Katie and Wes Wedding!!!

lisarhinehart

Hello friends, here are a few of my favorite images. My favorites can be found here: http://lisarhinehart.smugmug.com/Weddings/Katie-and-Wes/Katie-and-Wes-wedding/9409691_pk99P/1/637339178_b5YRw

C&C are welcome. I still need to run these through actions and do a bit of work in LR, but he's what I have. --Lisa

1. Personal touch


2. Radiant skin.

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10 after giving her mom the rose.

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20. She LOVED meatballs


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25 first dance


26. Mother son


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Qarik

some lovely images. #3 reminds me of alexandras shot. The expression on the girls face in #10 ..haha! You sure have come a long way in a short time.

marikris

#27 is Hilarious! Did the guy think that was the bride's leg?

Were you using a flash bracket?

divamum

BRAAAAVVAAA! All that hard work in the last few months really paid off for you - these are great! I particularly like 3, 8 and 21.

Were they happy with the results too?

smurfy

Nice job, Lisa! Congratutions on making it through your first as primary(?)...you handled that backlighting at the reception beautifully, as well as your other varied lighting situations.

lisarhinehart

you are too kind
Thanks so much for your kind words and all the help you gave me to get this far!!! I am happy with them.

Q: It funny you say that about #3-- I was at the salon and asked myself what I thought he would do-- I love his work.

DM: They haven't seen them yet-- they actually just returned form thier honeymoon. I told them I'd have the pics done by the 12th. I have my new computer set to arrive on Friday, so that should give me about a week to install and get familiar and run some actions on them and get them organized on my site.

M: It was so funny and I got it all on camera-- the girl who caught the bouquet wasn't into it (look of surpize then terror)-- she sat on the chair then her dad whispered something to her while the guy who caught the garter was blindfolded. She got up from the chair and was replaced by the best man who took a huge swig of beer and rolled up his pant leg-- the crowd was roaring! lol

S: Is it that obvious? Thanks for the lighting comments!

I was so nervous as the wedding was moved to that location at the last minute (from a gorgeous outdoor spot surrounded by blooming hydrangeas and boxwoods) and literally 1 minute before the ceremony the official said he decided I couldn't use the flash since we were indoors. I tried to not make it too obvious in these shots, but she walked down the isle next to a folding table with liquor on it and all the djs equiptment.

heatherfeather

#3 is something fantastic! Lovin that shot!

Also love #8, but I am a sucker for little cuties!

A good job that you can be proud of, Lisa!

Mishka

Lisa these are great! I really love number three...and you did a wonderful job with the lighting even with the quick change. You should be very proud of yourself!

Shima

These are lovely! I love the backgrounds for 21 and 22, great setting for shots.

zoomer

Hi Lisa,
You caught some really nice moments here.
I bet you were freaking when he said you could not use the flash, that is a tough deal, especially to be handed that on your first paid wedding.
Glad to see you hung in there and got the pictures.

lisarhinehart

Getting the right exposure: picking up more light on-site
Thanks all for your kind words and support!

I am wondering about how to brighten my exposures as many seem a little dark. I know I can go into LR and bring dark ones up there (and I will), but I'm wondering about getting a brighter exposure on-site. I know it was overcast and I couldn't use a flash, but I'm sure there was a better way to expose some of these, here are my thoughts:

1. Have an eye out for the best light (For the candids there isn't a whole lot to be done for this aside form changing angles, but i have a lot of control over this in choosing locations for formals) I'm sure it will come with time.

2. Open the app up a little more (Sometimes I think I'm overly cautious of DOF, ie keeping the whole bridal party in focus all the time and shy away from wider apps (2.8) in favor of smaller ones (6.3+ etc)-- I don't think it's as neccesary as I originally thought. Also the shots I like the best-- getting ready shots, etc were mostly taken on 2.8 or lower with my 50mm.

3. Allow for a slower shutter speed (I keep my shutter around 1/120 indoors to prevent motion blur-- It's probably too conservative)

4. Use a tripod, reflector or slave light-- all of which seem to be cumbersome for the level I'm at right now-- the slave light might be more expensive than it is cumbersome, I don't know.

5. I know my camera (50D) has settings (cloudy etc.) to help compensate exposure for that, but I have been hesitant to use them. There is also a way to apply that type of technology when I import photos to LR, but again, I haven't used it.

Thanks!!!

jbakerphoto

lisarhinehart wrote:

Thanks all for your kind words and support!

I am wondering about how to brighten my exposures as many seem a little dark. I know I can go into LR and bring dark ones up there (and I will), but I'm wondering about getting a brighter exposure on-site. I know it was overcast and I couldn't use a flash, but I'm sure there was a better way to expose some of these, here are my thoughts:

1. Have an eye out for the best light (For the candids there isn't a whole lot to be done for this aside form changing angles, but i have a lot of control over this in choosing locations for formals) I'm sure it will come with time.

