My recent favourite shoot

[blurrblurr]

Been taking wedding photos for quite sometimes and very seldom I post anything here.
I had been asking qns around ppl here, how to do this how to do that really thanks to those who really help me hope I did not irritates anyone.
Here's my favourite one from a recent wedding shoot.

#1 Getting ready

#2 Face the door not the wall

#3 No Peeping tom

#4 That watch is a present from me!

#5 HAHAHA Showtime!

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#6 Makeup in action

#7 untitled

#8 The shack day

[djork]

is this a paid shoot or are you shooting for a friend?

[blurrblurr]

Groom is a long lost friend of mine. Hmm sound like you know him?

[Yatlapball]

Watch out for distracting elements in posed shots since you have the luxury of time. e.g. the watch shot, there is a pole growing out of the head of the bride.

Personally I like #3, but I think the WB is way off with the greenish colour cast caused by the bedroom's flourescent lights. Or is this deliberate?

#6 has some potential to be a great shot (at least to me), but it falls short slightly. Is the soft focus deliberate? If not, then this shot should have been canned in the initial skimming through by you. (or some people might say, add more grain to hide the lack of sharpness. ) Since at a wedding the focus is often on the bride, so should you. Having more of the mirror in your shot and placing the focus point there with minimal dof would create more impact.

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#4 OOps never notice the pole.
#3 hmm I will watch out for the green cast. but the light is the video camera light not from the room.
#6 is deliberate slow shutter speed is use.

[Yatlapball]

Shoot more Experience will definitely help.

Oh. Luckily I never had to contend with a videographer before. I've heard not-so-good stories of some uh... how would you put it... "fighting".

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Ya "fighting" his camera keep hitting me when I try to do composition. Best thing he stand very still at a very good position all the time. Always need to fight for a good place. So I either go more to the front to block his camera or I look for a more unique angle. But then when he is shooting, I can sometime off my flash and shoot without flash cos the light is really powerful enough. Can even get a good colour effect + nice shadow sometimes

[damienster]

is this a paid shoot or are you shooting for a friend?

I noe why you ask that...

[blurrblurr]

really so bad?

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Critique critique any critique? Please someone tell me what wrong with these photos!

[antere]

Maybe the pics are more on the under-exposed side. I personally prefer pics to be brighter especially for weddings.

It could be just down to personal preferences.

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Hey if you think the comment is going to be offensive. PM me. I willing to accept any comment. But after comment I need guidance on how to improve too. Thanks. I believe that's the only why for me to improve better.

[blurrblurr]

Maybe the pics are more on the under-exposed side. I personally prefer pics to be brighter especially for weddings.

It could be just down to personal preferences.

Underexpose? maybe some -0.5 issit?

[bwilly]

I don't shoot wedding, but your shots are not consistent.
Esp WB, did you check yours? Or set to auto?

eg. #6, blur shoot, out of so many, why post one that is crap?

#4, compositon could be better, too tight a crop. No facial expression of the groom, n veri blur background, with the bride glance elsewhere.. so who was late??

#3 stage shoot?

#2 Trying rule of 3rd? But crop wrongly, as per your title, face wall not door? or door not wall? I suppose its a door? When you crop, n compose, try to inject something of interest. eg. here, more of the whatever the groom is facing. Or if there is a clock near by.. capture that in.. or some people behind the groom.

#1 shoot thru the mirror I suppose.. but the frame, veri irritating.
#8 Shack day?? Can't even see the expression properly to give comments, more like boring day.. quickly close shop time.

#7 Among all, this is more acceptable.. cause u you can't got much to comment.

If this is a paid shoot, I will be quite disappointing.
If you are doing free for a fren, he can't complain much.

Its that good, if you asked my honest comments.
If this is your first effort, read up, surf more, research, plan what to shoot,
what lens to use on each occasion.

Seriously compare your photos with what others have posted..
You should know your own standard.

[blurrblurr]

I don't shoot wedding, but your shots are not consistent.
Esp WB, did you check yours? Or set to auto?

eg. #6, blur shoot, out of so many, why post one that is crap?

#4, compositon could be better, too tight a crop. No facial expression of the groom, n veri blur background, with the bride glance elsewhere.. so who was late??

#3 stage shoot?

#2 Trying rule of 3rd? But crop wrongly, as per your title, face wall not door? or door not wall? I suppose its a door? When you crop, n compose, try to inject something of interest. eg. here, more of the whatever the groom is facing. Or if there is a clock near by.. capture that in.. or some people behind the groom.

#1 shoot thru the mirror I suppose.. but the frame, veri irritating.
#8 Shack day?? Can't even see the expression properly to give comments, more like boring day.. quickly close shop time.

#7 Among all, this is more acceptable.. cause u you can't got much to comment.

If this is a paid shoot, I will be quite disappointing.
If you are doing free for a fren, he can't complain much.

Its that good, if you asked my honest comments.
If this is your first effort, read up, surf more, research, plan what to shoot,
what lens to use on each occasion.

Seriously compare your photos with what others have posted..
You should know your own standard.

point noted