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Sep 18, 2012 06:43 | #1

I was second shooter at a country style wedding this past weekend. This was the very first time photographing a wedding. Both the bride and groom (friends with 1st shooter) knew this ahead of time. I'm not completely thrilled with how they came out. The sun light was very harsh and I had a hard time adjusting to it. However, I had a blast and learned A LOT from this adventure. The best part, for me, is the bride and groom are quite happy with the photos.

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Meghan and her father

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The Groom and his Groomsmen

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Flower Girls

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Sep 18, 2012 09:20 | #3

Learn to use fill flash. That's really all you can do in situations like this where you have no control over the light or where people stand/walk, etc. Sometimes there really is nothing you can do - a situation can be so bad lighting wise. Strive to also capture emotion because if you get the emotion, the technical aspects of the photo start to take a back seat to the viewers who were there and want memories more than a technically perfect photo. Use time where you have just the couple or just one or the other to do the poses and control your light. Can't always do it during a ceremony.

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Sep 18, 2012 11:07 | #4

The second one is quite nice although I don't love the conversion. #1 is an outtake IMO because her eyes are closed.

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Sep 21, 2012 11:36 | #5

Really like #2 and the added separation of subject/background!

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Sep 22, 2012 12:30 | #6

The second one is the best :P

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Sep 23, 2012 10:26 | #8

love #2!!

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Sep 25, 2012 16:09 as a reply to @ davidmtml's post | #10

Thanks all! I learned a lot from this day. I have another coming up next month. I hope that I can take what I've learned and get some better results.

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Sep 26, 2012 20:04 | #11

Easy choice #2 is the winner, well at least my favorite.

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Sep 26, 2012 20:21 | #12

Easy choice #2 is the winner, well at least my favorite.

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Sep 26, 2012 23:21 | #13

I agree that #2 is the best out of the bunch. I'd like to see the foreground elements a little more OOF and her fist kinda bothers me a little, but that's a nit pick.

I'd trash the first one since her eyes are closed.

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