". If you are concerned about the images being dark have you tried changing the frames on those to white? what were the results? When you said they were inconsistent I was expecting something like torn edges in one photo then some dotted edges in the next or some other horrors
I just had a question and not just for you but all others out there that have photos available online for ordering and use 3rd party for order fulfillment... I noticed that the images are different ratios. Some are not the standard 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 8x11 etc. How do you deal with making them available for order online? Does your fulfillment shop offer custom paper sizes like the #15 and #16 or do you just put the standard ratio photos as available for purchase and skip the non standard ratio? I'm new to the printing side of the digital business as the last printing I was involved in (despite my young age) I had a dark room, enlargers and chemical/water baths and the dodging/burning was done with different size metal rods with a "lollipop" at the end ... so I'm just trying understand what would be the easiest work flow for the photographer now that it's done by 3rd party companies.
Hey Andrew,
I know what you mean about staring at them too long. But I thought they were great - excellent coverage for a second shooter also. I agree with you on the borders. Only one I would kill is the one of the back of the heads, that has no real focal point. Other than that I enjoyed them all. Thanks for sharing,
Dave
