1st bridal shoot

[lhilg780]

i am just beginning to start my photography business and these are a few pics from my 1st bridal shoot. i will be doing the wedding in January. any critique of photos would be greatly appreciated.

1
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225578113-M.jpg

2
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225580139-M.jpg

3
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225578737-M.jpg

4
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225580090-M.jpg

5
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/226637969-M.jpg

6
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225578207-M.jpg

7
http://hilgemanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/225576426-M.jpg

[printguy]

I like them all but my favorite would have to be #7. With #1 looking desaturated it almost appears the pattern on her dress is growing up from the ground.

[lhilg780]

never saw the growing out of the ground look until after you mentioned it. got a laugh out of it. i can see where you are coming from though!

[mysouthernwings]

I think you are off to a great start! Good luck with your business.

[kg4eoh]

I like them. I would like to see the color in her dress detail show a little bit better in a few. Looks from that one that the stitching is blue but it looks black in most of the rest of them. Overall, I like the posing though.

[Tomi Hawk]

I love the feeling in all of these .. ;)
Does'nt it help a ton .. when you have a beautiful dress on a beautiful bride
and a beautifuly lit day?

Wonderful images .. she'll be tickled pink ..

[lhilg780]

thanks mysouthernwings. its been a lot of work to get rolling, but i enjoy every moment of it.

[lhilg780]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif Re: 1st bridal shoot
I like them. I would like to see the color in her dress detail show a little bit better in a few. Looks from that one that the stitching is blue but it looks black in most of the rest of them. Overall, I like the posing though

thanks kg4eoh. the dress stitching was blue. i did some funky stuff in pp that messed with the dress color. probably should have been more careful.

[HQP]

Looks like you chose a great location. Pics look great. Good job.

[photogirl07]

Very nice!
I especially liked the one showing her shoes!
It's what you might call a personality shot.;)
Great Job. :)

[notapro]

I like the processing on number one, and I kind of like how it looks like the dress is growing out of the ground. her pose seems strange, and I think a closer shot and/or higher angle would have improved the shot IMO.

[totalphoto]

VERY, VERY nice! Love them all!

[JMHPhotography]

Off to a good start... Overall I think you did well. One thing you may want to consider is to try and shoot your subjects a little less centralized in certain situations. I think #1 would benefit greatly from making it a 4:3 ratio and just cutting off a bit behind her... maybe right up to the back of the dress on the ground. Try it and I think you'll find it becomes a stronger image. Had you placed her further back into the depth of field, her being central would have worked better.

[drogos]

1,4,5 - really nice .....2- composition is off but nice too. You did a really nice Job

[lhilg780]

I like the processing on number one, and I kind of like how it looks like the dress is growing out of the ground. her pose seems strange, and I think a closer shot and/or higher angle would have improved the shot IMO.

i think she was either in the middle of a laugh or was leaning forward because she was freezing cold. it was a misrably cold day! could you explain the higher angle concept or give an example? do you mean use a step ladder or something?

[lhilg780]

1,4,5 - really nice .....2- composition is off but nice too. You did a really nice Job

for future reference how could i better compose #2?

[amironsi]

no 1,3 and 7
Come on tell us your gear you used

[lhilg780]

no 1,3 and 7
Come on tell us your gear you used

just starting to amass my gear but as of now i have 2 canon xti's with grips (my wife shoots with me!), tamron 17-50 2.8, sigma 17-70 2.8, sigma 70-200 2.8, sigma 70-300 4.5, and 2 430ex's. i mostly shoot 70-200 & my wife shoots 17-50.

[Actionphotog]

Great work, good equipment and good luck.

[notapro]

i think she was either in the middle of a laugh or was leaning forward because she was freezing cold. it was a misrably cold day! could you explain the higher angle concept or give an example? do you mean use a step ladder or something?

Yep, that was all I meant. Not that that would necessarily replace this shot--I just thought it would be an interesting shot to get up a bit higher.

[drogos]

for future reference how could i better compose #2?
I think this one is pretty 'heavy' on the left side of the frame / maybe putting her head closer to the right upper corner of the frame and tilting a little would help

[Davis]

#4 is really cool :D Great set.