Wedding photos
Nov 21, 2011 20:19:54 #
I love doing weddings. Here are 3 of my brides.
A beautiful wedding on Martha's Vinyard
A little photoshop
Nov 21, 2011 20:24:19 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
I like the posing and composition of these shots, but for me the blurring is really distracting. Especially in the first two where her bouquet is blurred out. I'd rather see the bride crisp and clear otherwise my eye is drawn to all the effects added rather than the lovely subject. You could use a wider aperture when you take the pictures (like f/2, f/3.5, around there) to get a natural looking background blur while keeping the entire subject in focus.
Nov 21, 2011 20:31:48 #
I always do it both ways. Even with the largest lens opening sometimes there is little distance between the subject and the background/foreground at get the effect I want. Good observation
Nov 21, 2011 21:05:11 #
dlt dick wrote:
I love doing weddings. Here are 3 of my brides.
I agree with the blurring comment. I would think that if your 'bride' wants to hold flowers, you should make every attempt to get them in the pix in focus.
You can always have her move the flowers closer to her.
I always try to get the flowers in the pix in focus; especially when they have vibrant colors as these do. Some times the bridal party picks out such muted colors for their flowers they don't do much justice to the pix.
Nov 21, 2011 21:19:16 #
Nov 22, 2011 07:02:38 #
Very nice work. I also agree with the blur being a bit much, but that's just me. They are beautiful though. So long as the client loves them, that's all that matters.
Nov 22, 2011 07:11:57 #
And now for one posing suggestion. Stay away from the turkey leg look with the closed fist on the chin. Hand posing is one thing I have been really trying to improve on, and with the pressure of time, I have been guilty of overlooking it in the past. I would open her hand, fingers bent slightly with more of a side view of her hand, gently touching her face,using the ring hand to show off the ring.A little head tilt helps with this too.
Nov 22, 2011 15:01:32 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
I agree with the above posing suggestion. I'd be really curious to see the first photo without all the blurring if you have it that way!
Nov 23, 2011 01:28:02 #
photojet
Loc: TX/CO
dlt dick wrote:
I love doing weddings. Here are 3 of my brides.
Great shots. Where else can you get to photograph beautiful girls and get paid for it. I did weddings for 23 years.
Apr 11, 2012 01:04:06 #
jim1945
Loc: louisville,ky.
i love shooting weddings too....you've got to enjoy it because you have so much creativity with the bridal poses...nice
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