Wedding shots for Critique

[W00DY]

Hi All,

These were taken at my cousins wedding. I was just a guest and made sure I kept right out of the pro's way. Would love your thoughts.

#1



#2



#3

[scottvd]

So the title under my name is "newbie" - I feel like a special ed kid critiquing a PhD on his quantum-physics lecture.. That being said here's my unwarranted, I've owned a DSLR for two whole months now, never taken a wedding photo in my life before, opinions.. (:

#1 is my favorite but think a bit of fill light would be more flattering.

#2 background is a bit pronounced, and although I don't know what would do it (contrast, or something?) the dress could be a bit whiter - looks a bit too blended in tone with her flesh (unlike #1).

#3 crop is too narrow for me - too much headroom - I think the bystanders are needed to more appropriately set the scene and wouldn't be distracting. Perhaps groom could be dodged a bit..

HA.. I *so* don't know what I'm talking about but that was fun!

~(:

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[PiroStitch]

Exposure wise, all 3 are great. I think #2 would benefit from a bit more contrast by adjusting the levels so the couple stands out a bit more but not too much.

Did you take successive shots of #3? The only thing about it is the bride's expression. It's candid, maybe cute but she might be a bit upset about her upturned nose. It's out of your control but usually when someone is walking or laughing, I try to take multiple shots to make the candid shots more pleasing as well.

[W00DY]

#1 is my favorite but think a bit of fill light would be more flattering.

This is one of my favourites as well, I love her expression

#2 background is a bit pronounced, and although I don't know what would do it (contrast, or something?) the dress could be a bit whiter - looks a bit too blended in tone with her flesh (unlike #1).

I'll try a few things and see what happens. I actually desaturated this and then applied a very light red hue to it, that woudl explain the white dress issue. Maybe the tinging doesn't work?

#3 crop is too narrow for me - too much headroom - I think the bystanders are needed to more appropriately set the scene and wouldn't be distracting. Perhaps groom could be dodged a bit..

I know... problem is there was a tripod setup in the aisle and as I was also sitting (and only had the one lens) I didn't have much choice but to get the tripod legs in, so I cropped them out and yes, the grooms head is a little blown on top!!!

Thanks for the comments Scott, much appreciated.

[W00DY]

Exposure wise, all 3 are great.

Thanks, I love the S5

I think #2 would benefit from a bit more contrast by adjusting the levels so the couple stands out a bit more but not too much.

I'll give this a go and post the results

Did you take successive shots of #3? The only thing about it is the bride's expression. It's candid, maybe cute but she might be a bit upset about her upturned nose. It's out of your control but usually when someone is walking or laughing, I try to take multiple shots to make the candid shots more pleasing as well.

Yeah, I see your point. As mentioned I was in a difficult position with this one. I did take a few more but they were not quite as good as this one (I felt). Luckily the bride (my cousin) is used to her little nose and does find it cute

Thanks for the comments mate, appreciate them.