My first second-shooting experience

lisarhinehart

Hello friends,
I am so excited to be sharing my first second shooting exprience with all of you. Before I do a breif recap: I moved off of the green square of my Rebel a few months ago, upgraded my equipment a few weeks ago and as of a few days ago took a huge leap into second shooting in an actual wedding. Here are a few of my favorites. C and C are welcome.

Edited in: Here is a link to the gallery that has a few of my favorite shots http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/gallery/8989623_fQwst/1/597626499_3ToQd

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Moogle Pepper

The last one is cute!

The first one, I think that door (or is it a drawer?) needs to be out of the photo. I am not sure cropping it would help as it would cut off some of her hand.

It is a good set.

Qarik

#2 is fabulous. Please post more from the shoot..don't be shy!

divamum

I knew you'd do great!!

So... was the experience what you expected?

Mishka

Great job Lisa! I spotted that first one you posted as a favorite of mine, too.

Photog4Christ

Very good for a first time as a "2nd"

I like #2.

#1 would work, but the cabinet door (?) on the right is distracting.

customminds

i really like the golf course wedding shot. good job!

lisarhinehart

wow thanks!
Thank you everyone for taking time out to check out my pictures. I'm glad that you have seen some that you like!

Q-- sweet! I have several more here: http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=8989623&AlbumKey=fQwst. I'll number them as captions so that you can give c and c if you like. My concept was telling a story-- the editors picks

#1 I agree about the knob, I wish I would have noticed it at the time. I cropped it out a little more in the gallery
#2 thanks I was lucky-- so many beautiful details coming together all at once
#4 Those girls were so sweet-- and thier family owns the golf course so I could see that having special meaning for them.

In answer to DM's question: It was an adventure I didn't really have any expectations-- it was fun, eye-opeing and tiring. (It took me nearly 4 hours to get there, then I shot for about 11, then drove about an hour to a friend's house to stay for the night-- I'm sure I would have been tired without all the driving... props to those of you who spend your weekends this way!)

I was able to see what a balancing act wedding photography is-- to constantly keep up with changing lenses/ISO/ap/shut, charging batts/changing cf cards at appropriate times; to find the way quickly in new surroundings with a schedule that is always in flux with unfamilar people on one of the most important, expensive and emotinally charged day of their lives; not to mention basic human stuff like timing when to eat/drink etc. It was a lot to process-- honestly, I felt like my brain needed to be de-fragged when I got home.

Qarik

I took a look at your gallery. In my estimation this in entry level professional work.

Moogle Pepper

Don't forget super soreness in the legs, joints, hips and shoulders!

#4 they own the golf course?? I totally thought of Narnia and Gulliver's Travels, oddly, when I saw #4.

jeffreaux2

See....that wasn't so hard!:D

A few pointers...

- I am a sucker for well done monotones, and while I am okay with the sepia look, I think the three youve posted could be improved with much less saturation.

- Tilting.......some hate it....some love it.....I do it myself, but in 2 and 3 I think you have over tilted. It appears to be about a 45 degree tilt on both.....just too much. try a little more than half of that.

- The last shot doesnt work for me at all. The two girls so far seperated from one another in the frame......in all that space......my eye just wanders back and forth. Maybe if it were monotone....with less color to distract.....and a slight vignette it might be better for me.....but then again maybe not.

So....how were the nerves? Did your hands shake? Did the big bad wedding photographer eating monster come and eat you?........

Naaaaah.......and you managed some nice shots in the process!

lisarhinehart

cc, pp, shutter and flash
Entry level pro? Narnia? Great, you guys are too kind!

Jeff: thanks for your C&C-- good points! I'm glad you mentioned about post processing too b/c all of that is totally new to me and I didn't even notice that the sepia tones were over saturated-- since everything is in raw I can change that. I'm intersted for you to check out the rest of the gallery now that I've posted the link (http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/pho...AlbumKey=fQwst).

Learning how to better use flash and exposure (particularly shutter speed) properly will do so much for me. I think I'll be better off bouncing the flash rather than using the fong-- I'm going to see what I can do about that-- maybe even remove the top of the sphere?

I am very anxious to see how this weekend's pictures turn out.

Qarik

lisarhinehart wrote:

Entry level pro? Narnia? Great, you guys are too kind!

Jeff: thanks for your C&C-- good points! I'm glad you mentioned about post processing too b/c all of that is totally new to me and I didn't even notice that the sepia tones were over saturated-- since everything is in raw I can change that. I'm intersted for you to check out the rest of the gallery now that I've posted the link (http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/pho...AlbumKey=fQwst).

Learning how to better use flash and exposure (particularly shutter speed) properly will do so much for me. I think I'll be better off bouncing the flash rather than using the fong-- I'm going to see what I can do about that-- maybe even remove the top of the sphere?

I am very anxious to see how this weekend's pictures turn out.

oh wow..you should be using the fong sphere with out the top as default. Only use the top when the ceiling is too high or non reflective. By removing the cap..it changes your lighting dramatically.

The whole point of the fong sphere is to bounce most of the light from the ceiling and the rest comes out like bare bulb and gets bounced around the room with some going straight forward to act as a fill flash.

lisarhinehart

fong, backpack
-- so I should have the top of the sphere off?!? Well that is quite the mistake-- removing it should help me out a lot, thanks for telling me. How do you angle your flash typically when you use it and do you just keep it on (cap off) as default?

I currently have a canon backpack to carry my gear. It has padded compartments for lenses cards, batts, a pouch for snacks and a strap for my water bottle, everything I could possibly need-- but it is heavy and out of reach for a quick switch.

The 1st shooter generously offered to let me borrow her pouches and slide them on a belt if I want to swtich lenses. I could keep a few spare cards and batts in my pockets I guess and snack, water, and everything else stashed somewhere else...

I did use my different lenses for the shoot-- my IS 17-55 was certainly my work horse (and by far my most expensive lens) but I did use my macro for details, 50mm for artistic and low light and my telephoto from the back of the church.
--Lisa

Qarik

lisarhinehart wrote:

-- so I should have the top of the sphere off?!? Well that is quite the mistake-- removing it should help me out a lot, thanks for telling me. How do you angle your flash typically when you use it and do you just keep it on (cap off) as default?

I currently have a canon backpack to carry my gear. It has padded compartments for lenses cards, batts, a pouch for snacks and a strap for my water bottle, everything I could possibly need-- but it is heavy and out of reach for a quick switch.

The 1st shooter generously offered to let me borrow her pouches and slide them on a belt if I want to swtich lenses. I could keep a few spare cards and batts in my pockets I guess and snack, water, and everything else stashed somewhere else...

I did use my different lenses for the shoot-- my IS 17-55 was certainly my work horse (and by far my most expensive lens) but I did use my macro for details, 50mm for artistic and low light and my telephoto from the back of the church.
--Lisa

heh..

check this thread and don't feel bad!
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=135443

I have never used the dome on the fong sphere becasue I have been in situations where there was always a usable ceiling. I just have the thing pointed straight up..no angle. One thing to note...I do twist my flash head so that the skinny side is facing the subject. The reason is when I go portrait orientation with my camera..I can simply flip up the flash head now to point up again instead of twisting and flipping. This save a precious second or two when shooting.

The light with the dome off is waaaay better fyi since now you get a a big bounce.