First Wedding Shots (Need some tips)

I'm starting to shot wedding... nedd some tips. This were my first weeding pics.

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The last two... please coment! :d

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The only two I really like are the one with the flower petals and the one of the bride being kissed by the girls.
The others look underexposed and unsharp. What setting did you use?

I think they look unsharp, because i've reduced the quality to the lowest level, to fit on the site... (maybe to much). The two on the church are a litle underexpose, but i'couldnt do better, i'm looking for to improve it... i realy don't like the photos on the church because 'couldn't set a proper exposure (I've used ISO 200, 1/60, 5.6 FEC 2/3). Sugestions? help me with the composition of the photo...

Thanks

For the inside shots I highly suggest a much higher ISO rather than flash

for the outside shots you may need to consider using a fill flash

A wider aperture will also help you to let in more light plus have more attention to the subject by blurring the background

There is a problem... In Portugal "tradicional wedding photos" can't have blured backgroud!! :S I was thinking using a ISO 800 and my 50 1.8 lense... do you think tha this will solve the problem? i'm a litle bit scaryed about the noise... what do you think?

Thanks song...

Few thoughts:
1) Turn off your flash until you learn how to use it well, natural light is often better anyway.
2) When someone's skin's that bad you really need to do something about it. Perhaps a soft focus filter, or just a mild gaussian blur.
3) Learn to use exposure compensation, and flash exposure compensation.
4) Re pic #1, the picture on an angle makes the photo much worse.
5) Backgrounds are important.
6) Learn how to pose people - eg guys stand with their weight on the back foot, no part of their bodies (shoulders, feet, hips, etc) should be parallel to the camera. This book is the best i've seen.
7) White ballance.
8 ) Again, exposure. Practice, practice, practice. Read the book "understanding exposure".
9) Never shoot up at someone who has even a tiny double chin. Ever. Even if they don't have one it's not flattering.
10) Why would you cut off some of his hair? Cutting off parts of the body can be done for good reason, but not like that.
11) Take lots of photos so if someone's talking or the mouth/eyes are in a poor pose you can select the best.
12) Learn how ETTL2 works with both white and reflective materials.
13) Learn to ballance flash and ambient light.
14) Don't show these photos to anyone you want to hire you.

Re the 50mm F1.8, it's focus motor isn't great so every shot you take with a wide aperture with it take it a few times. Play with a depth of field calculators to learn how to position people relative to backgrounds to keep everything in focus. ISO800 is ok for shot so long as you don't want them too large - I haven't tested but I expect a well exposed 8x12 at ISO800 should be fine.

Those are just quick thoughts off the top of my head. Hope they help

Ok!! I've learn my lesson i think you are totaly right. I'll follow your advises...

So long as you learn something and improve you're doing well

#6, #7, and #8 are great. The restcould use some PP. I think you could show those off to people who want to hire you! For your first wedding shots, I think these are great!

Great Ideas... the bride should be in focus tho for all shotsas previously stated. Id suggest using a flash bracket that doesnt project side shadows though on image # 3 and 5. Otherwise good crops. Your eye for detail seems to be on key and with some experience youll do very well. As the Hired photographer wether it be for free or for hire, Weddings are all about capturing the moment and you have done well as far as I can see in these images. I cant crituque too much more being fairly new to wedding with 3 yrs experience but I do know what brides love to see in their photos.

I was just going to say when I saw you say you reduced the quality that I see alot of pixel bleeding here. In the fisrts shot, the baby pic is a big distraction but can easily be pp out. I like the one with the flower petals thrown up. Cool shots but poor quality and you seem aware of this.