You've come a long way, baby! Post a link to your first and most recent wedding shoot

lisarhinehartlisarhinehart Registered Users Posts: 279 Major grins
edited June 25, 2009 in Weddings
Hello all :D
I was thinking it would be fun to have people post a link to their first wedding shoot and thier most recent shoot along with the dates of each-- I'm sure everyone has come a long way! --Lisa
Lisa
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  • ssimmonsphotossimmonsphoto Registered Users Posts: 424 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2009
    This is my favorite shot from my first wedding on August 9, 2008:
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    I edited out a back that was in the background. Oh, and this was only last August. I've shot five weddings so far and have another 10 this year.

    Here is one from my last wedding that I've finished editing. Still working on last weekend's set.

    May 30, 2009
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    Right at the end of the ceremony, hence all the people shadows.
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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2009
    Ha ha! Great idea for a thread!

    I guess I was one lucky lady. I still love most of the photos from my first wedding in 2004. Still shooting film then, and I borrowed a digital camera for 1 week for this wedding. eek7.gif That was back when early rebels were costing over $1000........Boy was I lucky I had them turn out!


    1st wedding: (Not too bad, really considering I had no flash and no clue how to use one... kit lenses...etc... Scary!)
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    My last wedding: You probably already saw this one, but oh well!
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2009
    Hello all :D
    I was thinking it would be fun to have people post a link to their first wedding shoot and thier most recent shoot along with the dates of each-- I'm sure everyone has come a long way! --Lisa

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    It's hard to remember now, but I believe I this is from my first wedding - I do know it was all Tri-X, all the time - and I'm still more than satisfied with it.mwink.gif


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    And these are most definitely from my most recent shoot:

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    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2009
    @BD: As funny as it sounds, I think I like your first one better mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2009
    This is a great idea for a thread :D

    B D I actually think both then/now photos offer something really great. They just seem to be opposite ends of the spectrum, unless I'm missing something. lol3.gif
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    @BD: As funny as it sounds, I think I like your first one better mwink.gif

    I wouldn't really argue with you. That one from the first wedding is one of my all time favorites. But I do like this latest batch.
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2009
    schmoo wrote:
    This is a great idea for a thread :D

    B D I actually think both then/now photos offer something really great. They just seem to be opposite ends of the spectrum, unless I'm missing something. lol3.gif

    Well, in terms of lighting they certainly are - at different ends of the spectrum. But otherwise I don't think that first shot is that far removed from the black and whites. Or is it? ne_nau.gif
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2009
    I have shot exactly one wedding and I was an accidental wedding photographer.

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    The story and a lot more shots here.
    If not now, when?
  • lisarhinehartlisarhinehart Registered Users Posts: 279 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2009
    gallery vs one image
    This is a great idea for a thread :D

    Thanks! I'm so glad people are posting on it!!! I was hoping more for links to galleries than singular images, b/c I think what improves most is consistancy, but this is cool, too. I bet many have deleted thier first wedding by now anyway, which would make it difficult to post, lol.
    Lisa
    My Website
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2009
    From my first wedding (mar 2006) with an SLR (my 1st 2 were shot with P&S...ickk!)

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    From Saturday:
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    Canon 5D MkI
    50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
    ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
  • Moogle PepperMoogle Pepper Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2009
    You have to bring out the big guns... huh? You know I love that photo that you just posted.
    Food & Culture.
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  • lisarhinehartlisarhinehart Registered Users Posts: 279 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2009
    wow
    Wow! Very cool shot and journey, starting with a P&S. Thanks for sharing! --Lisa
    urbanaries wrote:
    From my first wedding (mar 2006) with an SLR (my 1st 2 were shot with P&S...ickk!)

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    From Saturday:
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    Lisa
    My Website
  • Jeff_MiloJeff_Milo Registered Users Posts: 327 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    WOW Lynne. Unbelievable shot, simply deautiful. Think that is my second favorite of yours all time, right behind the shot in the stairwell. bowdown.gifbowdown.gif
    Jeff Milo
    MILOStudios


    www.milophotostudios.com
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    Jeff_Milo wrote:
    WOW Lynne. Unbelievable shot, simply deautiful. Think that is my second favorite of yours all time, right behind the shot in the stairwell. bowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Thanks, Jeff! I'm pretty excited about it :) I saw a similar photo on Ben Chrisman's site and while mine turned out very different, it's just an example of how beneficial it is to regularly peruse the masters for creative juice!
    Canon 5D MkI
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    ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    urbanaries wrote:
    Thanks, Jeff! I'm pretty excited about it :) I saw a similar photo on Ben Chrisman's site and while mine turned out very different, it's just an example of how beneficial it is to regularly peruse the masters for creative juice!

    H-O-L-Y C-A-T-S! That is an incredible shot. Wowza!
  • elizabeth_Lunaelizabeth_Luna Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    H-O-L-Y C-A-T-S! That is an incredible shot. Wowza!

    I have to agree LOVE IT!! I want to be like you when I grow up iloveyou.gif
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2009
    H-O-L-Y C-A-T-S! That is an incredible shot. Wowza!

    heh, it's no drool-worthy Alaskan mountainscape shot!!! :D thanks Heather!
    Canon 5D MkI
    50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
    ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
  • Jeff_MiloJeff_Milo Registered Users Posts: 327 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2009
    urbanaries wrote:
    Thanks, Jeff! I'm pretty excited about it :) I saw a similar photo on Ben Chrisman's site and while mine turned out very different, it's just an example of how beneficial it is to regularly peruse the masters for creative juice!

    I wish we had clouds here in So Cal. All we ever have is clear blue sky or haze. I would kill for the opportunity to take a shot like that. I could not agree more about perusing others work before shoots. Thetre are so many great wedding photographers out there I get inspiration from, including you. Thanks!!
    Jeff Milo
    MILOStudios


    www.milophotostudios.com
  • KinkajouKinkajou Registered Users Posts: 1,240 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2009
    Wow, this has given me hope!

    I have my first wedding in October; I responded to an add looking for a cheap (read: free would be nice) photographer looking to gain experience, so I sent a link to my galleries and they selected me. Turns out to be my yoga teacher, so that's great!

    Anyway, since it will be my first, I'll do my best but I'm not expecting perfection (though it would be nice!)... but it's great to see the progress everyone has made and to know that we all start somewhere and can end up with amazing quality of work!

    Thanks for sharing, everyone! clap.gif

    Here are some shots I've taken as a guest at the weddings:

    Had dSLR exactly one month: October 2008. My mom and sister discovered that they had no idea how to bustle the gown:
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    May 31, 2009:
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    cake cutting
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    and I know you've seen this one before:
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    Webpage

    Spread the love! Go comment on something!
  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2009
    This is my first real paid wedding:
    http://alloutdoor.smugmug.com/gallery/4234449_f3bit

    This is the very latest wedding, from last weekend:
    http://alloutdoor.smugmug.com/gallery/6429282_v8ver

    I like the first one better.
    Ally is the most fun to photograph bride I have ever had.
    The lighting on the last one was pretty tough, very flat and bright, and the wedding party was not really into it...I had to WORK to get what I did.
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