Bridal Set, North Texas

[Dominantly]

Here are a few different looks...
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Strong composition. Too bad the water wasn't super still.

#4 from your other set is another fav.

 

[Kerbouchard]

On the second set of images:

#1 I like her expression, very seductive in fact. I think it was just framed a little tight however still a solid image

#2 is very creative Kerb, frame within a frame accented by the reflection - has to be my favorite of the set.

#3 I don't get the sad expression. It's also a little tight. If it was a stand alone image I think it flies however with the rest of the set it doesn't seem to flow along with the theme.

#4 Love it. Good bokeh and subject separation. Nice smile showing off those pearlies... Shooting up might have revealed a little to much on her under arm - easy to fix in post though.

Thanks for the feedback.

For #3, I guess I was going for pensive rather than sad. I agree it does seem out of place as a part of the 'set', but I was just trying for as many different 'looks' as I could.

 

[Kerbouchard]

I fixed the issue with #1. I think it was the jpeg compression that through out the details in the highlights but I decided to do a complete re-edit anyway. I also added a vingette, since a vingette makes everything better.

 

[camz]

The old vignetting exposure trickery...lol. Yeah I like the second rendition much better!

You can always burn the centered light areas that the vignetting does not cover even when feathered(In this case not neccessary IMHO). What I usually do is just burn the whole thing that way I don't have to match the vignette opacity with the burn opacity layer....headache!

 

[Tarayn]

I agree with disk Joe too. Shots #2, #4

 

[Tarayn]

reflections always add a extra umph to photos:thumbup:

 

[Kerbouchard]

The old vignetting exposure trickery...lol. Yeah I like the second rendition much better!

Thanks. It will be interesting to see how they are processed for the client. Thankfully, the client never sees any of my renditions. Processing with consistency is still one of my weak points. I'll stare at a photo so long, sometimes my eyes adapt and I don't see what's wrong with it. I guess I need to just step away sometimes and come back to it later with fresh eyes.

In any case, thanks for the feedback.

 

[camz]

The old vignetting exposure trickery...lol. Yeah I like the second rendition much better!

Thanks. It will be interesting to see how they are processed for the client. Thankfully, the client never sees any of my renditions. Processing with consistency is still one of my weak points. I'll stare at a photo so long, sometimes my eyes adapt and I don't see what's wrong with it. I guess I need to just step away sometimes and come back to it later with fresh eyes.

In any case, thanks for the feedback.

Another reason maybe that you're not the first shooter, and I know when I'm not the first shooter to help out some friends it's harder for me to get the consistency up to par - in camera and in post. You really don't know the client as well, and you don't really know what the end product is as you step in there with a third party perspective.

What helped me to be consistent was when I actually become the primary shooter, as you get a feel for what the clients are like - who they are, and get a feel for what they want. It really helps in posing, location, lighting and post processing. It really has to be more about them and how we can bring it out as photographers. Then your style starts flowing based on your interpretation of the clients...then the theme forms.

When you have that it will help with being consistent. Do I have it all the time...lol hellz to the no! But that's how I do it...don't know if that's protocol for anyone else..

If you're second shooter, maybe tag along with the primary shooter during the meetings prior to the event and to get to know the clients so that you can generate ideas.