1st wedding for an aspiring photographer - CC please!!

[LeoChanPhotography]

hey guys!

i'm a graphic designer with a huge passion for photography. i'd like to try and break into wedding photography eventually. i've got a ton of friends getting married this year and have had the privilege to use my new slr gear at two weddings so far (just purchased in july). actually i've been new to all things photography since the start of july. i used to own P&S cameras, my favourite being the Canon Pro 1. i'm not a photographer assistant or the main photographer so my "view" has been limited in terms of where i could be as i didn't want to get in the way of the professionals. i've got one small gallery posted and would LOVE your feedback. :) i'm completely new to the SLR world but have always loved photography as a hobby. here's a link to the first wedding i was at. i know i've got a lot to learn, but want to know if you guys think i have any talent in this. i think i have a good eye, but i could be wrong! lol.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32665&l=67f13&id=517873007

[michillebaker]

I think you did an amazing job! You definatly have a good eye to become a great photographer. Keep up the great work and just keep practing and learning from other's.

Michille

[jblaschke]

It's a positive start, but you have room for improvement (says he who's never taken a wedding photo in his life). Many of the individual candid portraits could stand tighter crops. You also center your subjects in the frame too often--this is leading to far too much dead "ceiling space" above. Remember the "rule of thirds."

Keep it up! You'll get there!

[LeoChanPhotography]

thanks for the advice. where do you find the balance between tight crops and showing context? because i'd assume i could get away with that in post?

regarding centering subjects - i suppose i try to stay away from that horizontally, but never thought about it vertically. what do you think about that?

heh. rule of thirds. i use that all the time in design - i guess i never applied it or thought about it in photography. silly me. :P

It's a positive start, but you have room for improvement (says he who's never taken a wedding photo in his life). Many of the individual candid portraits could stand tighter crops. You also center your subjects in the frame too often--this is leading to far too much dead "ceiling space" above. Remember the "rule of thirds."

Keep it up! You'll get there!

[ImageGroupPhotography]

Man I hate to be the bearer of bad news but "You suck" find another hobbie or something. LOL I am so just kidding. You actually did a fantastic job on your first outing. When your shooting detail shots don't be afraid to tilt the camera a little more often and get in close. When you think you might be too close... get closer. Fire off shots as you move in and start tilting the camera also. A lot of your shots are square and geo. That's not a bad thing but the style your shooting could use a touch of off angle shooting. It will add some snap to your shots. Everything else looks amazing for a first timer. I'd like to see your 25th outing. Sorry about the humor... just my way of saying Hi

[kaitanium]

most of your shots are still snap-shotty but it wont take long for you to get more artistic if you have the passion for it. i would copy what the pros do for now until you develop your own style and such. being new to the photo realm wont help either right now. but keep at it. shooting weddings is actually pretty darn hard in my opinion because there are many things that are out of your control.

workshops with the pros, 2nd shooting for them, etc all helps move you up faster.

[LeoChanPhotography]

lol, had me going there initially. thanks for the feedback. regarding "tilting" the camera - do you like shots more on an angle? it does add more dimension to the shot, but is there time and place for square/geo shots as you said? just curious. :)

any other feedback you could provide would be appreciated.... i think i've been timid to really get in there because i wanted to stay out of the real photographer's way (trying to be polite and considerate).

Man I hate to be the bearer of bad news but "You suck" find another hobbie or something. LOL I am so just kidding. You actually did a fantastic job on your first outing. When your shooting detail shots don't be afraid to tilt the camera a little more often and get in close. When you think you might be too close... get closer. Fire off shots as you move in and start tilting the camera also. A lot of your shots are square and geo. That's not a bad thing but the style your shooting could use a touch of off angle shooting. It will add some snap to your shots. Everything else looks amazing for a first timer. I'd like to see your 25th outing. Sorry about the humor... just my way of saying Hi