June 7th's rockin wedding!

had a ton of fun with these guys!

1. Organizing a wedding during makeup (85 1.8 )

Great stuff.

wow i absolutly love number 5-7-8 you should submit these they are amazing, very good, care to share any processing or techinques on these. great job.

akhoopes wrote in post #5703946
wow i absolutly love number 5-7-8 you should submit these they are amazing, very good, care to share any processing or techinques on these. great job.

thanks guys!


for 5 and 7, the post processing is rather minimal. What makes it dramatic is the lighting. One light on both sides of her... you can see the lights in 7.

For 8, I used a polarizing filter (I MEANT to use an ND4 filter, but I grabbed the wrong one out of my bag and I left the bag in the car) to get a slow shutter speed. One slave flash at full power to my left to give a tiny bit of fill (At F/20 ISO100 and a polarizer, the 580 BARELY gives off any light), and for processing, used a curve mask to brighten up the buildings.

Nice work. Really love 5-8 (with 8 being amazingly creative! my favorite). Only nitpik would be with #1. With that PP, I don't feel the image is as good as it could be when it is viewed alone. However, when seen in the context of the slideshow, it fits much better.

And I see you shot #8 at f20. You should never go above f16 because lens refraction will cause softness. (J/K. Someone always like to say that, but clearly this image is sharp. REALLY like that shot!)

picturecrazy wrote in post #5704006
for 5 and 7, the post processing is rather minimal. What makes it dramatic is the lighting. One light on both sides of her... you can see the lights in 7.

Two 580s?

I attempted a shot nearly identical to #5 on Saturday with billowy clouds. (with 430s albeit) I jacked it up and it was THE one I really wanted to nail. So I'd love to know how you lit that one. Where they were positioned, ratio, etc. To get a frame of reference.

#5 and #7 look like magazine material to me. #5 is my fav for sure. Nice work on all of them.

#5 is a great pic except her expression unless she has no chin?

#10 love the colors in there!

This is why you're mad paid. #7 is just wild.


BTW I hate it when you start a thread after I get one going.

I love the effects in #8, but it appears the the SUV on the left is going backwards?

Timphoto wrote in post #5704225
but it appears the the SUV on the left is going backwards?

Not sure how you see that perspective but it's definitely going in the right direction (toward the camera)

You used the 11-16 only for one of these pics... and then the 10-22 for the other UW photos.. my question is (I'm interested in buying the 11-16) could you have used the 11-16 for all your ultra wide shots and not miss the 10-22? how do you feel about the tokina?

great photos, I love 7.

I think 8 is slightly tilted to the left?

Very nice set.

Beautiful stuff, really magazine quality.

TwistedGray wrote in post #5704068
#5 is a great pic except her expression unless she has no chin?

#10 love the colors in there!

I actually *LOVE* her expression. It's the look of surprise. I think she too was a little caught off guard by the wind. I think it makes the shot. But it doesn't look as good at such a small size...

tmonatr wrote in post #5704032
And I see you shot #8 at f20. You should never go above f16 because lens refraction will cause softness. (J/K. Someone always like to say that, but clearly this image is sharp. REALLY like that shot!)

LOL, don't get me started. I routinely shoot above F/16. Pixel peepers are more concerned with ultimate sharpness and less concerned with what it takes to get the shot. With what I had, I couldn't possibly do it wider than F/20.

cdifoto wrote in post #5704089
This is why you're mad paid. #7 is just wild.

BTW I hate it when you start a thread after I get one going.

umm, sorry. didn't mean it.