Please give me opinions.

dragon300zx · September 23, 2005

Canon 10D
1/60 sec
ISO 400
F/2.8

This was from one of the weddings I did on labor day weekend. The bride wore them for the ceremony, and promptly removed them for the rest of the night.

prity goldfish · September 23, 2005

very nice! you did a good job with the selective coloring! great contrast and the composition is good.

dragon300zx · September 23, 2005

prity goldfish wrote:

very nice! you did a good job with the selective coloring! great contrast and the composition is good.

Cool the selective coloring was what i was worried about. I think it's more effective that straight color or straight b&w. At least for this shot.

gus · September 23, 2005

I like it a lot...but im weird.

Dixie · September 23, 2005

It should make a nice addition to the wedding album.

...and hats off to all photographers who have what it takes to shoot weddings. I've had my fill of wedding directors and mother's of the brides.

dragon300zx · September 24, 2005

I love shooting weddings. I love the chaos.

Dixie wrote:

It should make a nice addition to the wedding album.

...and hats off to all photographers who have what it takes to shoot weddings. I've had my fill of wedding directors and mother's of the brides.

DavidTO · September 24, 2005

I'm not a fan of selective color, but I'd say that for the occasion, the context and the story behind it, very appropriate and a nice shot, to boot!

Nikolai · September 24, 2005

Gary, very nice work!
Very appropriate use of the technique!

marlof · September 24, 2005

I'm with David: if someone would have asks me if I like selective color, I say no. But in some cases, like in this one, it works well. Nice shot.

4labs · September 24, 2005

Really nice.Would love to see more from the wedding.

rahmonster · September 24, 2005

love it

auraflora · September 24, 2005

Really very nice. Wonderful feel and atmoshpere.

Michal

prity goldfish · September 24, 2005

i have a question for everyone, what is so bad about selective coloring? i'm not being defensive or anything, I just wanted to hear people's different perspectives.

marlof · September 24, 2005

There is absolutely nothing wrong with selective coloring. It's all a matter of a very subjective thing called "taste" . If you like it, you should keep using it. Personally, I don't like it that much, since I think it's a bit of a gimmick. Just like I never much liked colored and starry filters back when using film. But I'm well aware that it's just my personal preference, and sometimes I see really nice examples that show even me that it has its place at times...

mereimage · September 24, 2005

Excellent composition and execution..................Mereimage

dragon300zx · September 24, 2005

Thanks for the comments guys. Especially the nice comments from those of you who aren't selective coloring fans. I think it has it's place but it can sometimes get used too much. The reason I used it on this shot was to make a point of the shoes being left behind. Glad to see it worked for everyone.

Higgmeister · September 26, 2005

Hi Gary,
I'm one of those that usually doesn't like the use of selective color. Not because of it being selective color, but usually how it is done. I have seen only a few shots that I think have used selective coloring to their advantage, and this is one of them

. The selective color really brings out the subject (shoes) and helps make them seem forlorn against the background. I think the bride will really appreciate this shot and it's creativity

.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

pathfinder · September 27, 2005

Brides spend quite some time picking out their shoes and their gowns. This shot is an excellent B&W, that uses selective color to really display the bride's choice. I'll bet the bride really will apperciate this shot over the years. Nicely done Gary.

It would be interesting to hear some of the distaff sides opinions about this shot also. Come on gals!