Newbie fall e-shoot at university
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littleme
Registered: Oct 18, 2009
Total Posts: 476
Country: United States

Hello all . I am very new to this. These are a few I took last night. C&C welcome.

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5. Should have changed stops...

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6. Shooting wide open here, too soft, but I like it for some reason...

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7. The spot where they met

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Thanks!

jamphan
Registered: Mar 04, 2009
Total Posts: 672
Country: United States

I think you did a great job! #6 is the only one I would pull. Very blurry focus and a strange comp. Nice set.

SandyCanvas
Registered: Jul 05, 2005
Total Posts: 894
Country: Canada

Oh love the last shot with the ring Looks like a great set. I like #4 the best

HJ_Mayes
Registered: Mar 21, 2009
Total Posts: 356
Country: United States

I like 6, probably for the same reason you do. All wrong, but so right in so many ways.
5 is odd focus-y issues to me, or I need to take out my contacts maybe..not sure.

Love the ring shot.

ClareinME
Registered: Apr 07, 2006
Total Posts: 1357
Country: United States

Nice job My only critique is that they could use a bit more punch~ but they are great!

I too like #6 for some reason

sherijohnson
Registered: Jan 23, 2009
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Country: United States

wow! you did a great job on this shoot

mserrano
Registered: Oct 19, 2009
Total Posts: 299
Country: United States

Nice session.
One thing to keep an eye on... chopped limbs mostly joints, hand and foot. Sometimes (not always, some can pull it off) it makes the picture feel "not right"... whatever that means

James R
Registered: Feb 25, 2006
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Country: United States

Don't throw #6 out. I think the couple will appreciate the shot.

Jed Eltom
Registered: May 22, 2009
Total Posts: 587
Country: Canada

Nice work. It's lacking in the PP department, but otherwise you did a good job overall.

Mr. Malik
Registered: Sep 13, 2009
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Country: Canada

I think these are decent and the couple will be happy with the results

littleme
Registered: Oct 18, 2009
Total Posts: 476
Country: United States

Thanks for all the c&c, friends You are right about the PP-- I do a tiny bit in LR, just bought it, but that's about it. I thought about Kubota actions-- maybe this winter I'll play around more.

I'll be sending the couple 100 or so pics, just taking out the blinks and really bad ones. I figure they might like some I don't. My first couple chose one for the newspaper that I thought was just average, but they looked slim and hot, so in it went.

I thought maybe I should post a few more that may be better than the original posted ones for the reasons you pointed out. I will be posting a dozen for them today-- a little sneak peek. Any suggestions? Let me know if there are any that stand out as ones they'd want for profile pics on there.

18. Better comp with the rail

19. Slightly better crop IMO

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20. Vertical version-- there was a parking lot to the left

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21. Another angle

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22. Without the flair...

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23. Another from diff angle, she moved forward a bit when she giggled causing the blown out face and oof bit, still think it's cute though

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24. Correct f-stop, I don't dig the comp

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25. A sharper closer crop of the archway-- I prefer this to the original post

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26. Cuddling

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27. This one is growing on me

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28. Maybe this works? It looks like he's feeling it and she isn't, to me

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29. I like the pose much more than the background

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30. A piggy back one without the tree branch "going through" her head

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31. Poor comp, cute moment

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32. With the focus on her face instead of the ring-

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33. Another ring shot, but I still prefer the rose one. I'll have to work to get all diamonds in focus on their wedding day.

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So, if you'd like to help me choose a few for their sneak peek, that's be cool. It's really hard for me to tell which ones are better than others at this point. Like I said earlier-- if the couple looks great in a shot, they'll end up liking those the best, the poses/backgrounds/artistic stuff is usually icing on the cake from their perspective. At least this is what I've noticed with my very very limited experience.

--Lisa

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