Old friend got married yesterday
)I wasn't the photographer for the wedding, but I did bring some gear and do a do a lot of shooting. (It helps that I'm friendly with the photographer they used, so he told me he didn't mind me shooting as much as I'd like and even said I could borrow any of his gear that he wasn't using at the time.)
Here's one of my photos, I'll probably post some more eventually...
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Stealthy Ninja wrote: LOL as I was scrolling down I thought to myself: "Man this guy TOTALLY missed focus". Then I kept scrolling and saw the flowers. LOL
Good shot, I'd crop out a bit of the right side if I were you.
lol I thought the same as well, I was like oh god please don't say you're posting a way out of focus shot, but this shot is awesome, what a great idea and it's always great when you can get along with the pro photographer on the day. Normally they see your gear and get all defensive and snobby
Great work, well done
What gear did you use in the end?
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Lopezjose7 wrote:
Stealthy Ninja wrote: LOL as I was scrolling down I thought to myself: "Man this guy TOTALLY missed focus". Then I kept scrolling and saw the flowers. LOL
Good shot, I'd crop out a bit of the right side if I were you.
lol I thought the same as well, I was like oh god please don't say you're posting a way out of focus shot, but this shot is awesome, what a great idea and it's always great when you can get along with the pro photographer on the day. Normally they see your gear and get all defensive and snobby
Great work, well done
What gear did you use in the end?
LOL, I can see why you guys were worried when you saw the top of the photo
@Ninja, I'm glad you mentioned that right side. I was debating whether I wanted to crop it or not. I kind of liked the extra "breathing room" and thought keeping the couple off-center looked interesting. But then I also thought it would look good with them filling the frame. I couldn't decide, so I was hoping people would give some opinions on that.
@Jose, I shot with my 5D the whole day, and borrowed one of his lenses (70-200mm f/2.8L) and a 580EX speedlight (batteries were dying in my 550EX and I didn't have extras). For most of the outdoors shooting (ceremony), I stuck with my own 24-105 f/4L and my Tamron 70-300mm tele-macro lens. The borrowed lens was mostly used indoors during the reception.
As for the other guy, he's one of a group of photographers I hang out and keep in touch with in my local area. So that's why he was cool with me.
Thanks to everyone else for your comments, too! Any other thoughts on cropping the image? I'm still on the fence but leaning toward Adrian's expert advice...
Lopezjose7 wrote: ... it's always great when you can get along with the pro photographer on the day. Normally they see your gear and get all defensive and snobby
LOL the other day I was shooting a wedding (as a guest actually, but whatever) and I was walking about in "pro" mode. I did turn down a few requests to take people's photos and directed them to the paid pro.
I think the paid guy was slightly intimidated by me. With my camera gear all over the place and much bigger lenses etc. This guy had his hood on the wrong way and used direct flash etc. so I'm not sure how good he actually is. I could tell he wanted to ask me questions but didn't have the guts. LOL I was chatting to the groom's brother-in-law and gave some cards out... talk about being me being a jerk, but business is business right.
Personally though I love shooting with other people (even when I'm being paid). So long as they keep out of my way it's always good to have someone else to shoot with (and make your pictures look better in comparison).
I noticed the white napkins in that 2nd image only after I'd posted it. But I didn't even think about the orange light over the groom's head being distracting until you pointed it out. Now I completely agree.
I'm also not a fan of the special effect photos, but again they were done per request. I think the bride has seen too many "photoshopographers'" portfolios with sort of trendy, flavor-of-the-month effects and wanted something edgy/contemporary. I also included those shots with more natural processing, so they could see how much better a classic, normal photo looks...
The flower girl wasn't meant to be a focal point, but I thought her reaction was cute enough to point out
I think as far as the cropping goes, you're probably right. Whereas you tend to shoot tight, I tend to leave a lot of breathing room. Also just a personal preference...but it doesn't necessarily work all that well sometimes
MJ - thanks for your input as well!
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