My first "real" wedding and I had about 10 minutes to do some quick bridal portraits at the church. I'm very happy with this one and I hope you like it. I especially hope the bride likes it!
I have no hopes that this will be in the top 10, but I think it's at least worthy of a 6. I think standard bridal shots like this are tough to score well on, but we'll see.
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awesome black and white. i think you really nailed the post processing, the contrast, levels and focus look spot on. i just wish the flowers and her hands were doing something more.
I thought it was a lovely shot - very natural, lovely light. The only thing I'd suggest is watching for things behind the bride that create an unnecessary division - the way the wall changes behind her obscures her hair a bit. The part that's behind her face, though, provides very nice texture.