Not a wedding as such but had a chance to shoot these last week.
Friends had to have some of their wedding photos retaken after the photographer lost them. (not sure how that happened). Anyway I was free and after they finished we had a little play.
I didn't get any daylight, maybe 15 minutes so was limited. I just went about it as I would a portrait shoot.
Below pics are what we ended up with, I had a couple of ideas some worked out other not so well.
Very nice work. The #3 still looks amazing, and I have been wanting to do something similar. Your off camera lighting is sweet. Can you tell us what your setup was?
dkmiles1 wrote:
I like all of these except number 6 - not big on the pose and as mentioned, some serious skin tone issues as well. The others are really good!
As for favorites, I'd pick #3 (wish the couple were better exposed, but LOVE the concept), #7 & #8.
I'm sure they're pleased, and at the end of the day, that's all that matters.
Thanks mate,
They're Happy with them, not sure what happened with 6...will rework 3 as I'm on my main comp now.
regards
Bud
RSpears wrote:
Very nice work. The #3 still looks amazing, and I have been wanting to do something similar. Your off camera lighting is sweet. Can you tell us what your setup was?
G'day mate,
Lighting was fairly simple, a Nikon sb-900 into a softbox. Shot in manual mode, I usually start at 1-16th power but fir these I was at 1-8th, from there I adjust iso and aperture as needed to get more or less power out of it.
Regards
Bud
I think these are really nice, I am not seeing the skin tone issues with #6. Can someone enlighten me? And as far as the composition, would these be better if they were not all centered {for the most part}, meaning the rule of thirds?
Just trying to learn what some see that they feel can make images powerful? Again bbourizk, to me they are good, and I am sure the couple loved em.
lwrnclightner wrote:
I think these are really nice, I am not seeing the skin tone issues with #6. Can someone enlighten me? And as far as the composition, would these be better if they were not all centered {for the most part}, meaning the rule of thirds?
Just trying to learn what some see that they feel can make images powerful? Again bbourizk, to me they are good, and I am sure the couple loved em.
Thanks for posting.
G'day mate.
regarding composition it wasn't easy.
The first and last it was extremely dark, there was a construction fence camera left, I had to clone it out in the last to get a clean background and get the reflection from the water.
The ones with the Christmas signs I was hindered with the taxi's parking a few feet from where she was sitting and huge PO boxes on camera right people walking through the shot etc. The Tram one, well this was really the only place I could stand to get that shot, the bride wanted the steaks of light from the cars as well on camera left so ended up with this composition.
ace263 wrote:
The reflections in # 1 and # 8. Excellent!!
Thanks Ace.
The bride and groom want one of those two framed. So I'm glad they turned out well for them
