Assisting the Largest Wedding she's done so far...

[Lord_Malone]

As some of you know, my good friend Jen 'song4themoon' asked me to help assist her with a couple of weddings she's shooting this month due to the fact that she is getting close to introducing her new little one to the world.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=376113

Here are some of my shots that I've worked on so far. I haven't had a whole lot of time to really work on them since I can only process these in between my busy work schedule and QT with the family, but hopefully I'll have more to show by the end of the week. Jen truly is a talented photographer, so I can only hope my images are half as good as hers. And I'm honored she asked me do this in the first place. Thanks, Jen. You guys and gals are pretty brutal on the wedding forums, but I'm fully prepared to take the lumps.

Oh, and there's no chocolate or vanilla action involved in any of these. ;)

1.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8977/wedding0709080162kt0.jpg






4.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9620/wedding0709080171fc5.jpg

5.
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4007/wedding0709080190fs6.jpg

6.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1416/wedding0709080236dl1.jpg

7.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2884/wedding0709080246ym1.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

8.
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/8779/wedding0709080533wn4.jpg

11.
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/5109/wedding0709080623er9.jpg

14.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1695/wedding0709080753ct4.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

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[airfrogusmc]

LM your stuff ROCKS bro. One thing I didn't do back flips over is the standard pole growing outta the bridesmaids head and the softar #3 stuff ain't doin it for me but the other stuff JUST ROCKS!!Really like the images of the bride getting ready. GREAT JOB....

[g-money]

Lord, Wonderful shots, 6 and 11 are my fav's. love the tone of both of these and the emotion shown in 11.

[canonrebel]

No 7 is awesome,what a church.

[SuzyView]

Ed, WOW. What more can I saw? Those are amazing. Did you shoot mostly with the 5D? They look like FF all the way.

[Padawan Dad]

Since these are all fabulous to me, I'll get my least favorites out of the way - #18 and #20 - Just not enough to excite me. The rest are just superb! You said no chocolate action was going on, :D what did you do with the following: 2,10, 11, 12. (I love the PP on these.) Great job Ed! You and Jen make a super team... Maybe a partnership down the road? I'm humbled by these.

[Toogy]

Wow, dude!! these are pretty awesome!! I don't have time to go over all of them, but the standouts to me are #6 LOVE IT, #7, #9, #10, #12 ROCKS wow, and #15 great emotion.

Great job!!!

[Bobster]

Ed, WOW. What more can I saw? Those are amazing. Did you shoot mostly with the 5D? They look like FF all the way.

he's using a 40D! the dog!!!

They look amazing!! loving the church stuff!!

[Lord_Malone]

Since these are all fabulous to me, I'll get my least favorites out of the way - #18 and #20 - Just not enough to excite me. The rest are just superb! You said no chocolate action was going on, :D what did you do with the following: 2,10, 11, 12. (I love the PP on these.) Great job Ed! You and Jen make a super team... Maybe a partnership down the road? I'm humbled by these.

Those shots were processed using a preset I came up with in Lightroom. I guess it is sort of chocolate-like. :shock:

Me and Jen partners? If only I were so lucky. :(

Thanks for feedback, all! Oh, and I used the 5D, 20D and 40D. Care to guess which shots were taken with what camera? heh heh...

[song4themoon]

Nice pics Ed, I love 1, 6 and 10. I think you did a very good job on these.
I am not a fan of the blurr on the last 3, otherwise great job!! Thanks again for helping me out.

Hmmmm... that almost chocolaty looking action that you used there makes me doubt my beloved chocolate syrup action now.. this one looks awesome. You said its from lightroom?

And lmao at your post title :)

[Lord_Malone]

Nice pics Ed, I love 1, 6 and 10. I think you did a very good job on these.
I am not a fan of the blurr on the last 3, otherwise great job!! Thanks again for helping me out.

Hmmmm... that almost chocolaty looking action that you used there makes me doubt my beloved chocolate syrup action now.. this one looks awesome. You said its from lightroom?

And lmao at your post title :)

Yeah, that's an LR preset I came up with. Pretty sweet, eh?

Regarding 19 and 20, I'm not sure if you recall that conversation we had at the reception about using bad shots, but those two in particular were badly OOF, so I ushered in the gaussian blur technique. Guess that didn't save these, eh? :lol:

[song4themoon]

I think in 19 you might be able to get away with it.. 20 not so much. But you have so many good shots, it really doesnt matter.

Do you have any reception shots? I am curious how those turned out

[Lord_Malone]

Here's one I posted in the recent Canon 15mm Fisheye thread...

(removed)

13, 14, and 15 are all reception shots as well. However, I think I got more shots of the guest than I do of the B&G as far as the reception goes. I need to sit down an examine them more closely and figure out how I want to process those.

[Bobster]

Oh, and I used the 5D, 20D and 40D. Care to guess which shots were taken with what camera? heh heh...

