Nicholas & Elicia Wedding

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Ops ... I accidentally deleted my last thread. This is the updated one. Music slideshow.
I was one of the jiemei and "back up" photographer. I'm very new into photograpgy. This is my 1st wedding shot. Taken with Nikon D80.

Btw, how should I make the colour and contrast to stand out when I took it? What are the parameters to play with? I saw the pictures taken by the main photographer, the green is so green and the blue is so blue while mine looks very soft.

C & C welcome! Thanks!

http://wenwenzzz.webng.com/nicholaseliciawedding/

[m3lv1nh0]

You need to post process the pics. Try these settings, USM 20, 200, 0 for remove the grey cast. Than increase saturations + add a S curve contrast adjustment layer. Alot can be done in PS so you gotta read and try it out.

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by m3lv1nh0 You need to post process the pics. Try these settings, USM 20, 200, 0 for remove the grey cast. Than increase saturations + add a S curve contrast adjustment layer. Alot can be done in PS so you gotta read and try it out.

Thank you ^^

[stanleyfu]

Originally Posted by lostnfound_wenwen Ops ... I accidentally deleted my last thread. This is the updated one. Music slideshow. I was one of the jiemei and "back up" photographer. I'm very new into photograpgy. This is my 1st wedding shot. Taken with Nikon D80. Btw, how should I make the colour and contrast to stand out when I took it? What are the parameters to play with? I saw the pictures taken by the main photographer, the green is so green and the blue is so blue while mine looks very soft. C & C welcome! Thanks! http://wenwenzzz.webng.com/nicholaseliciawedding/

Nice video! Can know the name and artiste of the song?

[lukesky]

nice try for a first attempt. i remembered my first attempt too, very raw also.

anyway a few pointers

1) the music ended halfway, but yr slideshow still continued, then the music restarted. it's ok for us to critique the pics, but u can't show this kinda arrangement to the clients or to friends. If the music too short, then display less pics lor.

2) For the gatecrashing pics, those that the groom's face is obscured by the grilles, i think don't have to show, else the point of interest, which is face, is already hidden. If u wana show the hand with the angpow, then just crop that area. U have to be more critical with your shots selection, not good cannot put slideshow cos slideshow is a showcase of the best pics of that day.

3) Are u using external flash? For weddings it's very good to use external flash, and bounce it off the ceiling. Unless u have fast lenses then u can shoot using available light. Direct flash is a big no-no in general wedding photography cos might make yr pics look like those from a point and shoot..

[nulbonklr]

Originally Posted by stanleyfu Nice video! Can know the name and artiste of the song?

Yep, cool song. she is Olivia Ong. I'm a great fan of hers.

You can check out here

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381919

and here for her pics.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359707

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by lukesky nice try for a first attempt. i remembered my first attempt too, very raw also. anyway a few pointers 1) the music ended halfway, but yr slideshow still continued, then the music restarted. it's ok for us to critique the pics, but u can't show this kinda arrangement to the clients or to friends. If the music too short, then display less pics lor. 2) For the gatecrashing pics, those that the groom's face is obscured by the grilles, i think don't have to show, else the point of interest, which is face, is already hidden. If u wana show the hand with the angpow, then just crop that area. U have to be more critical with your shots selection, not good cannot put slideshow cos slideshow is a showcase of the best pics of that day. 3) Are u using external flash? For weddings it's very good to use external flash, and bounce it off the ceiling. Unless u have fast lenses then u can shoot using available light. Direct flash is a big no-no in general wedding photography cos might make yr pics look like those from a point and shoot..

Hi, thanks for the advice ^^ It's v useful to me. Ya, I also find my work kinda "anyhow" .. keke .. no further processing at all. I think I should do something before I posted it here. Btw, the music is very short le. Only 2 minutes plus so I actually joined them together into 1.

I'm just into photography 3 months only, haven't invested much yet. I have few more friends' ROM & weddings coming up so I will definitely get the external flash

[bigdaystudio]

i really love the many different expressions you got there.
Like the autie kena kissed, and the stressed look while trying to put on the jewelery for the bride very fun.. although i think you had some direct flash on them, some may not like it and you could try bounce flash but i had some nostalgic feeling about them which i think it works for me on some of them. Sometimes while we are so focused on the techniques during shoot and so worried about how good the shot should turn up we missed out many precious moments. But for your case i think u did well for the moments and expressions.

