Second Time As A Second

Bsimon

So the whole time I had Matt's advice in the back of my head saying 'pull back more, show more of the venue.' I worked toward that in this wedding and I know there is likely still more 'room:wink' for improvement.

I hope you all can take a minute and look at them on my site since the main photog was not too clear about posting on forums and I dont want to overstep my bounds.

Any CC is greatly appreciated as always.

http://www.bensimonstudio.com/?p=464

mpaulie

Overall the set looks great!! I wouldn't have thought they were from a 2nd if you didn't say so.

VayCayMom

WOW, nice work!!They look great even as the main photographer!

Bsimon

Wow! Thank you all!

Jeremy Winterberg

Wow! Very very very nice set! I would be scared to have you as a second shooter cause I'm pretty sure you would take better pictures than me!

Bsimon

Thanks Jeremy,

Ive been following your progress as well, I really like a lot of the shots on your site. I especially like your site layout and logo!

Jeremy Winterberg

1000th Post!
Thanks! I definitely put a lot of money into my branding, so its good to hear it looks good.

Sweet! 1000th post! W00T!

Bsimon

Nice buddy! My logo design is in its final stages and should be up by the end of the week. Ill post it on here to see what you all think.

Qarik

these are not bad at all! A fair amount of shots are just the back sides of folks which is not that interesting. a lot of shots are a touch soft. I would go with touch stronger black point on most shots as well as a vignette to focus the eyes the more to the subject.

Bsimon

Qarik, thanks for your input! I loved your last set, especially the ring shot. Your work is always super sharp, love it.

Moogle Pepper

Nice to see you improving!

Bsimon

Thanks so much. I just love everything about it and cant wait for the next one. So far the next is Oct 16th!

Jeremy Winterberg

Bsimon wrote: »

Nice buddy! My logo design is in its final stages and should be up by the end of the week. Ill post it on here to see what you all think.

When I initially viewed your pictures I was on my Motorola Droid. Now That I'm back to my normal 32" HDTV I'm even more impressed!

Oh, and I see you too have felt the high costs of having a nice blogsite. ProPhoto 3 is NOT cheap, but DEFINITELY worth the investment! My logo cost me about half that.. so, also not cheap. (but a lot better than some people that I know. Becker, higher end photographer out in California, spent like $10,000 on his current branding I think)

Bsimon

Wow thanks Jeremy. Regarding the costs of branding / site development, i've always been from the school of thought that says dress for the job you want. In this case it means my website, branding, personal look etc have to exude the position I eventually want down the road as a wedding shooter. I know it will be some time before I get there but in the meantime if I can have a good looking site etc, I feel it will help guide me toward where I eventually want to be. (I also think images look much better when they are displayed nicely.)

Matthew Saville

Definitely an improvement, I really don't see anything stick out to rag on you about! Just keep shooting and developing your style...

=Matt=

Bsimon

Thanks Matt! Next one coming up soon, can't wait

Shima

mpaulie wrote: »

Overall the set looks great!! I wouldn't have thought they were from a 2nd if you didn't say so.

Agreed, wouldn't have known you were the second shooter without you telling us