Shorts from Friday's wedding

[goforphoto]

Some times things just click.

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One more experiment with wind

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265 views and no comments...... Hmmm, are they that bad?

[kennykodak]

exposure's good. you jump up and down they will jump up and down. together that creates magic. the wedding day is the day when a couple is most in love, or least that's what they taught us in PPA judging school. go for impact... sometimes photographers get so hung up on technique etc. that they miss the point. these two should be all over each other and not holding up a tree while kissing.
not bad but need some tweeking.
shot 3. "football shoulder" not enough angle of body (15-20 degress)
arm and shoulder appears large. remember just a sleeveless dress on a lady gives the illusion of her being one fress size larger. most wedding gowns are sleeveless.
shot 2. "come on guys, big kiss, arms around each other, and a big dip..."
shot 1. groom is in the fig leaf pose. "okay guys , arms around each other, under the veil. step out with your outside foot. bend your front knee slightly forward. (bride bends her knee in slightly towards groom to create an "S" curve.) flowers neither above belly button, kick that elbow out a little for some flair. okay tip your heads together and show me some teeth..."

[auroraskye]

They're not "bad".. They're not great. They're fine. A little boring, and the flash gives them kind of a flat hard edged look.

[goforphoto]

They're not "bad".. They're not great. They're fine. A little boring, and the flash gives them kind of a flat hard edged look.
Actually a reflector was used for fill. Flash was fired but fired into a bounce card.

[FocalPrincess]

I don't love the shadows on her in the first one, but I do like the 2nd...the 3rd looks almost like you cloned out a hand? Its almost too stiff, I think, on the veil. Overall they're not bad shots though.

[goforphoto]

exposure's good. you jump up and down they will jump up and down. together that creates magic. the wedding day is the day when a couple is most in love, or least that's what they taught us in PPA judging school. go for impact... sometimes photographers get so hung up on technique etc. that they miss the point. these two should be all over each other and not holding up a tree while kissing.
not bad but need some tweeking.
shot 3. "football shoulder" not enough angle of body (15-20 degress)
arm and shoulder appears large. remember just a sleeveless dress on a lady gives the illusion of her being one fress size larger. most wedding gowns are sleeveless.
shot 2. "come on guys, big kiss, arms around each other, and a big dip..."
shot 1. groom is in the fig leaf pose. "okay guys , arms around each other, under the veil. step out with your outside foot. bend your front knee slightly forward. (bride bends her knee in slightly towards groom to create an "S" curve.) flowers neither above belly button, kick that elbow out a little for some flair. okay tip your heads together and show me some teeth..."

I totally agree with comments made.
This wedding was a real quicky. It began at 8:00 AM, yes I said A.M. And All shots had to be done and over with by 9:00. The groom was a bit timid in front of the camera; but hey, you have to go with what you get sometimes right?

But the good part is the reception is this weekend, Yes it is a week after the wedding I know. But I will have more time to work with them and hopefully loosen him up a bit.

[auroraskye]

Actually a reflector was used for fill. Flash was fired but fired into a bounce card.

Okay.. well.. that doesn't change the fact it's kind of flat and has a hard edge against the background. Just giving you my honest opinion. They're not horrible. They're just not gorgeous. You know?

[samsen]

Background is the problem you want to address in future.

[kennykodak]

I totally agree with comments made.
This wedding was a real quicky. It began at 8:00 AM, yes I said A.M. And All shots had to be done and over with by 9:00. The groom was a bit timid in front of the camera; but hey, you have to go with what you get sometimes right?

wedding photography is kind of like a roller coaster ride. the dreaded wait (in line) then the ride going up to the top, clack, clack, clack, (the butterflies mount as you reach the summit or beginning, and you hold on for the ride. couldn't stop it or change it if you had to.

i taught a couple of wedding courses for the PPA school Winona once and i still get butterflies before each event.