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joshbehan
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 15:27
i worked as a second shooter at this muslim ceremony saturday in danvers, ma. lighting was very tricky, but i got a few good ones. here are some. c/c welcome.
joshbehan
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 15:30
a couple more.
Grace
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:13
these are beautiful! I love the colors! Perfect focus in the ring/bangle shot. (3rd image) I also love the last pic! I am so glad color is becoming more popular in the US dresses.
joegolf68
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:21
What's up with those hands?
madferrit
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:26
What's up with those hands?

Thats called Mehndi or Henna as its known in the western hemisphere.

The bride and close females in the family on both sides usually have it done the night before the wedding and it usually lasts about 10 days.

Josh,

You captured the event really well... don't usually post in this section of the forum but i really like the pictures you've posted so far. Would love to see more.

Imran
MagicallyDelicious
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:26
What's up with those hands?

The bride is painted in henna by her family & friends!
MagicallyDelicious
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:26
Colours are gorgeous!

really nice set of pictures!
khalilok
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 16:37
nice shots thanks for sharing

joegolf68
this is eastern cermony for muslims in india and pakistan, about the hands they like to color them with anatural herb called HENNAH, they use it to tint the hair also and for the hands and legs, you can say its like tattoos not exactly but you can say that.... :rolleyes:
joshbehan
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 17:23
thanks everyone, i'll post more as i process them.
joshbehan
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 18:13
ok, here's a couple more. this is fun.
joshbehan
9th of April 2007 (Mon), 18:16
and maybe 2 more
cskn0125
10th of April 2007 (Tue), 00:20
Cool, I've been to many Muslim weddings before and as you now probably know, they're full of so much color!

Just curious...What body and lens(es) were you using?
joshbehan
10th of April 2007 (Tue), 07:48
the colors were beautiful, i'm usually a sucker for black and white, but i couldn't bring myself to convert any of these...yet. i was using a 30D with a 17-55 2.8IS, and an 85 1.8
sblais
10th of April 2007 (Tue), 08:13
Muslim/indian weddings! So much color :) I've done a few so far and I really enjoy them!

Some nice candids there! The first one seems a bit soft. I'm just not too fond of the vignetting in #5. It seems a bit off to me... Also, I don't know if it's my non-calibrated work monitor, but I'd check the white balance in those pictures. It doesn't seem very consistent.

Keep that shutter moving! ;)
joshbehan
10th of April 2007 (Tue), 13:15
#1 is soft, and yes, i did change the white balance in #'s 1 and 2. thanks for your comments everyone, i can't wait for another wedding.
mrslevite
10th of April 2007 (Tue), 18:21
Love the rich colors!

and the photo of the feet - love it! It's surprising how much the feet can say. :D
joshbehan
11th of April 2007 (Wed), 00:19
you can see the nervousness in the bride's feet. also, there is a ritual (apparently) at muslim ceremonies where the groomsmen steal the groom's shoes, so there is some significance to it.
Lorem
11th of April 2007 (Wed), 06:45
Love those colors! Slightly over expose and punch up the color even more! IMO.

Nice work!