Problem with wedding photographer

[Tailgunner]

Truthfully, I think my Windows Picture Viewer "auto fix" would have done a better job with the pictures that I've seen, and I'm a relative newbie by comparison of the above photographers opinions.

Actually, if you look at the EXIF data for the first one that *IS* the software that is shown to have been used.

WOW...just WOW.

Anyhow, as someone mentioned above, it would be nice if these was shot in RAW and you could get your hands on the RAW files.

 

[MK3Brent]

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Shot at 35 mm
Exposure:	Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, [SUP]1[/SUP]/2,656 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Date:	June 27, 2013 1:00:32PM (timezone not specified) (2 months, 25 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes, 28 seconds ago, assuming image timezone of US Pacific)
File:	5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels) 1,763,172 bytes (1.7 megabytes) Image compression: 97%
Color Encoding:	Embedded color profile: “sRGB”

Here's the full data:
XMP

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ISO	400
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Focal Length	35.0 mm
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Scene Capture Type	Standard
Owner Name
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Lens Info	18-200mm f/?
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APP14

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Color Transform	YCbCr

IPTC

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Application Record Version	5472
Date Created	2013:06:27 2 months, 25 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Time Created	13:00:32

File — basic information derived from the file.

File Type	JPEG
MIME Type	image/jpeg
Exif Byte Order	Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
Bits Per Sample	8
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Image Size	3,456 × 5,184
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Composite
This block of data is computed based upon other items. Some of it may be wildly incorrect, especially if the image has been resized.

Aperture	5.60
Date/Time Created	2013:06:27 13:00:32 2 months, 25 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes, 28 seconds ago
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent	1.6
Shutter Speed	1/2500
Create Date	2013:06:27 13:00:32.51 2 months, 25 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes, 28 seconds ago
Date/Time Original	2013:06:27 13:00:32.51 2 months, 25 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes, 28 seconds ago
Modify Date	2013:08:06 14:15:30.51 1 month, 16 days, 3 hours, 59 minutes, 30 seconds ago
Thumbnail Image	(9,719 bytes binary data)
Circle Of Confusion	11.45 m
Light Value	14.3

 

[Tiller]

Looks like jpeg was indeed used.

 

[SCraig]

My EXIF viewer is choking on these; what does it say about gear used?

Here is EXIF data from the first one ...

OP I hope you can work something out to get some satisfaction. In my personal opinion some of those are just so poorly composed, shot, and edited I'd be ashamed to show them to anyone. Cut off elbows, horizontal lines not level, horrendous shadows, blown highlights, no fill flash, and that's just the first one.

 

[tirediron]

Looks like jpeg was indeed used.

Don't think so: [TABLE="class: cms_table"]
[TR]
[TD]File:[/TD]
[TD]5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels) [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Tiller]

Don't think so: [TABLE="class: cms_table"] [TR] [TD]File:[/TD] [TD]5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels) [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

That's weird. I was just going off where it said jpeg. I wonder why it still says jpeg if it was shot in raw?

 

[Tailgunner]

Don't think so: [TABLE="class: cms_table"]
[TR]
[TD]File:[/TD]
[TD]5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels)[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

That's weird. I was just going off where it said jpeg. I wonder why it still says jpeg if it was shot in raw?

Agreed, that's odd.

 

[tirediron]

I think it's referring to the embedded preview .jpg file.

 

[Tiller]

I think it's referring to the embedded preview .jpg file.

Oh, gotcha!

 

[Braineack]

400iso at 1/2500 and f/5.6. jeez.

 

[DarkShadow]

400iso at 1/2500 and f/5.6. jeez.

Exactly.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

She PAID for the photos. She has every right to post her wedding photos on this forum. Geez MOD! Post the photos back.. seriously.

 

[tirediron]

She PAID for the photos. She has every right to post her wedding photos on this forum. Geez MOD! Post the photos back.. seriously.

I bought MS Word; I have every right to install it on as many computers as I want. Sorry, I think Bill would disagree!

 

[Robin_Usagani]

This is ONE of those things that make this forum unbearable to be in it. So if someone got married and get the high res files (90% of wedding photography these days are done that way), they can't post anything online?

 

[Derrel]

Truthfully, I think my Windows Picture Viewer "auto fix" would have done a better job with the pictures that I've seen, and I'm a relative newbie by comparison of the above photographers opinions.

Actually, if you look at the EXIF data for the first one that *IS* the software that is shown to have been used.

Doggone it...I got here late and the photos have already been removed...