Brian & Kari - Engagement Shoot

Jeff_Milo

Meet Brian & Kari!

They are a very fun couple who's wedding I will be shooting on October 11th. We got together Monday for their engagement shoot. For two people who qoute "hate being in front of a camera" they were so easy to shoot. Here are a few of my favorites.......

C&C always welcome and appreciated.

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Thanks for taking the time to look

Scott_Quier

I like these a lot. I think they can be improved upon just a touch - they are all so centered.

Jeff_Milo

Thanks Scott, and excellent point on the centering of all the shots. Do these work better?





Also, currious of your thoughts on this one



Thanks again for looking

Nikolai

Just like SD, uh:-)
Good stuff, Jeff!

Scott_Quier

FWIW - I think these are all a huge improvement on the original "submissions". And, I like #3 of the second set as well. Photos don't all have to include faces (just most of them:D).

ChatKat

Scott_Quier wrote:

FWIW - I think these are all a huge improvement on the original "submissions". And, I like #3 of the second set as well. Photos don't all have to include faces (just most of them:D).

Jeff,

These have nice light...congratulations on another shoot.

urbanaries

yummy light in the first...wow!

I also really like the last three, and especially the last one, body language shots rock IMO.

One thing you may consider is working on your watermark, in a few of the shots it is very difficult to "look past." I totally appreciate the need, just might explore less distracting options.

I'll never understand why people wear white on bottom to be photographed. It's happened to me before...

Jeff_Milo

Thank you all very much for the comments and kind words. I respect your opinions and work greatly. Every time I prepare for a wedding I find myself perusing your web sites for inspiration (expecially since Shays site went down).

I keep going back and forth on the watermarks. I really dont like sticking a watermark in the middle of a picture, but I also dont like seing my pictures screen shotted and cropped to lose the watermark. Guess its back to the drawing board gotta try and find that happy medium.

This wedding is going to be both fun and challenging. Outdoor late afternoon ceremony. We shot the engagement photos at the same location as the wedding and at about the same sun position as the day of the wedding so I am very excited about the natural light for the ceremony and formals. The reception is going to be a tuff one though - outdoors and at night. Going to be very difficult to light the whole area so I plan on using one stationary light (Metz 60CT-4) to cover the dance floor and have my assistant follow me around with my 580ex on a monopod. Any other suggestions you may have on how to light this would be very much appreciated.