Three from my last wedding .

DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
edited April 21, 2007 in Weddings
Just three quick ones to comment on , taken at Satrdays wedding with the 18-200VR lens , I know , I'm in the process of getting a 17-50 f2.8 ...
She was quite a bit taller than him so I had to position them accordingly ...

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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    And three more ....
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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    The last two are cool for different reasons. Love the multiple exposure effect of the next to last. Nice. I'll have to try that!

    The B&W with the rainbow. How cool is that? How often would one have the opportunity to get a shot like that?

    All the shots are nice. The use of the WA in the group shot (#3) is very interesting as well.
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  • fcorin13fcorin13 Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    Wow- I've never yet had to deal with the issue of the bride being quite a bit taller! Thanks for sharing- now I'll have some creative ideas on posing! :) Also- I just thought you might want to do a little PSing on #2. I'd get rid of the guy on the upper right in the background. Even blurry it looks like he's relieving himself or doing something else very inappropriate for a wedding pictures!!! :) Can't seem to keep from noticing him every time I look at it! :)ne_nau.gif
  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    I had mixed thoughts on the guy in the background . A mate asked if I was going to ps him out but in the previous pictures he was standing with a fishing rod so I allowed that to influence my thinking since I am presenting them in a sequence . But for the prospect of making a single print I may just have to "delete " the guy .
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  • Mike02Mike02 Registered Users Posts: 321 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    I think the last one is cool, but two and three have too cluttered backgrounds, one is a nice concept shot though =).

    And P.S. Does sigma really make a 10-20 f/4? I have to get my hands on that lens :P.
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    Really interesting shots....what a challenge! You did well in 'positioning' them on the beach. She is so tall that the first shot truly does not hide the fact, but it would have looked ridiculous if they had swapped places! Because she is so tall, the 3rd shot would have been fun to do a shot of her picking him up as well! I assume they probably both have a great sense of humor! How cool is it to have a rainbow (or did you PS it in?) I would have positioned them so the rubbish on the left was not included in the shot. Other than that great job!!!
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    did the bride ask you to hide the fact that she is taller than her groom? just curious.
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Two weeks before I went around and looked at the locations they had chosen and took a few test shots , the groom mentioned himself maybe standing on tree roots etc. to look taller and they both had a good sense of humour . With a shot like them walking on the beach I just asked him to walk on her left , I never mentioned anything about height though I'm pretty sure by that time they both knew the exact reason ...
    The rainbow was real all right , they had just finished getting ready and I saw it and told them to get their butts outside in a hurry ! The groom really liked the concept of this shot !wings.gif
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Mike02 wrote:
    I think the last one is cool, but two and three have too cluttered backgrounds, one is a nice concept shot though =).

    And P.S. Does sigma really make a 10-20 f/4? I have to get my hands on that lens :P.

    The Sigma 10-20 makes for some interesting shots . Comparing prices in NZ$ it is $705 on www.zillion.co.nz and the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 is $680 while the 18-200VR is $1299 which should give you an idea of it's approximate cost . This shot was taken at 10mm ...
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Desmond wrote:
    Two weeks before I went around and looked at the locations they had chosen and took a few test shots , the groom mentioned himself maybe standing on tree roots etc. to look taller and they both had a good sense of humour . With a shot like them walking on the beach I just asked him to walk on her left , I never mentioned anything about height though I'm pretty sure by that time they both knew the exact reason ...
    The rainbow was real all right , they had just finished getting ready and I saw it and told them to get their butts outside in a hurry ! The groom really liked the concept of this shot !wings.gif
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    This is TOO cute!!! What a great concept shot.

    I was just curious if they had pointed it out or not. Good for you to pick up on that, it sounds like they had a sense of humor about it! I have gotten into the habit of asking brides what they're most self-conscious about themselves in pictures, the last thing I want to do is "correct" something they're not ashamed of. :D
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    15524779-Ti.gif That is cute!
  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Can't say much more than what's already been said here. You have grown so much in your work. I'm glad I invited you here. This place seems to make you bloom! There are so many helpful talented people here, it can only get better.


    Great shots and as always, I love your quirky sense of humor and how it comes through in your shots. Keep up the good work. clap.gif
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Stormdancing wrote:
    Can't say much more than what's already been said here. You have grown so much in your work. I'm glad I invited you here. This place seems to make you bloom! There are so many helpful talented people here, it can only get better.


    Great shots and as always, I love your quirky sense of humor and how it comes through in your shots. Keep up the good work. clap.gif

    I am learning a lot , it's hard to find a site that doesn't move too fast but still has some talented people to learn from , What "quirky sense of humour "? .....eek7.gif
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  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    I still laugh till I cry every time I see that shot! rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gifrofl

    Somewhere on here, there's a thread on Porta Potties. Laughing.gif
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2007
    I told him to get used to this ...
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  • dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2007
    urbanaries wrote:
    I have gotten into the habit of asking brides what they're most self-conscious about themselves in pictures, the last thing I want to do is "correct" something they're not ashamed of. :D

    Yeah, that's a great tip. The height thing isn't a big deal for a lot of folks so it's usually good to get that out in the open right away. I shot a female model yesterday who is 5'11"-- very long limbed. In heels, she was easily over six feet. I had her posed in a chair at one point and she described it as "A preying mantis sitting in a chair." :D
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2007
    dogwood wrote:
    Yeah, that's a great tip. The height thing isn't a big deal for a lot of folks so it's usually good to get that out in the open right away. I shot a female model yesterday who is 5'11"-- very long limbed. In heels, she was easily over six feet. I had her posed in a chair at one point and she described it as "A preying mantis sitting in a chair." :D
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