Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, I enjoyed going to another wedding with you, except that I never get any champagne nor opportunity to dance with bridesmaids. I rather like no.3 (shoes and flowers) novel and stylish with a little abstract thrown in. You haven't quite sold me on all of the angled shots of the bride.(2,5,6,8,33) I know that you are using dynamic and interesting angles of late. In these though, poor Virginia seems to be overbalancing a lot. In no. 5, Virginia's hair and the elaborate fabric detail are shown really well and there is elegant colour. But the sharper detail and prominence of the bead-worked low neckline steals a bit from the bride's face, for me. The side lighting has picked up imperfections in her forehead that will really benefit from some exercise of the healing brush. Has to be permissible to go to town with Photoshop for bridal stuff, I'm sure. No. 7 is a delightful study of the amazing frock. That's a portfolio shot for you right there. (no.1 too maybe but the highlight is a little overpowering for me). 21, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34 all work really well in catching animation and atmosphere. You always show these reception shots to great effect. Important disclaimer: impressions from my personal taste and importantly I have no commercial experience at all. I hope that technical impressions/suggestions are still worthwhile. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- Subject: [Leica] IMG: June Nawlins Wedding A Bulgarian bride and American groom, and a great wedding! This was my first wedding for June, I'm glad everything was inside and not in the summer heat. Of course as they were leaving I had to deal with the Southern "Fogging" of the lens humidity. Breaking of the bread is a Bulgarian tradition, of course who ends up with the larger piece is in charge. Of course Virigina got the bigger piece. Bridal images were at a nearby park, I was trying to attempt an old postcard look to some of the bridals shots. http://www.zoeicaimages.com/Virginia&Bret Chris NOLA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information