LPS #7 - Joy

photogmomma

I am finally get a chance to breathe!!! Can I get some help narrowing down? Or eliminating all together?

This is harder for me - I photographed my sister-in-law's wedding last weekend and I know her SOOO well so to me these say "JOY"! Do they to you? (I'd rather NOT enter if they don't.)

Thanks in advance!

1. " Best Friends" 1
2. "Best Friends" 2
3. "At last!"
4. "inside joke" 1 (I didn't think you needed to see the large for this one like above)
5. "inside joke" 2 - is it better having the bride engaged with the MOH or with the camera??
6. "insided joke" 3 - I just love the look on the bride's face, but wasn't sure if it took from the JOY of it

Sorry there are so many, but I really couldn't whittle it down more! LOL!

Thanks again!

ETA - I should add that these are all done on an uncalibrated monitor so if the color is weird or wrong, I'll be fixing them on another machine tomorrow. Thanks!

eoren1

Hey
A vote for Best Friends 2. I love the expression in the woman on the left.
E

babylemke

#3 or #5... to me they evoke the most emotion!
FANTASTIC photography! Great job!
:-)
-Lemke

photogmomma wrote:

I am finally get a chance to breathe!!! Can I get some help narrowing down? Or eliminating all together?

This is harder for me - I photographed my sister-in-law's wedding last weekend and I know her SOOO well so to me these say "JOY"! Do they to you? (I'd rather NOT enter if they don't.)

Thanks in advance!

1. " Best Friends" 1
2. "Best Friends" 2
3. "At last!"
4. "inside joke" 1 (I didn't think you needed to see the large for this one like above)
5. "inside joke" 2 - is it better having the bride engaged with the MOH or with the camera??
6. "insided joke" 3 - I just love the look on the bride's face, but wasn't sure if it took from the JOY of it

Sorry there are so many, but I really couldn't whittle it down more! !

Thanks again!

ETA - I should add that these are all done on an uncalibrated monitor so if the color is weird or wrong, I'll be fixing them on another machine tomorrow. Thanks!

Elaine

I knew you had to have some contenders from the wedding!! I love the bride and groom #3. Weddings are by nature joyful and the shot is so natural and gorgeous! I also like #5...IMO it works better to have the bride engaged with her MOH.

Strikeslip

I like #1 the best for its candid, genuine nature.

I like #2, but find the crop too tight. Even with a looser crop, I still might prefer #1.

Sorry to add another... I also like #3 for the 'huh' of the bride at the laughter of her friend. But still #1, I think.

photogmomma

! I"m glad to hear I'm not the only one going back and forth! I posted this on another board for friend's feedback and it was mostly B&G, but also several of the others. !

Based on that, I think I'll go with the B&G.

Does this crop help the photo? Hurt the photo? I actually like the original crop better, but thought I'd toss this suggestion from someone else out:

Also, is this a better treatment than the original? (That looked blown to me. Like I mentioned, I'll check it on my other calibrated machine when I can.)

Thanks E, Carol, Elaine and Strikeslip for the feedback! Who knows, I'm still in a quandary! ....

Elaine

The smaller crop looks crowded on the left to me. The full length one does look a touch blown, but I love how her dress is floating and you can see her standing on her tip toes! Looks like she married a tall man! So, my vote is no crop!

photogmomma

Elaine wrote:

The smaller crop looks crowded on the left to me. The full length one does look a touch blown, but I love how her dress is floating and you can see her standing on her tip toes! Looks like she married a tall man! So, my vote is no crop!

Thanks, Elaine!!!:D

saurora

Andi...looks like we are all going back and forth! I've been waiting for someone to post a wedding shot.......what could be more joyous?!?! I like the bride and groom full length. Like Elaine, I like seeing her standing on tippy-toes looking as if she were pleased to have snagged such a tall one!!! Yes, I agree w/you that the dress looks blown...can you re-process? The other shots work, and show joy, but I can relate better to a shot of a bride and groom and it reminds me of family weddings I've been too. So it makes me feel joyful!

photogmomma

saurora wrote:

Andi...looks like we are all going back and forth! I've been waiting for someone to post a wedding shot.......what could be more joyous?!?! I like the bride and groom full length. Like Elaine, I like seeing her standing on tippy-toes looking as if she were pleased to have snagged such a tall one!!! Yes, I agree w/you that the dress looks blown...can you re-process? The other shots work, and show joy, but I can relate better to a shot of a bride and groom and it reminds me of family weddings I've been too. So it makes me feel joyful!

Thanks, Saurora! The shot is blown only because I was tired and wasn't paying attention while post processing! ! The second photo of them is the same shot and it's not (as) blown. I'll drag it to my other machine and reprocess correctly....

Thanks again! I appreciate your candor and your feedback!

k2butter

Full length is my choice too.

photogmomma

k2butter wrote:

Full length is my choice too.

Thanks, Karen!

NanaMo

...tippie toes....
....my vote goes to the full shot of the bride & groom....love her standing on her tippie toes!!!


Maureen

photogmomma

NanaMo wrote:

....my vote goes to the full shot of the bride & groom....love her standing on her tippie toes!!!


Maureen

Make that "No-longer-tippie toes"

Thanks so much!

Elaine

photogmomma wrote:

Make that "No-longer-tippie toes"

Thanks so much!

Hah! Took me a second, but I got it! VEEERY CLEVER!