i like shots 2 and 8 of yours best-my suggestion would be to be in closer in the future-a longer lens/cropping tighter on #2 would give a better sense of intimacy and isolate them-it would also make the veil fill the frame
getting in closer for #8 would put you and thus the viewer "in the action"-incidentally, i like the expression on the groom you caught in the dance shot
one other thought is the vignette on some of these-it's subtle but seems a bit out of place-hope this is helpful-thanks for sharing
I like #4 the most as far as my asthetic senses go and agree the dance facial expresion was a good shot however you might try playing more to the rule of thirds rather than sticking with so many centrally placed shots. Mix it up some more.
My answers are only based upon what I've been taught here, and my own humble 3 years in the business. Now I'll get started! =o)
1. Looks reddish warm to me on my calibrated display. I'd probably bump the fill or exposure a touch and maybe edit out the redness.
2. Very cool tones... which might have been on purpose. Can't tell. Nice shot though.
3. I love stairs... but they can cause havoc with people being in focus or heights, etc. The 4 fellow from the groom and the 3rd should of both step up and in towards the railing if I were shootig it. A small semi-circle would of formed. Distracting elements in the upper left, I know will be cropped for an 8x10 sized print, so no points off for that, .
4. Crop, zoom, step up... do what you need to, within reason and get DETAILS.
5. Bad vignette or burn job... nice cake though. Any close ups?
6. Cute couple... she's gorgeous, I might of even stepped outside to shoot this THROUGH the window. Always think, what can I do to make the shot different than Aunt Sally's?
7. Good moment.
8. Great moment! =o) Love it...
9. Underexposed here again on my monitors and calibrated setup. Play with it or post up a high resolution jpeg for folks to play with and get ideas from. I love doing that.
10. A normal getting ready moment. I've started just glueing myself to the floor or a chair to get different angles of these mundane events. Special to the client, boring to me now. But I do love the job. =o)
Good starting set... post more often! Are you color calibrated?
It's really important when doing this to interact more with the people around you. It's natural when you're starting out to be tense yourself and act like a spy camera, but it shows in the photos. Getting the people relaxed is much more important than white balance, focus or exposure as that's what people are going to see when they look at these photos later.
Specifically 9 and 10 they look like something I'd expect to see on Bridezilla TV. 1 is heading down that road where they look like two strangers who've been pushed together beyond the limits of their personal space. I don't profess to have nearly the talent for this that I should have, but I recognize it in the top portrait and wedding photographers and I've definitely improved a lot in the years I've been doing portrait phootgraphy. When couples ask me how to pose, the first thing I tell them is "Act as if you know each other ..."
I like the dad walking down the bride down shot, the only suggestions (especially for the portraits) is to use the longest lens you get get away with on those and shoot a little wider open like at f/4 or 2.8 to blur the background a bit and pop them out more. Also, some colors seem to be a bit cold so I would warm the color temp up on them. Using an Expo Disk will nail the color and exposures so you do not have to guess later what color is right.
Vignettes are cool, but they look best when you do not notice them, so don't feel that you have to put one on the shot.
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