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fekish · 09-07-2010, 12:34 AM

Hello,
i read daily photo critiques but this is the first photo i've posted!

I was jsut walking by the couple, and saw the professionals shooting, and i decided to shoot for 5 seconds as well and give it a try.

Can you please give some comments for the composition of the big photo and also the post processing that i did for the crop?

Thanks!

Last edited by fekish; 11-23-2010 at 10:15 AM.

Adam · 09-07-2010, 09:42 AM

I see two big issues with the first:
1. At least 2/3 of a stop overexposed
2. That guy in the background doesn't belong

And in the second, the guy's still there, but I do like the soft effect, except that I would have likely toned it down just a little bit.

Rees · 09-07-2010, 10:09 AM

I agree here with Adam, the exposure meter has over-read the white dress and the white background resulting in over-exposure. The composition for a wedding shot is too cluttered, man in background.

fekish · 09-07-2010, 10:26 AM

Ok thanks

.
Yes I agree with both of you. I didn't want to spend too much time on the photo, thus I didnt edit the guy.
I am wondering what type of photos did the $4.000 paid photographer do for this scene

**Ash** · 09-07-2010, 04:25 PM

There's an invaluable amount f work put in by pros to make the difference between your results and those on their wedding album. The right exposure, the right composition, the right lighting, the right PP work - it all comes down to hours of preparation, posing (which you took full advantage of from the photographer

), execution and post-production.

Your results are fine for a snapshot, given the above comments, though there is also the issues of dynamic range (blown highlights), choice of focal length and ambience (part of the X-factor in stunning portraiture).

fekish · 09-07-2010, 11:30 PM

hehe ok

Basically the photographer was 2 meters on the, and some photos he was sitting on the ground, and some standing up... I can't remember what exactly was the background in that direction...

**jbinpg** · 09-19-2010, 03:24 PM

The crop almost works. The only way to rescue it would be to paint the whole background with a soft blur to get rid of everything except the subjects. It is their day, not the guy in the background's.

Jack

09-07-2010, 12:34 AM	#1
fekish Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 190	Wedding Lens: 18-55 Camera: K-X Photo Location: Cyprus - Limassol ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/125s Aperture: F6.7 Hello, i read daily photo critiques but this is the first photo i've posted! I was jsut walking by the couple, and saw the professionals shooting, and i decided to shoot for 5 seconds as well and give it a try. Can you please give some comments for the composition of the big photo and also the post processing that i did for the crop? Thanks! Last edited by fekish; 11-23-2010 at 10:15 AM.

09-07-2010, 09:42 AM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,608	I see two big issues with the first: 1. At least 2/3 of a stop overexposed 2. That guy in the background doesn't belong And in the second, the guy's still there, but I do like the soft effect, except that I would have likely toned it down just a little bit. Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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Rees Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cymru Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 136	I agree here with Adam, the exposure meter has over-read the white dress and the white background resulting in over-exposure. The composition for a wedding shot is too cluttered, man in background.

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fekish Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 190 Original Poster	Ok thanks . Yes I agree with both of you. I didn't want to spend too much time on the photo, thus I didnt edit the guy. I am wondering what type of photos did the $4.000 paid photographer do for this scene

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	There's an invaluable amount f work put in by pros to make the difference between your results and those on their wedding album. The right exposure, the right composition, the right lighting, the right PP work - it all comes down to hours of preparation, posing (which you took full advantage of from the photographer ), execution and post-production. Your results are fine for a snapshot, given the above comments, though there is also the issues of dynamic range (blown highlights), choice of focal length and ambience (part of the X-factor in stunning portraiture).

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fekish Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 190 Original Poster	hehe ok Basically the photographer was 2 meters on the, and some photos he was sitting on the ground, and some standing up... I can't remember what exactly was the background in that direction...

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jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	The crop almost works. The only way to rescue it would be to paint the whole background with a soft blur to get rid of everything except the subjects. It is their day, not the guy in the background's. Jack

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