PDA

View Full Version : First Wedding

jgrotegut
19th of January 2009 (Mon), 15:39
These are shots from my sisters wedding, these are my fav's. Feel free to C&C.

These are some of my favorites, my gear is terrible (Powershot S3 IS) made do with what I have.

http://www.rednights-photos.com/potn/Wedding/IMG_1870.JPG


http://www.rednights-photos.com/potn/Wedding/IMG_2048.JPG


http://www.rednights-photos.com/potn/Wedding/IMG_2049.JPG


http://www.rednights-photos.com/potn/Wedding/IMG_2054.JPG
SamClarkPhotography
19th of January 2009 (Mon), 19:01
Were you a guest at the wedding or 'the photographer'?
jgrotegut
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 09:28
Were you a guest at the wedding or 'the photographer'?

Yes... my sister-in-law was 'the photographer' I was a second or backup photographer. Most of the poses were setup by my sister-in-law. A few were posed and shot (the ones above) by me.
SamClarkPhotography
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 09:56
In that case, not too bad. The WB in #3 is a little off, but that's an easy fix.
jgrotegut
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 15:52
Thank you Sam
j2photography
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 20:03
These pictures are a little flat IMO and could use some saturation and contrast.

Also, the first one doesn't look too flattering for the bride. You caught her at the wrong moment!!
jgrotegut
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 20:24
I see what you are saying J2 on the first one, I happened to like it for some reason. I will have to play with them in photoshop to see what I can do with the Saturation and Contrast, the images posted have no PP done on them.

Guess I need to make sure I do that next time before I post :)
j2photography
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 20:31
=]
Just remember one thing.
The best post processing is the least post processing. Never overdo it. :)
jayspec
20th of January 2009 (Tue), 22:52
The white balance is off on all of them. It's just way WAY off on the last one. If they're in RAW (I don't know if that camera can shoot RAW) then it should be a reasonably easy fix.

When you have people wearing glasses, you have to be very careful about making sure you don't catch distracting reflections in them. Just make sure the glasses are pointed slightly away from your light source.

The ring shot actually shows off the advantages of your equipment. Your smaller image sensor size means a greater depth of field for this tight shot. Just watch out for cutting off their fingers.
jgrotegut
21st of January 2009 (Wed), 08:12
Thank you everyone for the advise, it is great to have people willing to help you improve.

Unfortunately the camera doesn't take pictures in RAW, there is a software "hack" that can be used to allow you to take them in RAW, unfortunately I did not have it setup to do so :(

The last one was taken in a building with really wacky lighting conditions so it was difficult to get good shots.

Thanks again everyone!