2. Open the app up a little more (Sometimes I think I'm overly cautious of DOF, ie keeping the whole bridal party in focus all the time and shy away from wider apps (2.8) in favor of smaller ones (6.3+ etc)-- I don't think it's as neccesary as I originally thought. Also the shots I like the best-- getting ready shots, etc were mostly taken on 2.8 or lower with my 50mm.

3. Allow for a slower shutter speed (I keep my shutter around 1/120 indoors to prevent motion blur-- It's probably too conservative)

4. Use a tripod, reflector or slave light-- all of which seem to be cumbersome for the level I'm at right now-- the slave light might be more expensive than it is cumbersome, I don't know.

5. I know my camera (50D) has settings (cloudy etc.) to help compensate exposure for that, but I have been hesitant to use them. There is also a way to apply that type of technology when I import photos to LR, but again, I haven't used it.

Thanks!!!

The pics look good! You did a good job....

Check this out...
http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/3-dragging-the-shutter/

lisarhinehart

Happy with wider app results
I tried opening the app more at the reception last night and kept it closer to 2.8 and was so glad I did!

D&D 1. Showing off thier rings to friends


D&D 2. Laughing at best man's speech


D&D 3. Singing Adam Sandler's "Grow Old w/ You"


D&D 4. First dance


D&D 5. I did have to watch out for this-- with App Priority 2.8-- call me crazy, but I kind of like the way this turned out.


D&D 6. Cake smash!



I also noticed that my exposure slashes that can be seen through the view finder are always in the negative no matter what I do-- even if I dial to the green square (auto mode). It's as if I told my camera that I want the image underexposed. I'll have to check the manual for that one-- does anyone know what I'm talking about or think they have solved the mystery?

--Lisa

bloomphotog

Lisa, I would tend to agree that you should try and stop down a little more. I love the concepts behind a lot of your shots, but I think the high f-stops are causing to many distractions from the subject.

I just shot a wedding a couple days ago and stayed right between f1.4-3.2 almost all day. I shot f2 almost exclusively at the reception. See it here: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=142965

The reception photos look much better to me, and yes, I think your nice shutter-drag shot looks cool!

Kee

lisarhinehart

agreed
Cool-- thanks, I agree. So what did you use for group shots like bridal party? How about family shots? --Lisa

bloomphotog

lisarhinehart wrote:

Cool-- thanks, I agree. So what did you use for group shots like bridal party? How about family shots? --Lisa

I never go higher than f/4. Every lens is different, so I might be able to get away with f/3.2 for a group shot while you may need f/5. I would just play around with a set of sidewalk stairs and get familiar with the DOF characteristics of your lens. Focus on the center step, and then see what kind of f/stop you need to get good sharpness on the two nearest steps. The distance between you and your subject also play a huge role in the DOF.

divamum

Lisa, why haven't you posted any of the ones you took at some of the other weddings, like Becky and Joe????!!!???? dunno I had a look round your gallery last night and my jaw nearly dropped - those are breathtakingly beautiful shots (especially the ones in and around the stairs/wall, and the bride at the railing). They're some of the best of your work that I've seen

bloomphotog

divamum wrote:

Lisa, why haven't you posted any of the ones you took at some of the other weddings, like Becky and Joe????!!!???? dunno I had a look round your gallery last night and my jaw nearly dropped - those are breathtakingly beautiful shots (especially the ones in and around the stairs/wall, and the bride at the railing). They're some of the best of your work that I've seen

+1 Lisa, I am surprised! The Becky/Joe gallery is some of the best work I've seen from you. Nice job.

Mishka

bloomphotog wrote:

+1 Lisa, I am surprised! The Becky/Joe gallery is some of the best work I've seen from you. Nice job.

Lisa second shot that wedding with me, and I agree, she did a great job! I've really seen her grow leaps and bounds in the last few months.

lisarhinehart

plans to marry the creative and technical this saturday
Well thanks:) I think they are my best so far-- maybe I'll post them, big shout out to M for her killer poses.

I think at least part of it is that I don't have to be so conservative with my f stop and can't be afraid to be creative. I think Kee is right-- if the f stop were wider I could have brought focus on to the exact idea I wanted rather than playing it safe and keeping it all in focus.

I'm planning to bring more of that in next weekend's shoot!

As a side note-- in the future I would like a wider prime than the 50mm or a camera without a crop factor-- with the crop factor of my 50D combinded with my 50 mm, I have to be like 12 feet away from whatever I'm photographing to get that bokeh and prime clarity. Until then, I plan to be standing back a bit and using my 17-55 2.8 when I can't.

--Lisa

bloomphotog

lisarhinehart wrote:

As a side note-- in the future I would like a wider prime than the 50mm or a camera without a crop factor-- with the crop factor of my 50D combinded with my 50 mm, I have to be like 12 feet away from whatever I'm photographing to get that bokeh and prime clarity. Until then, I plan to be standing back a bit and using my 17-55 2.8 when I can't.

Sounds like it''s time to pick up a 5DMK2.