"The" Engagement Shoot

donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
edited June 15, 2010 in Weddings
This is the beginning of why I started shooting weddings. A couple years ago, my little sister informed me that I was going to be photographing her wedding. I was really just into shooting sports at the time, so you can imagine my reaction was pretty much "yeah... right." She planted the seed and I decided I better find some poor sap to experiment on, so off to craigslist I went. I've done a few weddings over the last year and a half. She found her man and set a date for next summer. So we did a little engagement shoot a couple weeks ago. Be brutal please.

We started in Eldorado Canyon when the sun was pretty high.
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6. Pulled the fill flash off camera for the next 3
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11. They were a bit far away for the fill to be very effective.
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12. We headed back for our folks house and did a few more.
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Here's the clincher. I live in Colorado, but she is living in California and they are getting maried on the beach. For someone who really likes to make it tough on me, she sure keeps at it.
Sean Martin
www.seanmartinphoto.com

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it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!

Comments

  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2010
    the emotion you captured is great. You can see that they are really happy. Except for the a few shots..you know what I am going to say..the harsh sun is simply killing them for me.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • SurfdogSurfdog Registered Users Posts: 297 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2010
    Great shots! I really like #9. Nice color.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2010
    I think over all you done pretty good. You already know this but you asked, harsh sun is your enemy...............fill flash your friend, (yes a fickle friend), but one you need to reach an understanding with. :D

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • jheuserjheuser Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited June 15, 2010
    I really need to work on my fill flash....

    All really nice bit harsh on light but good. Any chance of more on an overcast day or near sunset?
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2010
    Thanks for the feedback guys. Harsh light is always the enemy, but not always avoidable. I keep plugging away on the fill flash, but it doesn't always work. Proximity is the key.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2010
    were you using 70-200mm at the longer end?
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2010
    Qarik wrote: »
    were you using 70-200mm at the longer end?

    about half 70-200 and the other half 24-70. I also switched between a D300 and D700.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
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