First wedding!! SUPER large share

[paigew]

Brace yourselves for a lot of photos

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I met the bride at a salon where she got her hair and make up done. I didn't realize until I went to edit this, but that is the bride in the reflection!! Talk about lucky timing

6W2A0761.jpg by paige_w, on Flickr

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despite all the crap on the table I really love this photo

6W2A1108.jpg by paige_w, on Flickr

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father daughter

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one of my favorite shots of the night (despite the hand chop). bride and her mom

6W2A2484.jpg by paige_w, on Flickr

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garder toss

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there it is! My first wedding! I know mistakes were made...lots of them HA! But I am pretty happy with my results. I do wish the ceremony would have been on time so I could have done beautiful outdoor portraits for the bride and groom, but it is what it is and I have made peace with that

 

[Juga]

I think you did a wonderful job given the circumstances that you previously stated and as Kathy Thorson stated before you do a wonderful job incorporating digital noise into your photos.

 

[PhotoWrangler]

Holy Haze Batman.

There is such a thing as overkill.

 

[paigew]

Holy Haze Batman.

There is such a thing as overkill.

LOL ummm well there is no haze since I shot in the dark...are you not liking the matte processing?

 

[paigew]

I think you did a wonderful job given the circumstances that you previously stated and as Kathy Thorson stated before you do a wonderful job incorporating digital noise into your photos.

Thank you Joe!

 

[PhotoWrangler]

Haze, matte, faded, vintage, bleach bypass, whatever you want to call it. I think it could stand to be toned down - a lot.

Otherwise, you did a great job.

 

[DiskoJoe]

Noise reduction. Some of these are way too grainy. I dont care what kathi says, xP

 

[paigew]

Haze, matte, faded, vintage, bleach bypass, whatever you want to call it. I think it could stand to be toned down - a lot.

Otherwise, you did a great job.

Thank you for the feedback! You guys are the first to see these besides my second shooter and husband . The processing is pretty much in line with how I normally process my photos. I'm curious to see what others think.

 

[DiskoJoe]

Haze, matte, faded, vintage, bleach bypass, whatever you want to call it. I think it could stand to be toned down - a lot.

Otherwise, you did a great job.

Offset

 

[pixmedic]

numbers, numbers, where for art thou numbers? :mrgreen:
#4, #5, #8, #10 needed flash, but good posing.
#3, #9, #15 are binners IMO.
I really like #6, except for the B&W part. its the most creative shot of the set. (although i might have cleared off that table first)

not a fan of the matte look, but ultimately the only opinion on these that really matter are the clients.
if they are happy then you should be happy.

 

[paigew]

okay you guys really have me second guessing my processing here. I just don't know. I really like the matte. I really don't feel like the clean edit look represents my work. ugh what to do


6W2A2285.jpg by paige_w, on Flickr


6W2A1806.jpg by paige_w, on Flickr

 

[paigew]

numbers, numbers, where for art thou numbers? :mrgreen:
#4, #5, #8, #10 needed flash, but good posing.
#3, #9, #15 are binners IMO.
I really like #6, except for the B&W part. its the most creative shot of the set. (although i might have cleared off that table first)

not a fan of the matte look, but ultimately the only opinion on these that really matter are the clients.
if they are happy then you should be happy.

Thank you pixmedic I have a lot more with flash but ultimately, I really love the natural light ones .

 

[PhotoWrangler]

okay you guys really have me second guessing my processing here. I just don't know. I really like the matte. I really don't feel like the clean edit look represents my work. ugh what to do

Have you tried just toning it down a bit. I don't mind a slight matte or haze, but there's a difference between 50% opacity, and 12% opacity if you get what I'm saying.


But then again, as the medic said, if your clients are happy who cares... they're signing your check anyway.

 

[kathyt]

Noise reduction. Some of these are way too grainy. I dont care what kathi says, xP

I had stated in a previous thread that, if you follow any of the work that Paige does or on Flickr, she uses grain and matte processing as part of her style. It works for her, and she is very consistent with it. I would know what to expect if I hired her. She is very unique in her style and I enjoy it. It may not be a style choice for everyone, but I can surely appreciate someone that goes above and away from the norm. Paige's style is completely opposite from mine, but that is why I find it so creative.

 

[paigew]

Have you tried just toning it down a bit. I don't mind a slight matte or haze, but there's a difference between 50% opacity, and 12% opacity if you get what I'm saying.


But then again, as the medic said, if your clients are happy who cares... they're signing your check anyway.

okay yes, I will try it toned down....I edit in LR but I can still adjust the curve some.