Loved this dress

JonTinkler

First post everyone

We shot a wedding last Friday and I absolutely loved the dress, thought I'd post about it here - there's got to be a first post, right?




More shots from the wedding at our blog, http://www.millgrovephotography.com.au/ballara-receptions-davina-matt/

Ed911

Really nice. I like the post processing, and the way that the BG frames the bride. The dress has plenty of detail...good job.

Agnieszka

I want that swing, ha! Pretty dress Did you get a few photos of the couple on that swing?

JonTinkler

Ed911 wrote: »

Really nice. I like the post processing, and the way that the BG frames the bride. The dress has plenty of detail...good job.

Hey, thanks Ed Really appreciate the kind words. Nice soft light on the day was a big help in keeping that dress detail.

JonTinkler

Agnieszka wrote: »

I want that swing, ha! Pretty dress Did you get a few photos of the couple on that swing?

Hi Angie, sure did - thought I'd include on here since you asked ....

jonh68

It is a great dress and nice idea on composition. Sometimes for shots like this the stronger picture is to not have the bride to turn around and face the camera. It looks awkward and makes her shoulders perpendicular to the camera. A stronger shot that shows off the dress and adds mystery is her looking straightforward or in profile.

I like the idea of using the framing of the swing as a frame, but the swing is distracting and the white gazebo in the background compete for attention as it is the same color of the dress. Those elements could be cloned out if needed. The swing is better used in your second picture.

Matthew Saville

JonTinkler wrote: »

First post everyone

We shot a wedding last Friday and I absolutely loved the dress, thought I'd post about it here - there's got to be a first post, right?




More shots from the wedding at our blog, http://www.millgrovephotography.com.au/ballara-receptions-davina-matt/

I like the shot, it's got a lot going for it. I would indeed try the suggestion of, having her look not directly into the camera, but just away to the side.

Regarding the gazebo and the swing / frame, I do see how it could be a distraction, however I have another suggestion. Instead of cloning any elements out, since they're all probably special to the bride & groom if this was their wedding venue, ...I'd simply go for more shallow depth. I can't tell what aperture or focal length this was shot at, but it does seem like you could have got a bit more shallow with the background if 85mm and f/1.4 had been used. But even if that was already what you shot at, an even more powerful tool at creating shallow DOF would have been to keep this exact framing, but have her step quite a few feet closer to the camera. You could do this yet still frame the outline of her head against the gazebo at least a little bit, and this would also begin to blur the swing a bit and that'd make a world of difference.

But, that's just my input as a Southern California wedding photographer where everything "must" be shot wide open on a fast prime with a "killed" background. It's not something I'm always proud of, but it does have its merits...

=Matt=

Jeroen

I read 'loved his dress'.