Enchanted Forest Aftershoot ~ Kelly & Ilia

One of my fav shoots of last year...all feedback welcome as always!

http://maigancowenphot​ography.pass.us …hanted-forest-aftershoot/

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Much love & happy shooting all!

Maigan Cowen
Maigan Cowen Photography

I will be the first to ask you to post a few pictures here instead of an external link. I believe the feedback would be greater this way.

lovely set! the focus is definitely more on the bride than the groom, haha (she is quite the stunner)

Really nice. Only critique I would have is they're all mostly from the same angle as far as camera level. Maybe a little variation would be nice. Otherwise a great set.

Good Point! Definitely something I need to work on!

I know...I believe this is something to improve on for sure!

Maigan,

I looked at all the pictures. There are a few that I really like and I think it has almost everything to do with framing - and thus I think from my perspective many more of them could be significantly improved by cropping them differently - tighter and off center in many cases - not tighter but re-positioning the couple off center in others - not chopping off his feet and head in others. Obviously done with natural lighting but I personally would use a Lightroom technique to bring up the exposure on her face slightly in a few pictures - she is a pretty girl and I think the pictures would pop a lot more if this was done.

You're right. I want to experiment with reflectors to see how that affects things. On my to do list! Thanks for the feedback on cropping. It's always nice to get a different perspective.

Beautiful Couple, Beautiful Location, Beautiful Lighting. You should be proud! If I had to critique I would like to see more range in the poses and camera angles. Maybe some wide perspectives would of been nice at this location.

Great photos! I love the styling, was everything your idea or did you have some help? Cheers!

Lovely backlight in some of those close up shots but holy mother of tilts, lol.

I understand you were going for a juxtaposition with couch and forest env. and I like the idea but I just don't see it work here. There is no separation at all, faster aperture would definitely help.....overall there is whole bunch of images of people sitting on a couch in a forest. Non of them have that defining look, you were going for. Mostly because a lot of those shots are all about that couch. There should be couple strong shots with the couch...then move on. You have it photographed from each and every possible angle. I think it's too much. Also, a lot of these shots would benefit from lower shooting position. Lower position, more separation, work with that back light more....overall it looks like you didn't really have a good idea what to do with that couch. SOrry if I sound harsh, just giving you my honest opinion

she is quite the stunner!

Very nice images. Maigan who do you host your site through?