First try at engagement pictures..

snowfairy · October 27, 2008

My first engagment shoot.. (and first session to ever do in full manual mode) So, how'd I do? Any advice or critique?

#1-

#2- just noticed I cropped her foot off! thankfully it's a crop so I can fix that quickly

#3-

#4-I like this but I think it's too warm?

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And, #10... I got lucky here! We were done and heading back to the parking lot.. I was following behind and caught this.

Might not be some peoples taste I guess but I LOVE it!

Scott_Quier · October 27, 2008

I like these!!

And I agree - that last one is a keeper. I think I would burn in some of the hot spots in the grass, maybe boost the saturation a touch, and clone out the two signs in the background but those are minor fixes.

Agnieszka · October 27, 2008

Oh, a very pretty set!!!!! I think my favorite is #5 .... but I also loooooove your color settings, very nice!!!

Only 2 (small) remarks, I think I would do a smaller crop on #7 (right below her chest / so it doesn't feel like you just cropped off their heads) ... and I think #8 could use a bit more of your PS color magic + a light vignette?

snowfairy · October 27, 2008

Agnieszka wrote:

Oh, a very pretty set!!!!! I think my favorite is #5 .... but I also loooooove your color settings, very nice!!!

Only 2 (small) remarks, I think I would do a smaller crop on #7 (right below her chest / so it doesn't feel like you just cropped off their heads) ... and I think #8 could use a bit more of your PS color magic + a light vignette?

thanks! fixed the crop and it is SO much better.... I added a blur and darkened the surrounding area on #8.. think it's enough?

picturegirl · October 27, 2008

Great job! My favorites are 5/8/9!!!

urbanaries · October 27, 2008

Love this set! My faves are 5, 9 and 10. Just beautiful!

Only suggestion is try for a narrower depth of field. Just an example, in #1, if they were 6-8 feet from the background instead of right on it, would have separated them more.

But I think you did an amazing job of getting them to interact and capturing their personalities. Agree with others that your colors look fantastic, nice warm fall treatments on all. Well done!

snowfairy · October 27, 2008

Thanks guys! the tips are very helpful! I did have about 2 more feet of shade in that first area that I could have used to get them a bit farther away from the wall.. didn't even think about it at the time though.

Darren Troy C · October 27, 2008

Great job SF!

Shima · October 28, 2008

Great set and I also love that last one too. I do agree that you could play around with your DOF a little more in the future, but great set for a first time!

First try at engagement pictures..

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