Wedding - Erin and Shawn (6 Aug)

Scott_Quier

On Aug 6, I had a short day. The FOB contracted for 4 hours. I told him that, based on the projected schedule of events that this was not enough time, but also told him that if we needed to add some time to the end of the day - well, no worries. Turned out that I was right, the 4-hour contract turned into 5 hours. Got final payment today so I uploaded the images and all is good.

1. Don't know what to say about this one ... except I cut the top off the flower!


2. There's something going on in this image that I can't quite put my finger on. I applied a vignette, darkened and blurred around the edges a bit. But it looks like there's a radial something happening here that I didn't intend. I think it's the flag pole on the right and the foot prints in the carpeting that create that optical effect.


3. Freckles!


4. This is my second example of off-camera flash, thanks to a guest who fired their camera at the same time I did. I could just wish that they had bounced their flash a bit to minimize the sharp side shadows


5, 6. - Yeah, I think they feel something for each other.


7. After all the toasts and before the cake cutting, the groom turned to his new bride and shared how he felt, how he loved her, etc. I don't remember the details as they referred to events about which I did not know. Anyway, here's some emotion for you.

ShepsMom

I love what you did with 1st shot, great composition!!! I thought #2 looks kind of bright, good shots Scott!

DavidS

Nice shots Scott. I love the third one.

~Jan~

I like #2! Gorgeous color.

saurora

I like the first shot Scott, even though you clipped the top of the flowers. That's a pretty long boquet to keep an eye on while you probably were focusing on their hands. You might consider trimming just a little more off the top, making it look like it was 'intentional'.

Scott_Quier

saurora wrote:

I like the first shot Scott, even though you clipped the top of the flowers. That's a pretty long boquet to keep an eye on while you probably were focusing on their hands. You might consider trimming just a little more off the top, making it look like it was 'intentional'.

I like that idea!

jeffreaux2

I like the classic look of her hands around his neck in 3. Nice capture.

urbanaries

I looooove #1, and #3 is fabulous, too. Great way to focus on the rings without being too trite/intentional.

RE: #2, I'm not sure if this is what's bothering you, but the horizon looks off by about a degree, maybe 2. The red carpet is so RED, not sure if desaturating a bit would do the trick. Sorry, I'm not much help.

Scott_Quier

urbanaries wrote:

I looooove #1, and #3 is fabulous, too. Great way to focus on the rings without being too trite/intentional.

RE: #2, I'm not sure if this is what's bothering you, but the horizon looks off by about a degree, maybe 2. The red carpet is so RED, not sure if desaturating a bit would do the trick. Sorry, I'm not much help.

Thanks for the vote of confidence on 1 and 3.

RE: #2 - Maybe. There's a nice vertical above their heads that I used to square up the photo. But, I may have been looking at the wrong thing. Perspective is everything and your right - it does look a little off. I'll give it another play and see how it goes.