My cousin got married up in northern california. They rented out a park, arranged for a friend who was a \"pro\" to take the photographs. Apparently she hurt her back the morning of and could not make it. It was a free wedding gig, so she was not able to get someone to come out in her place. My uncle let me know 5 min before the ceremony that the photographer was not coming so I ran to my car to grab my stuff. Luckily it is a beautiful location, so I had brought more than enough gear to take photos the next day (we were camping).
I am looking for harsh C&C here. I have debated posting this as I know it is not up to the FM level (hell, it is not even up to my level, to say I was flustered with the lack of notice is an understatement). I have a full time gig doing one of the few things I love more than photography (I design user interfaces / general software stuff), so I have no interest in doing this as a paid gig, but I have tons of respect for what you guys do and would like to raise my skill level and possibly do some unpaid second shooting for some of you. With that being the goal, I could use some critique/advice on how to get there.
Some lady showed up after the ceremony with a 5dmkII and acted like she was in charge so I assumed the pro felt better and had made it to the event and I let her direct the formals and got out of her hair. Unfortunately, she was not the pro and had no idea what she was doing (photos were junk)
Hopefully these are just good enough to get some feedback on. I know that I use portrait orientation and tight subject framing way too much, and am working on that. The post processing just does not feel right for me, but I cannot seem to hit the right note with these. Anything else, suggestions how to improve, etc?
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sorry for the image overload.
Feb 09, 2012 at 05:19 AM
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