Providence, RI Wedding

This is my 1st wedding shot as Alex J. Photography. C&C Welcomed.

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Great job for a first solo wedding! Looks like a very cool place to shoot. Here are my thoughts on the photos you posted:

1. So-so bridal portrait. It's nice and sharp and the light is decent, but I would have framed her on either the right or left third, or shot in portrait orientation, and not cropping off as much of the head. The tattooed arm in the background is also somewhat distracting, and her hair becomes lost blending into the dark background.

2. Sweet shot. I'd like to see what it looks like with a little longer shutter speed - although depending on the speed of the carousel and having either IS or a tripod, that may not have been possible without it coming out completely blurry. The fence on the left side is a nitpick, but not a deal breaker for me. Nice shot.

3. Cool building for bridal party shots. I would have posed the couple to the right of the B&G to lean against the opposite pillar to mirror the couples on the other side. And the lonely bridesmaid is a little sad, but hey, that's what happens with uneven bridal parties.

4. Fun shot. What was your shutter speed? If it was possible, I would have bumped it up a little to really freeze everyone's movement (groom's hand/face, for instance). I'd also bring up the shadows a little.

5. A little too centered for my taste, and watch out for chopped off fingers. Otherwise not bad.

6. Nice, they'll like this one. Bring the darks up a bit and clone out the red dot above the groom's head and you'll have a winner.

7. I'd crop out the speaker and a lot of headroom, leaving the couple on the right side of the frame. Looks a little soft too, but a nice moment.

8. Too centered and wide. I'd crop out a lot from the top and left side, leaving the couple framed in the left third.

#3-6 all look a little cool to me, may want to check the WB on them.

Hope this is helpful and not too harsh. Overall I think you did a great job, especially for a first time solo wedding!

Thanks!!

I appreciate the feedback. Def. not harsh at all. That's why I posted the photos, to get feedback on what to do to make my next wedding that much better.

First of all, VERY nicely done for your first. They should be very happy with these.

That said, here's my take:

1. A well exposed image. I really like the lighting on this one. Unfortunately, composition-wise, it's a rather borging image. She's too centered. The top of her head is chopped off and just too many distracting element in the background.

2. I like this one a lot. I like the motion blur on the carousel just fine. The fencing on the left bothers me somewhat. However, it's still a nice image.

3. Oooh...nice shot. The only nit pick would be that the trees in the background cuts through some of the people and it just above the groom's head. But really, a pretty money shot IMO!

4. Motion blur on the groom kills this one for me.

5. I would have used the columns as more of a leading line element. Too much OOF foreground column on the right side and they are too centered.

6. Good photo. Looks underexposed however.

7. Lighting looks rather harsh. I would crop this much tighter.

8. There's just too much going on. I would have tried to isolate the couple from the busy background a little more.

I can't add much to what Stephen an Nick stated but what I will say is that with image 3 when dealing with an uneven bridal party place 3 person together e.g. 2, 2, 3 then the bride and groom specifically for this shot.

Thanks Guys!

I appreciate the feedback and criticism. It helps so much coming from an outside source.

Awesome shots, very creative and really like the sharpness.

carousal shot is great. looks like you lucked out with some really flat light. i might warm them up a bit thou

Wow, I'm very impressed. Sharp and so well processed. The motion blur didn't bother me as much as the yellow. It's just a little off, but a good shot. I think the speakers are a bit distracting, so a tighter crop is okay. Always cropping to the middle is discouraged, so maybe in that shot, go left.

Otherwise, great series.