First ever engagement shoot

It's Minnesota and spring hasn't come yet but they needed them to send out the save the dates so I was kind of limited (i.e. brown snow, bare trees and sopping wet brown ugly grass and mud). Here are a few I like with the rest on flickr at the link below.

https://www.flickr.com​/photos/bennymod/

I would love some C&C.

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I think your subjects look very happy and comfortable.. Well done.

However, the post behind the guy in the last one is somewhat awkward. I would clone it out. I think 4 is my favorite from this set you've shown.

nice shots however i think there might have been an opportunity missed with a longer reflection shot

Those are great dude, nice job!

Thanks. As far as the reflection goes it got a little sketchy further down with mud and snow and stuff and it also made it a very tall and narrow image. I agree with the pole comment I just didn't even notice.

Looks good for what you had to work with! I kinda like the more minimal feel of the background. Was there any significance to the location?

Nice. Bright clean images. What did you use to process ? Camera settings?

mlim18 wrote in post #16799446
Looks good for what you had to work with! I kinda like the more minimal feel of the background. Was there any significance to the location?

Nope just a close location by the Mississippi and Downtown. Thanks for the kind words.

demondrive1 wrote in post #16799818
Nice. Bright clean images. What did you use to process ? Camera settings?

Thanks.

They were processed in Lightroom. I didn't do too much to them just exposure/shadows/highl​ights etc.

I shot them with a 60D and 5d Classic mostly using an 85 1.8. The funny thing is the ones I like most were shot with the 5Dc not my 60D.

The EXIF info is on the images if you go to my flicker page.

#1 and #2
Canon EOS 5D
EF85mm f/1.8 USM
ƒ/1.8
85.0 mm
1/2000
200
Off, did not fire
Manual


#3

Canon EOS 5D
40.0 mm (Pancake)
ƒ/2.8
40.0 mm
1/2000
200
Off, did not fire
Manual


#4
Canon EOS 60D
EF85mm f/1.8 USM
ƒ/2.8
85.0 mm
1/500
100
No flash
Manual


#5
Canon EOS 60D
EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
ƒ/5.0
55.0 mm
1/500
400
On, fired
Manual

Great interaction between them and they both look pretty comfortable. That's not always easy to do.

As for critique: I'd say that the background choice for the first two shots is really lacking--surely there was something a little less 'suburban condo' to put in the background. The shots also seem a little bit cool to me color-balance-wise. In #3, the ring is the focus, so simplify the scene a little by clearing up her skin on her neck area--if they're birthmarks / freckles, I'd clone them at some opacity so they're only barely visible on inspection; if it's just a breakout, they're gone from the image.

Christopher Steven b wrote in post #16809327
Great interaction between them and they both look pretty comfortable. That's not always easy to do.

As for critique: I'd say that the background choice for the first two shots is really lacking--surely there was something a little less 'suburban condo' to put in the background. The shots also seem a little bit cool to me color-balance-wise. In #3, the ring is the focus, so simplify the scene a little by clearing up her skin on her neck area--if they're birthmarks / freckles, I'd clone them at some opacity so they're only barely visible on inspection; if it's just a breakout, they're gone from the image.

Thanks for the advice. As far as the background goes I didn't have much option is it is in downtown Minneapolis and with the sun where I wanted it that was the background available. We got 6 inches of snow today (April 4) so my choice of location is limited as there are no leaves and no green grass and mud/dirt/melting snow everywhere.

I want them to do this again a little later when I can get a little more variety. I see what you mean about the neck though - didn't even notice it.

Rule number 1

Image 4.. Never shoot into someone crotch. Male or female.

^What if it's a wrestler or David Bowie from Labyrinth ?

Christopher Steven b wrote in post #16810375
^What if it's a wrestler or David Bowie from Labyrinth ?

Well that's different *LOL*