My Wedding Shot ~The Ryan Brenzer Method

The shots look awesome, but just a dumb question if I may (sorry)

Why go the whole route of taking so many pics to stich? What I mean to ask is can't it be done in one shot?

I'm asking to learn something new, not to be funny.

- Derrick

Derrick_SA wrote in post #9652183
The shots look awesome, but just a dumb question if I may (sorry)

Why go the whole route of taking so many pics to stich? What I mean to ask is can't it be done in one shot?

I'm asking to learn something new, not to be funny.

- Derrick

"so the reason i do this is because of the light stand is in the way.. and also high iso gets compressed ( to about nothing)"

very nice! Phamster, you must be one of the best photographers I know on here! keep up the work!

wouldnt it be easier to photoshop a lightstand and flash out ? rather than all that ?
i mean nice job.. uve done it.. but just sayin`

nickbunyun wrote in post #9652433
wouldnt it be easier to photoshop a lightstand and flash out ? rather than all that ?
i mean nice job.. uve done it.. but just sayin`

try a shot the way you want.. and let me know your results..

2 things going against you..

high ISO - i shot at 1600 and i want a file to be able to print out @ 24x36
auto focus from that distance is tricky...
but you can try - i am just saying..

this method does 3 things.

1. compresses the HIGH ISO to nothing..
2. creates a really clean looking file and adds sharpness ( if you mis focus a little, the final project looks sharper)
3. creates croppablity.... you can at the end of the process crop where you think is the best, verses at the time of the shot.. make a decision and then stuck with it.. here you can rethink and cut it out were you want.

respectfully
phamster

cool

I'm liking the result, but I'm not understanding why the method is used

I think here is what I got, so the light guy is in the frame, lighting the main subject, you then take the first shot, the lighting guy moves out of the way, and you take shots of the surroundings with a slight overlap, including your subjects? so they need to stay still after the light guy moves, no change in pose what so ever?

Also could you please help me understand what you mean by the ISO, do you use different ISO's for the subject pic and the surrounding quads?

Was the whole purpose to have a higher resulotion image to be able to print bigger?

thanks for your time phamster.

Derrick

Interesting! What ever works I guess. I would try a wide angle and just one more shot where the light man was, than process.

If it's me getting married, and the Phamster is the shooter, I don't want a 24x36 of the that shot with street lights hanging over me. I want the better shots you take @ 24x36

Excellent shot(s). Thanks for sharing!

interesting... I am among those who don't get it. I guess you gotta live in Lafayette to get the idea

so th bookeh?is it real...looks a bit like blurred in PS...other than that it's great

As a traffic signal engineer, I like the shots...but my wife is happy we didn't see these before our wedding!

GoRk wrote in post #9652939
so th bookeh?is it real...looks a bit like blurred in PS...other than that it's great

I believe that another reason for using this technique is to create an equivalent depth of field of a much larger aperture than the one shot at.

someone correct me if I am wrong.

Great shot,
But what I cant understand is why people DONT get the whole reason why it is shot and processed this way, it has been explained so simply by phamster, what is there not to get.

Again great work as usual.