Wedding photo

[shchow]

just to share some photo taken at my sister's wedding. (first time taking up such an important role: appointed event photographer)



~ Sheu Hau ~

[GitS]

refreshing...

[chainsmoker]

Good catch. Nice weather u have there, the clouds lining themselves up too.

[wind30]

very nice. the whole scene is very nicely exposed, sky, wedding gown, etc. any more pictures?

[MatthewSCL]

The first thing i saw is the center girl holding on to a HUGE POLE on her head....

do take care of backgrounds...

[espn]

Originally Posted by MatthewSCL The first thing i saw is the center girl holding on to a HUGE POLE on her head.... do take care of backgrounds...

Seriously... when you're taking shots as these, it's capturing the moment or never, the concentration is on the shot as a whole, not the pole. I don't think if he took the time to recompose, he would have gotten the shot he wanted.

It's easy to criticise and nit pick when viewing the shot, but it's not easy to pick up the shot when such events are fast moving and you don't have time to pose and recompose the shots.

I won't worry about the pole.

[Raptor1]

I feel that with the pole around, it adds a special meaning to the picture.
"the bride laughing at her friend who looks like she is lifting a pole on her head" -lame =X -

Yes, i totally agree with what espn said.

[tao]

shchow, nice spontaneous shot, where is it taken? doesn't look like Singapore to me...

[shchow]

Originally Posted by MatthewSCL The first thing i saw is the center girl holding on to a HUGE POLE on her head.... do take care of backgrounds...

can't help it MatthewSCL. It's a spontaneous shot, no rehershal, and I forgot to set the camera to multiple mode.

Originally Posted by tao shchow, nice spontaneous shot, where is it taken? doesn't look like Singapore to me...

thanks tao, it's taken in Ipoh, Malaysia, when I went back home for CNY and my sister's wedding.

[shchow]

Originally Posted by tao shchow, nice spontaneous shot, where is it taken? doesn't look like Singapore to me...

yup. it's not singapore. It's in my hometown Ipoh, Malaysia. Went back during CNY.

Will post more later.

[MatthewSCL]

Originally Posted by espn Seriously... when you're taking shots as these, it's capturing the moment or never, the concentration is on the shot as a whole, not the pole. I don't think if he took the time to recompose, he would have gotten the shot he wanted. It's easy to criticise and nit pick when viewing the shot, but it's not easy to pick up the shot when such events are fast moving and you don't have time to pose and recompose the shots. I won't worry about the pole.

true to some extent, however, spontaneous capture of certain events might be spoiled due to these reasons...

in this shot, (not to nick pick or what), but the pole on the head really bring the focus off the main subject....the catching of the flowers were not very obvious compared to the pole...so in this case, even if you got the moment, i find it still a waste....

with more experience i guess, you can anticipate such moments and have amber time to pre-adjust your angles....

just my suggestions....

[shchow]

Originally Posted by MatthewSCL true to some extent, however, spontaneous capture of certain events might be spoiled due to these reasons... in this shot, (not to nick pick or what), but the pole on the head really bring the focus off the main subject....the catching of the flowers were not very obvious compared to the pole...so in this case, even if you got the moment, i find it still a waste.... with more experience i guess, you can anticipate such moments and have amber time to pre-adjust your angles.... just my suggestions....

Thanks matthew. I agree with you. "Spontaneous" cannot be used as an excuse for bad composition. Thank you for your suggestion, I definitely need to practice more.

[SianZronG]

Originally Posted by shchow Thanks matthew. I agree with you. "Spontaneous" cannot be used as an excuse for bad composition. Thank you for your suggestion, I definitely need to practice more.

and in the event of a nice picture with a certain element to spoil it some PSing can remove the POLE in the pictures

[shchow]

Originally Posted by SianZronG and in the event of a nice picture with a certain element to spoil it some PSing can remove the POLE in the pictures

ya... you are right. that's why I went to the library to borrow a few books on photo retouching... will see how well I can pick up the skills of PS...

[shchow]

here is another one of the event.



this one I did a little PS. What do you think?

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by shchow here is another one of the event. this one I did a little PS. What do you think?

I think a little too much PS..(the eyes and eyebrows look unnatural).

[shchow]

another...

[shchow]

[shchow]

[shchow]

Originally Posted by Hacker I think a little too much PS..(the eyes and eyebrows look unnatural).

yup... i know the PS effects are obvious (probably that's why you said it's unnatural).

Well, I find the picture captures the feeling of the bride at that time, patiently waiting and preparing for the big day. just my own accessment of the picture i took.

will keep learning.