1 - 5D

2 - 40D

3 - 40D

4 - 40D

5 - 40D

6 - 40D

7 - 40D

8 - 5D

9 - 5D

10 - 5D

11 - 5D

12 - 5D

13 - 40D

14 - 40D

15 - 20D

16 - 20D

17 - 5D

18 - 5D

19 - 20D

20 - 20D

21 - 5D

do i win your 40D ;)

last pic posted 5D :D

[Lord_Malone]

^ Hey i just noticed... I wonder who that person is squatting down next to the dance floor on the left edge of the photo? (Fisheye pic)

[Lord_Malone]

1 - 5D

2 - 40D

3 - 40D

4 - 40D

5 - 40D

6 - 40D

7 - 40D

8 - 5D

9 - 5D

10 - 5D

11 - 5D

12 - 5D

13 - 40D

14 - 40D

15 - 20D

16 - 20D

17 - 5D

18 - 5D

19 - 20D

20 - 20D

21 - 5D

do i win your 40D ;)

last pic posted 5D :D

:shock:

I must have left the EXIF in tact or something. :lol:

[Solaria]

# 7 = stunning, breathtaking.

[jamiewexler]

Well done Mr. Malone (or is that Mr. Lord?)...

They are all very professional, well composed, and full of emotion, but #6 is exceptional, as is #15.

This couple definitely got a bargain on their wedding photos!

[jessiper]

Wow! You've got a GREAT series here! You did an awesome job telling the story of the day. There are so many pics, I'm not going to comment on each one, but 6,7,8,10,11,13,14, and the fisheye stand out to me. I think you should shoot weddings on your own, too! Seriously! A couple comments...the PP isn't very uniform, it seems to be several different people PP'ing them, if that makes sense. Some of the B&W's look great, others look dark and a little flat, but can be easily fixed. #15 is an example of that. 6, 10, &11, the PP is awesome. I'm not fond of the softy-ness in some of them. I like #2, but the makeup artist's arm is distracting (and women are very self-conscious about their arms). Thanks for posting these! I hope to see more from you in the future!

[MDJAK]

excellent work, soldier. I've got a wedding coming up in October. If I do half as well, they'll be happy.

mark

[thebrewer]

Great work, my one suggestion would be to do a lens correction on #7. The angles on the sides are a little distracting for me, it is a beautiful image.

So when sre you going out on your own?

[song4themoon]

Great work, my one suggestion would be to do a lens correction on #7. The angles on the sides are a little distracting for me, it is a beautiful image.

So when sre you going out on your own?


Maybe on the 29th, should I go into labor before that ... hehe ;) I'll do my best Ed (now my best for what.. go into labor before or not.. you tell me)

[Lord_Malone]

Maybe on the 29th, should I go into labor before that ... hehe ;) I'll do my best Ed (now my best for what.. go into labor before or not.. you tell me)

Jen, you need to go into labor after the gig. Working with you is just too much fun. ;)





So when sre you going out on your own?

Out on my own? Hmmmm....

;)

[Kiddo]

Amazing photos!!!!

[Charles Richards]

Your photos of the wedding are amazing. I was going to list a few that I liked the most ... but pretty much they are just all awesome. You have very creative ideas and angles for some of the shots.

I really, really like #4,5,6 the best I think!

[tania622]

love love love your pictures

[JimAskew]

Ed,


There are just wonderful! Where do I start? #s 6, 7, 8, and 10 are stunning photos. You have captured the emotion and beauty of the wedding to perfection. Well done! The B&G will be delighted that you were backing Song up. I saw her photos yesterday and the two of you together have nailed it completely!

[MALI]

#6 looks awesome. What kind of PP/action did you use on that one?

[Flo]

If these pictures had been of my wedding, I would never put the photoablbum down. Stunning shots........love 6,7,10,11,14.

[Lord_Malone]

#6 looks awesome. What kind of PP/action did you use on that one?

#6 seems to be a crowd pleaser. With the exception of the few shots in which the soft focus effect was applied, all processing was pretty much done in Lightroom. For shot #6, I used a preset I made up, and then tweak it a little bit. I was shooting for an almost Dragan-like effect there.

And thanks for the comments everyone. I really do appreciate all the feedback.

[Kai]

Wow! I also like the chocolate look. I might have to try to figure it out since you are not sharing your preset. Very nice job.

[Lord_Malone]

I'm always willing to share. ;)

Kai, start with these settings as your base and adjust from there. I named this preset "Burning Daylight", which is based off of another preset I named "300 Light":

BASIC

Color Temp +59
Tint +27
Exposure +75
Recovery 100
Fill Light 28
Blacks 25

Brightness +57
Contrast +25

Clarity 50
Vibrance +25
Saturation -71

TONE CURVE

Highlights 0
Lights 0
Darks -3
Shadows -14

COLOR

Saturation:
Red +100
Green +100

LENS CORRECTION

Lens Vignetting:
Amount -51
Midpoint 51

[thekid24]

Dang Ed those are SIK!!!! Like StreetBall SIK WIT IT!! AO....50...Hot Sauce...Spida....Tha Professa! and Skip to My Lou all rolled into one son.