[theArtOfLight]

Nice.... many lovely kisses around
This must be a very loving family....
U "Anyhow" but still managed to get precious moments caught on memory

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by bigdaystudio i really love the many different expressions you got there. Like the autie kena kissed, and the stressed look while trying to put on the jewelery for the bride very fun.. although i think you had some direct flash on them, some may not like it and you could try bounce flash but i had some nostalgic feeling about them which i think it works for me on some of them. Sometimes while we are so focused on the techniques during shoot and so worried about how good the shot should turn up we missed out many precious moments. But for your case i think u did well for the moments and expressions.

Ya, indeed I was very "kan jiong" at that moment and not sure what to do when I snap. I didn't want to miss out those precious moment so I decided to focus on that 1st. Anyway, techniques takes time to develop. Hopefully I can get better results in my next post ^^

Oh ya, I love your "ken & carol" series. I actually learnt the importance of capturing precious expressions from this series!

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by theArtOfLight Nice.... many lovely kisses around This must be a very loving family.... U "Anyhow" but still managed to get precious moments caught on memory

Thank you ^^. I guess I have to re-edit the slideshow & photos and present a better one to this loving couple before they come back from their europe honeymoon!

[Gizmore]

the only gripe that i have would probably be the flash only. as mentioned, learn how to bounce your flash and i think you are ok.

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by Gizmore the only gripe that i have would probably be the flash only. as mentioned, learn how to bounce your flash and i think you are ok.

O ic. May I know how? Just use the external flash will solve the problem?

[theArtOfLight]

Originally Posted by lostnfound_wenwen O ic. May I know how? Just use the external flash will solve the problem?

yes. get an external flash...
A good one to start with would be CANON 430EX or 430EXII :P

With that you can bounced by tilting the Flash head

That would remove your harsh shadow...

Here is the 430 EX review:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/r...sh-review.aspx


read more on Flash Photography at here: http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/

Happy shooting

[Gizmore]

Originally Posted by lostnfound_wenwen O ic. May I know how? Just use the external flash will solve the problem?

yeah start with an external flash.

when you have it, experiment by pointing it in all sorts of direction and experience the effect that each has. slowly you will learn.

ain't no pro here. so maybe the pros here can offer better advice.

[dingzyangz]

wedding photography for frens is always the most stressful thing. lol. you cant enjoy during the occasion and have to skip all the food just for the sake of photography. but at the end of the day... the couple will remember u when u captured the nice moments.

nice series u have there...
good first try... i also had my "first try" not long ago. lol.

bounce flash would help to remove the unglam shadows u have in the pics.

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by dingzyangz wedding photography for frens is always the most stressful thing. lol. you cant enjoy during the occasion and have to skip all the food just for the sake of photography. but at the end of the day... the couple will remember u when u captured the nice moments. nice series u have there... good first try... i also had my "first try" not long ago. lol. bounce flash would help to remove the unglam shadows u have in the pics.

Luckily I was just the back-up photographer and main task was bride's jiemei.

[fabianaino]

hi,

wow very good for the first timer.
may I know what software you used to create the slideshow and how you hosted it?

[lostnfound_wenwen]

Originally Posted by fabianaino hi, wow very good for the first timer. may I know what software you used to create the slideshow and how you hosted it?

Hi the software is called "soundslide". You may google the instruction manual of soundslide, it teaches you how to publish to web.

[sister act]

Originally Posted by lostnfound_wenwen Ops ... I accidentally deleted my last thread. This is the updated one. Music slideshow. I was one of the jiemei and "back up" photographer. I'm very new into photograpgy. This is my 1st wedding shot. Taken with Nikon D80. Btw, how should I make the colour and contrast to stand out when I took it? What are the parameters to play with? I saw the pictures taken by the main photographer, the green is so green and the blue is so blue while mine looks very soft. C & C welcome! Thanks! http://wenwenzzz.webng.com/nicholaseliciawedding/

Hi! Lovely set! I felt the fun the couple had in your pictures.

To make the contrast stand out, try the levels command in photoshop. To make the colors more vivid, use the image adjustment tools like selective color, color balance & saturation. Use saturation sparingly though, 'coz images will get noisier if used too much.