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2 bodies & 3 lenses. 24mm 35mm 85mm.

 

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Cheers Raymond. Yeh those are the hardest to get natural'ish. Sometimes it's relatively easy, others it's a little tricky. Added a few that I missed out. Quite like this one.

 

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Thanks.
Yes it's a lovely venue. I've shot there before, and have another there tomorrow...

 

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Nice shots.

My only criticism is the general look and feel of the colours with the brownish split tone and high contrast. I know this is common and trendy, and your going for certain mood that mimics film and nostalgia but in 5 years time it will look really outdated. I prefer wedding photograph that stays closer to the real thing with the exception of black & white processing.

But if the clients is happy who cares right?

Not just the clients, but 99% of comments I get about my processing is people love it. That's good enough for me.

 

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Also do you ask the couples permission before you post all there wedding pics on a public forum ? Just curious.

Hey Killjoy. Yes first the images are password protected on my site until the B&G approve them for public consumption. "Brilliant! Thanks so much Rhys they look great. Yes, we approve!"

The rest of your post shouldn't even need an explanation other than to say it's a matter of taste. But yes there does seem to be a number of trolls around here lately, so thanks for clarifying that.

 

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I'm with nolimit in the PP but you have to work to your clients and if they have bad taste so be it.

No you got it backwards. I work to my own taste. Clients either book me or don't book me based on that.

 

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Fantastic set!!

What kit did you use?

2x D800E's 24-85 F3.5 35 F1.4 85 F1.4

 

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If you end up adapting your style to what the client want then I am sorry, you've lost the game.

Imo that's the difference between a camera operator and an artist.

 

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It is all relative. I don't like An Exception's PP style as a personal opinion (i prefer a cleaner, natural look that will endure), but he does and so does his clients, so his processing is matching the customer base. If the clients disliked the style as much as I do then there would be no clients and no business, and we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Personally I think it will endure. I've been processing this way for a long time now and I love it just as much as when I first tried the recipe.

In comparison, I would view your processing as non-offensive to anyone, but also dull as dishwater.

Personally I would rather someone HATE what I do than feel indifferent.

 

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I do like the set overall and there is some great captures, i'm just trying to point out some issues I see in the compositions here.

Can you post/quote some example pictures, just so I have a better understanding of your view?

 

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Why is there a shot of a gopro camera secured to a rosebush?

Grooms Gopro he did time-lapses with. Context.

Why is there a shot of some waitress wheeling a stack of white plastic chairs?

Painted wooden chairs. Context of behind the scenes work. Also took pictures of them setting out the chairs, but I have to draw the line somewhere in terms of how many pictures I post.

Why is there a shot of Military cargo plane?

Really?
Because there was military cargo plane.

I can understand the points about the gopro and chairs though tbh.

Regarding individual picture critique. It's actually easier to right click, copy link location, and repost the image in question.

 

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certainly.
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Thanks Dp, that was some pretty good critiquing, and I agree with much of it.

The ones regarding walking down the isle. You may not realise but there was in fact a large bench and bush blocking me. I could crop closer I guess, but I would lose the blue sky or people. No blues were harmed btw and the sky was that colour.

This one though is actually one of my favourites. I love the purple hue, and deliberately shot through it to add a splash of colour.

 

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Nice set again mate. Don't see an issue with your PP it hardly looks like aan Instagram shot.

Also, I'd take it as a compliment that some of your shots are getting questioned. I've had the same in the past but at least it proves you're doing something different.

Style wise I'd say we were quite similar actually. I've often got obscure objects on our storyboards, the clients and family will love it as they understand the context and relevance of certain things.

Keep it up.. Gotta say I'm jealous of your venues, Staffordshire venues are a little lacking. I have 6 out of the next 9 weddings are at the same venue for us, albeit it is one of the best venues in the area.

Thanks Mr Tommo, I'll take that onboard.
Hope you get some better venue variety soon...

 

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Context? I'm not really convinced of that. As for the aircraft - nice picture, but when you were pointing your camera at that, what did you miss in the crowd?

People looking at the aircraft.