Wedding Pictures I took 4-24-2005 - Please comment

[shoot_a_star]

files are large, in original format. Not edited yet.
TTT

[Todd Jacobsen]

GEARS used:
Canon 10D, 580EX, Canon Image stabilizer 28-105 mm
Manual setting on both Camera and Flash.

Hello all the masters out there:

this is the link of all pictures I took yesterday for a Vietnamese wedding. It was the 4th wedding I have taken pictures so far. Please don't laugh my skill, but honestly give me your comments. Positive and negative, but honest comments are welcomed.

http://www.engine4less.com/wedding/tran4-24-2005

files are large, in original format. Not edited yet.
TTT

Composition is something that is beneficial is setting the appropriate tone.

Highly recommend use of cropping (Photoshop) to remove "distracting" elements from photos that take away from the subject (messy bed for example).

The amount of subject in photo should be considered - full frame (ie head to toe) , torso up, head shot only etc...

Some questions to ask:
What is the background supposed to represent? What is the "subject" of the photo? What is the photo supposed to "say"?

[kndreyn]

You really should compress those files SAS. They're almost 3 megs each. I don't think people will be looking at many of them when it takes so long to download each.

[shoot_a_star]

ok, thanks guy. I will edit them and repost later. As far as I concern now is the lighting and color in these pictures.

thanks again
ttt

[mvonditter]

Some questions to ask:
What is the background supposed to represent? What is the "subject" of the photo? What is the photo supposed to "say"?

I agree......by the way, was anyone happy about this wedding at all?:confused: If not, at least make it seem that way with your pictures.

[Titus213]

I agree......by the way, was anyone happy about this wedding at all?:confused: If not, at least make it seem that way with your pictures.

I agree. I looked at perhaps a dozen pictures and only caught one or two mild smiles....:lol: Perhaps it's a cultural thing? The pictures looked OK as far as color and exposure. There were several bad flash reflections in a couple. Biggest suggestion is composition with special attention to backgrounds and extraneous side intrusions. As mentioned above, try to decide what the picture is about and include just that.

BTW - you will get more comments with compressed pictures. I doubt anyone on dial up will look at more than one.

[exposingmyself]

i agree with kndreyn...smaller por favor.