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nickelmedia
18th of October 2010 (Mon), 15:42
A friend invited me as a second shooter to an evening beach wedding a couple of weeks ago. We had no off camera lighting and I used only a 70-200 f/2.8 IS. All images processed in Lightroom.

I'd love to get constructive criticism as I have another opportunity to shoot another (free) wedding to further my portfolio in a few weeks.

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1622.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1662.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1666.jpg


http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1734.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1756.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1883.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_1938.jpg

http://www.nickelphoto.com/101010/content/images/large/IMG_2085_Edit.jpg
nickelmedia
18th of October 2010 (Mon), 15:43
Oh yes, and I'm fully aware of the power line fiasco in the last shot :)
EveryMilesAMemory
18th of October 2010 (Mon), 18:46
They look good but I think they could use a bit more contrast. They almost seem a bit washed out
chatsworth
18th of October 2010 (Mon), 18:57
They look good but I think they could use a bit more contrast. They almost seem a bit washed out

I totally agree. A little bit more contrast would be nice. Could you digitally darken the background? I love that last photo...the sunset is beautiful!
JimFly
19th of October 2010 (Tue), 04:11
Hi
You can clone out those power lines
dche5390
19th of October 2010 (Tue), 05:55
What ISO and shutter speed were you on? Images look blurry/soft/not-sharp.
W1ck3D
19th of October 2010 (Tue), 08:57
What ISO and shutter speed were you on? Images look blurry/soft/not-sharp.

I'm with dche5390 on this one. With a 70-200 2.8 IS you should be able to take sharper shots then the first one for example. I always aim at the eyes to get my pics sharp. Just a tip. Also adding some black / adjusting shadows would give the pics some more depth.
nickelmedia
19th of October 2010 (Tue), 09:31
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Contrast was also prior feedback I had received. Regarding blur, I did de-noise and "de-clarify" in Lightroom, but I'm sure they aren't as tack sharp as they could be to begin with.
steelcityphotographer
20th of October 2010 (Wed), 11:37
They look a bit soft to me
35mmNewbie
21st of October 2010 (Thu), 03:06
I think 6,7 and some work on 8 are your best. Also agree with the contrast, and their being an issue with them being soft.
nickelmedia
21st of October 2010 (Thu), 08:57
Thanks again for the feedback everyone! It's been really helpful!
swashbuckler
25th of October 2010 (Mon), 14:58
Hi
You can clone out those power lines

+1.
DO IT!