1: Is insanley good....OH BAY-BY!!!!
2&3: Not an artistic pop to it but definately a good moment.
4: Is cool idea too....good DOF and not too blurred so I can still see her expression clearly.
5: I like the flow and angle
6: Is Hot Sizzle OH BAY-BY type hott. Man that is really good no doubt.
7: Gorgeous. So glad you got down so we can see the beauty.
8: Perfect moment. Perfect timing...their lips dont look toooo smoooched.
9: Good candid
10-12: Love the processing. Good looking stuff.
13: OOF to me.
14&15: Love those moments...so happy arent they?
16&17: Not overly fond of but not every shot can ooz art. If anything theyre still well exposed...one thing I notice with your photos is that...well exposed.
18: Salute!!! Love the angle...love the flag. Winner winner chicken dinner.
19&20: I digg the softness to them.
21: Brilliantly done on that dress. WOW

[Lord_Malone]

^ Thanks for the coloful commentary, Jared!

Sorry, people, but I have to play by the forum rules. I took down several of the photos in order to limit my posting to 8 images. I know I should've known better. ;) I kept my 8 personal favorites up, and I'll be sure to post them up on pbase or something later on. Thanks.

[thekid24]

"OOOOh BAY-by!! HOT SSSSSSSIZZLE!

Jokes aside they are pretty damn good Ed

[mmahoney]

Don't know how I missed these .. great series.
Mike

[Claire]

I love # 11

[staciecd]

I absolutely loved the church shots - great job and awesome colors!!!!

Stacie

[ErikM]

Great work here Ed. Lovely composition and processing!

[sblais]

The only one I'm not fond of is #4 as the camera's LCD is well exposed, but I wish you had brought up the shadows a bit so that the rest of the image is also well exposed.

The rest simply rocks, esp. #6 as everyone else said!

[Lord_Malone]

The only one I'm not fond of is #4 as the camera's LCD is well exposed, but I wish you had brought up the shadows a bit so that the rest of the image is also well exposed.

The rest simply rocks, esp. #6 as everyone else said!

Actually, I did bring up the shadows. It was much darker before, but I can only recover the shadows so much before it starts to really look like total crap. :(

But thanks for the recommendation. All of your comments and critiques are a very important part of my professional growth and development. ;)

[jdmoto]

great stuff man... LOL on the "300 light"

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Great job, Eddie Baby. You never seem to disappoint!

[mrclark321]

Very nice Ed I really like #6 & #11 even though your numbering system has me confused a bit. :)....LOL

[bangarang]

6 & 11 ROCK!

Excellent stuff!

[mcmadkat]

Can I just ask how you pulled off 1/15 @24mm on #6? Was that with the 24L or the 24-205L?

Thanks,

Sam

PS, love the pics by the way!

[Lord_Malone]

Can I just ask how you pulled off 1/15 @24mm on #6? Was that with the 24L or the 24-205L?

Thanks,

Sam

PS, love the pics by the way!

I used the 24L. Shutter squeeze, much like trigger squeeze on a rifle or handgun, is an important factor in controlling unwanted shake during longer exposures. I almost always shoot hand-held, and I always try to maintain a good steady form when firing off frames. Lots of caffeine typically won't help. ;)

[jdizzle]

Very nice LM! I like them all. Too bad I didn't see the earlier ones posted. Good job!

[Lord_Malone]

Very nice LM! I like them all. Too bad I didn't see the earlier ones posted. Good job!

Yeah, I was asked kindly to pull them down. If you'd still like to see them just PM me your email and I'll shoot them your way. I'll post them all up on pbase when I've finished them up. Thanks.

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/3316/wedding0709080330editdu0.jpg

[ErikM]

I missed the early ones too Ed :D You've got PM!

[mcmadkat]

I used the 24L. Shutter squeeze, much like trigger squeeze on a rifle or handgun, is an important factor in controlling unwanted shake during longer exposures. I almost always shoot hand-held, and I always try to maintain a good steady form when firing off frames. Lots of caffeine typically won't help. ;)

Hmm, looks like I need to brush up my technique! :D I know what you mean, a wobble makes an awful lot of difference at 500yards.....

[thekid24]

can we all agree Ed is pimp'n

[angryhampster]

can we all agree Ed is pimp'n



Yeah, but Ed's only medium pimpin :D


Great series. I wish I'd have jumped in the thread before most were removed.

[jdizzle]

Yeah, I was asked kindly to pull them down. If you'd still like to see them just PM me your email and I'll shoot them your way. I'll post them all up on pbase when I've finished them up. Thanks.
When you get your pbase up, I'll check them out. I'd hate for you to go out of your way just to send a bunch of photos. :)

[chancellor]

Brother Lord, nice pics! Great view, great quality!

[cccp145]

Very Nice WORK

[sapearl]

Eddie, I just found this thread - I've got to say this is some mighty fine work you have produced. The shots are very unique "stand-outs". I'd be more than proud to have them in my album.