Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

Taken last Saturday by the girls on my team. While I do the heavy lifting and setting up 6 video cameras at the ceremony location the girls went in with the bride and her girls, I do the grunt labor job and they got all the fun jobs. Actually I want to applaud them for a job well done.

Girls I think believe have an edge on most of us guys as far as posing. Though as men we can learn, as I am, but it just comes more naturally to the girls, IMO.

Hope you enjoy a few to glean from ........

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Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Nice series!
Numbers 1 & 3 are stand outs for me.
Pat

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

Don't miss that #2 the cell phone is the focus target ;-)

Singing Swan

Watch those vertical lines!! You have some fantastic memories caught here!

superpijak Loc: Middle TN

They did quite well... :thumbup:

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

The linear vertical distortion is caused by the use of a normal, medium wide or wide angle lens or zoom focal length setting in close quarters and tilting the camera upward or downward to accommodate the composition or including all of a group in the image. Where there are space limitations or others restrictions where the use of a wide angle lens is required, the trick is to keep the camera as level as possible and crop too much ceiling or floor or sky and ground in the final editing.

In architectural exterior or interior photographs, some corrections can be made in PhotoShop but this is not practicable when there are people in the picture because they will be stretched or distorted in the end result.

I kinda like theses images just the way the are. I feel the expressions of fun and joy and the naturalness of the image far outweighs the linear distortion. In a way, the strong diagonal lines add more excitement and candor to the mood of the images. For me- the large group (#3) tells the whole story of the relationship between the bride and her crew- outstanding for sure! Perhaps the additional time it would have required to correct the perspective issue, at the time of shooting, would have precluded capturing that great moment! My method is shoot first and make some corrections after you have captured the essence of the shot.

Regards, Ed

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

You and I think alike Ed. My motto is to get one in the camera in the moment that is before you ........... then try and get one better. I usually find the first one is the best the majority of the time as it capture true emotion.

I'm pretty good at getting the lens out at a 90 degree angle but this was one of my girls snapping. I'm pleased with the result but it's a good reminder to get the camera angle correct when you can.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

I'd also like to add.......wow, beautiful bride.

They just don't grow them like that around here :-)

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

To much GMO's in your neck of the woods, things get BIG ......... :lol:

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

Too much pizza and beer in my neck of the woods....and too little self control. I can attest to that fact.