Shawna and Dustin - A few from today!

[dawssvt]

I had another wedding today, so I thought I would share a few.

C&C welcome...

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2. I softened this one up a tad, but I'm not sure if I'm liking it or not. Suggestions?


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[Shima]

Hey Dawson, nice set!

You've got some really great lighting going on for your formals.

For the black and white one you softened up a bit, I think I'm on the same page as you are, not sure if I like it or not. I'm kind of on the fence with it. It's nice, but I think the one thing bothering me is how dark her eye area is. Can you lighten that at all maybe?

I really like the under the veil one, but the direct light on her arm is bothering me a bit... I wonder if a landscape style crop where you just use the top portion of the picture might work better?

Thanks for sharing!

[dawssvt]

Originally Posted by Shima

Hey Dawson, nice set!

You've got some really great lighting going on for your formals.

For the black and white one you softened up a bit, I think I'm on the same page as you are, not sure if I like it or not. I'm kind of on the fence with it. It's nice, but I think the one thing bothering me is how dark her eye area is. Can you lighten that at all maybe?

I really like the under the veil one, but the direct light on her arm is bothering me a bit... I wonder if a landscape style crop where you just use the top portion of the picture might work better?

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the comments! I have some of the veil shot that is cropped landscape, so there are some without that direct light. I think I will mess with the black and white one some more to see if I can make it look better. Thanks again!

[JohnBiggs]

thats a great cute kid shot, but very little in it says wedding. Parents should buy it though and thats what really matters.

[fcorin13]

First of all, I really like #2! It may be soft, but I think it adds to the "atmosphere" of it!

The only thing I really noticed is in #6- I always tell the bridesmaids to hold their flowers lower! Usually some remark about "showing the top of their beautiful dresses" gets the point across, but if not then I tell them to place their wrists on their hips. It keeps them from looking like they are "hiding" behind the flowers! :)

And how do you get brides to pick bright-lit churches? All of mine tend to choose ones that are almost dungeons! :)

[dawssvt]

Originally Posted by fcorin13

First of all, I really like #2! It may be soft, but I think it adds to the "atmosphere" of it!

The only thing I really noticed is in #6- I always tell the bridesmaids to hold their flowers lower! Usually some remark about "showing the top of their beautiful dresses" gets the point across, but if not then I tell them to place their wrists on their hips. It keeps them from looking like they are "hiding" behind the flowers! :)

And how do you get brides to pick bright-lit churches? All of mine tend to choose ones that are almost dungeons! :)

That's a great idea about having the bridesmaids hold their flowers lower - thanks for that! I just happened to get lucky with how well lit this church was! The last church I shot in required me to shoot in ISO 1600 the entire time

[JohnBiggs]

Originally Posted by dawssvt

The last church I shot in required me to shoot in ISO 1600 the entire time

Thats rather common for me. I'm looking at newer bodies for good 3200 performance.