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Recent Wedding Pic

MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
edited October 29, 2007 in Weddings
Hello all! Just sharing a shot from a recent wedding. I used a off camera Vivitar 285HV and a shoot through umbrella. I also had a Vivitar 285 on a flash bracket. The lighting I used with this wedding has been by far the best yet. I love off camera flash!!

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Mark Warren
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    nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    lighting looks fantastic. thumb.gif

    Would like to see a tighter crop. There is a lot going on in this picture that makes it somewhat distracting...but that could just be me.
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    Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    Very nice. I wonder about an almost square crop - get rid of some top & bottom, since the subject is the bride, and the secondary subject is the skyline, there is no need for that much sky. My two cents, and I am not a portrait photog, so their value is ne_nau.gif

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    SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    Beautiful...I would darken the background just a tad (in CS3 or 2 whichever you have)...and make the bride just pop. Beautiful.
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    MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    I do agree there is too much open area. I did print an 8x10 and cropped the print this afternoon. It looked much better. I also think I will darken the background just a tad to bring more focus on the bride. Thanks.
    Mark Warren
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    MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    MarkW wrote:
    I do agree there is too much open area. I did print an 8x10 and cropped the print this afternoon. It looked much better. I also think I will darken the background just a tad to bring more focus on the bride. Thanks.

    Mark, share your cropped version in a larger size with us. I'm impressed with how you've held onto all of the whites in that dress.

    Well done!
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    Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Very nice work controlling the exposure of the dress. Well done. I, also, am interested in your 8x10 crop.
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    MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Here's the cropped version for those who wanted to see it.

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    urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    MarkW wrote:
    Here's the cropped version for those who wanted to see it.

    LOVE the crop!!! really nice portrait!
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    Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    15524779-Ti.gif the crop is much better. The other one, though, offers the flexibility of gettting it printed in a multitude of sizes.

    Any way you cut it (pun intended), this is an aswesome shot!
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    MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Great job with the crop and exposure.

    Is that your yacht in the background?
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    MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Thanks again all for the comments. That certainly is a huge yacht in the background. We were in Portsmouth, VA but the buildings and yacht across the way is the Waterside in Norfolk, VA. She picked an awesome location for the wedding and we had great luck considering it was supposed to be 100% chance of rain!!
    Mark Warren
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