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06/01/2006 10:41:04 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Oh sheesh. When I see wedding photos like this it just pisses me off. When I got married over 15 years ago we had a pro photographer at an exorbitant rate. These photos are SO much better I bitterly wish we would have had a photographer like you at our wedding. >:-( |
Haha, it also pisses me off when I compare these photos to those of my own wedding, I just wish I could have photographed my wedding haha, lol.
So you don't necessarily get what you pay for, right?. Thank you anyway for your very kind compents Slippy.
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06/01/2006 12:17:42 PM · #27 |
Great Job!!!!! I'm about to embark on the wedding photography journey myself. Definitely stressful work, but you pulled off a job to be VERY proud of. Congratulations!!!!
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06/01/2006 12:58:15 PM · #28 |
I wanted to answer your question about getting your first job. In building my portfolio I asked a model friend of mine to pose for some bridal portraits. I went to a florist in the area to get a bouquet made and told her why I needed it and she suggested I leave my business cards there so we could exchange referrals. I haven't done it yet because I'm not quite ready. The weddings I have accepted have been family and friends - they are a little more forgiving of a blurred shot as someone who hires me as a "professional" would be. But, if you're ready, go to your local florist, bridal shop, nail salon (I did an event last night by being referred from a nail salon) hair salon, etc. Show them your work and leave them your business card.
PS: These are awesome photos. I posted a comment on my favorite :)
Originally posted by livitup:
I agree, they are just great.
I think one of the keys of good candid wedding photography is to anticipate the natural smiles and catch them. When the best man is giving the toast get a few shots of him and then switch over to the groom. He'll be embarrassed at some point of the speach and the natural look he gives will be worth its weight in gold. You seem to have done a REALLY good job of that.
Two questions... first I ditto the question about lighting and would also be interested in your lens choices. Second, how did you get the job? My wife and I also have a fledgling business, but we're not sure how to snag our first bride. Did you second with an experienced photographer for a while first?
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Message edited by author 2006-06-01 12:59:09. |
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06/01/2006 01:40:51 PM · #29 |
| Well, *I* don't like yellow, but apart from yellow backgrounds they're excellent pictures. Though, if you were taking pictures of me, I'd tell you right off the bat to lose the yellow. |
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06/01/2006 04:16:12 PM · #30 |
| Really nice looking wedding shots. You've captured there happy occasion very well. |
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06/01/2006 04:41:22 PM · #31 |
I am a new wedding photographer and I think you did a good job at getting these, especially with the equipment you are using. Here are a few tips from a newbie!
-How to get into the business: I would frequent some of the wedding based forums (www.digitalweddingforum.com, etc) to try and network with the community, get tips and be inspired. I frequent www.texasphotoforum.com, which is local for me and I was able to get in and network with those photographers. There was a large base of wedding photographers so I decided to post in their wedding section. I basically offered up second, third and assistant availability for free to get experience. I got pretty quick response and started off assisting (equipment, posing, lighting, card management, etc) in my first wedding, which got me some good experience. After that I started third/second shooting with two different professional wedding organizations for free once or twice a month. I now have six wedding under my belt and am ready to start my own endeavors. I would also try to visit some of the great wedding photographers sites to look for workshops and tutorials.
-Build Portfolio: If you can get in some assistant positions/second shooter you will build your portfolio that way, which is awesome. I also had some family get dressed in wedding atire and model for me to cover the engagement and bridal sessions.
-Equipment: I have found that for wedding work a lot of it is low light (especially receptions), which means have a 2.8 constant lens is a must. I immediately picked up a Tamron 28-75 2.8 and EF 50 1.8. I also bought a 30D and a 580 EX. The wedding photographers I have had experiences with all use constant aperature lens and from the canon side use this set up (2-20D/30D, 16-35 2.8L, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8 IS USM, 2-580ex, stofen/lightsphere, fisheye lens, lensbaby, 100mm 2.8, 85mm 1.2L and at least 10 gig of memory) now this is not a must but its what I am aiming for to properly cover a wedding. Right now I am shooting with (1-30D, 1-300D, 1-580ex, 50 1.8, 28-75 2.8, 70-300 5.6, canon flash battery pack, stofen) and hope to purchase the new 17-50 2.8 from Tamron.
-Bridal Show: Usually you want to do one of these after you have a portfolio to show and your business is estabilished, but if you can put together a good showing you will get business from one of these.
-Local Associations: Try looking for photography clubs and associations in your area to get leads and advertising routes.
There are a lot of things you can do to get your first gig... good luck!
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06/01/2006 05:48:32 PM · #32 |
From the look of this, your Wedding Photography business is going to do just fine. You certainly have the talent for catching great expressions.
Great job.
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06/02/2006 03:03:25 PM · #33 |
I am very honored by all your advise and kind comments. I have recently started playing with Corel Painter IX and have come out with an interesting version of one of my photos, it has a painterly effect with digital oil brush strokes. Let's see what you think about it (I know it's not exactly photography and that might not be very welcome in a Photography forum but I am aiming at more artistic representations of photography)
This is a crop of the final work, you will fully appreciate it if you see it large:
Thank you
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06/02/2006 04:07:28 PM · #34 |
| Well done...what are you doing June 2007 :) |
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06/02/2006 04:08:17 PM · #35 |
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06/02/2006 05:13:52 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by patrinus:
This is a crop of the final work, you will fully appreciate it if you see it large:
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Hmmm... I really liked the first one. And at the sizes they are at (original and this one) I can't really tell what you've done - except to say that I don't care for her left check (right side of image) in the newly edited version. The edge of her check looks crazy, and the texture of her skin looks mottled... But the rest of the image looks fine (and, as I said, I can't tell what is different about the rest of the image as compared to the original due to the sizes of both).
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