Oh Goodness...1st wedding c&c...

[tmjjk]

I edit everything in Lightroom first... then send it to photoshop. I am sure if I learned how to fully use lightroom, I would probably use it 90% of the time. When I need to work on cloning or healing I absolutely prefer photoshop... but most everything else I process with lightroom. I am still learning both programs, and I am still learning photography. I began really trying to do this photography thing since March. I still see myself as a noob. So there may be something basic I am missing that should be obvious to a real photographer. Please feel free to sling advice and constructive criticism... I am here to learn and get better. Everything I have improved on since March, I completely owe to this forum! I research on my own, but sometimes you need to hear it straight out.

 

[tmjjk]

Great job!! What lens/setting did you use?

Thank you!! I was using the telephoto 55-250... not a great choice, but what I had.... I cannot wait to get a 70-200 2.8 I am dreaming of that lens.

 

[jwbryson1]

Technically I think these are pretty damn good. :mrgreen:

Some WB issues on a few, but otherwise, I think they are not bad. Well done.

 

[tmjjk]

Technically I think these are pretty damn good. :mrgreen:

Some WB issues on a few, but otherwise, I think they are not bad. Well done.

Thank you ....

 

[tmjjk]

5 Detail shot


6 Father of groom saying prayer before the meal



7


8 More cheesy regrets lol

 

[tmjjk]

Flash to cancel out the different lighting problems. Although I'd probably want to use at least two flashes off camera for this situation so you aren't getting the dead on flash in the face look to it.
If your flash is the light which is illuminating your subjects completely it's one temperature and would be overpowering the other light sources therefore canceling out their color problems.
For these problems in processing I'd use the adjustment brush in ACR/LightRoom on the subjects to bring them all to the same color.

Where would I place the second flash?? Would a reflector work? If I bounced my speedlite off a reflector? Sorry if I sound like a tool.

 

[MLeeK]

A reflector MIGHT, but I am guessing that you'd need both flashes to be strong enough to cancel out the different colored lighting. It's possible, but you'd then probably have an uneven lighting situation on the group-brighter on the side of the flash and darker on the side of the reflector. Reflectors are to get a little light bounced back in, but they are a reduced amount of light over the flash.
I'd almost go for a flat lighting with one light left of the cam and one light right. Not the most dynamic lighting but for those necessary church shots you are better off with flat lighting on the group than good dynamic lighting.

THe new shots look very nice as for your exposure and focus. I am guessing you didn't mean to add in that last one.
5 there:SIMPLIFY. You have some details great, but then you have a lot of distractions. Don't be afraid to move everything around to get your shots-just put it back when you are done.
6. is a bit magenta. I see what you are trying to convey here, but the composition is awkward with dad looking off the frame to our left.
7 is nice. That window thing is a real draw on the eye.
8 is great. Going to be a problem printing that to a standard size. You have to learn to leave room in your compositions for the eventual crop factor. If they want an 8x10 you are going to lose a person off of either side or close to it.

 

[tmjjk]

Thank you MLeek....
The last one is a picture of the father of the groom, who was the main photog. I was literally shooting around him most of the day And the advice of the crop factor is excellent... I am going to go back and check my originals and hope that this is fixable :/

 

[MLeeK]

Shooting around someone is good! At least you didn't take this on and learn the hard way!

 

[tmjjk]

Okay... Now I have a bigger question!! I spent HOURS editing these images. I spent my entire day (after taking it off from my paid job) and shot this wedding. It was a nice experience and it allowed me to try shooting a wedding without the pressure. I have a disc with roughly 600 edited images on it that I am going to give the couple. I did NOT get paid! NOW, the father of the groom (the one who invited me to second shoot) is asking that I take his discs and edit his photos because mine came out so much better than his. I am feeling extremely taken advantage of at this point. What do you think I should do?

 

[Mach0]

Okay... Now I have a bigger question!! I spent HOURS editing these images. I spent my entire day (after taking it off from my paid job) and shot this wedding. It was a nice experience and it allowed me to try shooting a wedding without the pressure. I have a disc with roughly 600 edited images on it that I am going to give the couple. I did NOT get paid! NOW, the father of the groom (the one who invited me to second shoot) is asking that I take his discs and edit his photos because mine came out so much better than his. I am feeling extremely taken advantage of at this point. What do you think I should do?

I wouldn't. That's just me.

 

[MLeeK]

Okay... Now I have a bigger question!! I spent HOURS editing these images. I spent my entire day (after taking it off from my paid job) and shot this wedding. It was a nice experience and it allowed me to try shooting a wedding without the pressure. I have a disc with roughly 600 edited images on it that I am going to give the couple. I did NOT get paid! NOW, the father of the groom (the one who invited me to second shoot) is asking that I take his discs and edit his photos because mine came out so much better than his. I am feeling extremely taken advantage of at this point. What do you think I should do?

Explain to him that you took a day off work to do the original images and it cost you substantially to give that gift to the bride and groom. You'll be happy to edit, however it's going to cost him $xxx.

 

[richardmicah01]

You did a nice job. Pictures are nice.