Church and barn wedding.

An Exception · 29 Jun 2014 at 18:29

An Exception · 29 Jun 2014 at 18:30

Rojin · 29 Jun 2014 at 18:47

Fair play you're getting really quite good at this

lovely set

It certainly looked like an awesome day and you've captured it really well. I love the bus!

An Exception · 29 Jun 2014 at 22:45

Cheers Rojin, it was an awesome day. Video guy's got on my nerves though...

snow patrol · 30 Jun 2014 at 01:13

nice shots matey. What ISO were you pushing for those indoor shots? Looks pretty high, but not in a bad way!

Raymond Lin · 30 Jun 2014 at 01:22

The noise are fake, it's just LR grain added for effects.

Nice pics

An Exception · 30 Jun 2014 at 08:36

snow patrol said:
nice shots matey. What ISO were you pushing for those indoor shots? Looks pretty high, but not in a bad way!

Thanks SP, I didn't bust out a flash at all this wedding.
During the speeches I was at around 1600 - 3200
During first dance, around 6400 - 12800.
I expose to the left by around a stop, so effective ISO's are probably roughly a stop higher.

snow patrol · 30 Jun 2014 at 08:44

i know the d800 is great at bringing back details in the shadows - is that why you expose to the left? Because you feel you have the leeway?

An Exception · 30 Jun 2014 at 09:07

Yes that's exactly why. Mostly it means I get to keep highlight detail and decide later if I want to keep it or not. For example I may shoot a silhouette then if I change my mind at my computer because I like their expression or something, it's not a big issue. Also occasionally it saves the odd shot that ends up way over exposed.

snow patrol · 30 Jun 2014 at 10:52

makes perfect sense i suppose. I'm hoping the next lot of canon cameras offers that luxury

Sh4rkie · 30 Jun 2014 at 11:12

Amazing set, i'm sure the couple are over the moon with their album

a1ex2001 · 30 Jun 2014 at 12:03

I've always liked your stuff even if I have found some of the reflection/through a crowd pictures a little odd/awkward but I'm really not sure about the new blury panning/walking shots you seem to have added. I know it's all your style and it sells but for me they just jar against the quality of everything else.

Love the processing as always, I know some people find the grain etc a bit marmite but it really suits the subject for me and avoids the over sharp digital look that a lot of wedding togs produce that I'm not so keen on.

Sig226 · 30 Jun 2014 at 18:16

Very nice set indeed, looked like they had a blast !

mrcpickering · 1 Jul 2014 at 19:38

I love them, looks like a great day as well!

An Exception · 2 Jul 2014 at 14:29

a1ex2001 said:
I've always liked your stuff even if I have found some of the reflection/through a crowd pictures a little odd/awkward but I'm really not sure about the new blury panning/walking shots you seem to have added. I know it's all your style and it sells but for me they just jar against the quality of everything else.

Love the processing as always, I know some people find the grain etc a bit marmite but it really suits the subject for me and avoids the over sharp digital look that a lot of wedding togs produce that I'm not so keen on.

Thanks Alex. I half agree with you actually, it's just I like to keep trying to push myself and incorporate different techniques and add variety/interest.

Sig226 said:
Very nice set indeed, looked like they had a blast !

mrcpickering said:
I love them, looks like a great day as well!

Yeh everyone had a good time indeed. The speeches in particular were really funny, had me in tears..

mr tommo · 2 Jul 2014 at 14:33

Nice work as always mate. How do you find the evening shots when it comes to getting them printed in an album? Personally I don't mind noise but I always have our 16"x12" album in the back of my mind when it comes to high ISO.

Also regarding the camera men....I share your pain. Had a nightmare recently but won't post it on here.

BlackCoat2k10 · 2 Jul 2014 at 16:25

I agree with a1ex2001, I really do like your shots, I just find the movement shots awkward for my eye and I think it is because either too much is going on or not enough out of focus in background/ nothing in direct focus. Saying that though I do like "Oxfordshire_Barn_Wedding_071.jpg", movement involved yet the two people are in focus kinda, makes it more pleasing.

However keep up the good work, looks like you've captured some amazing moments for them!

An Exception · 2 Jul 2014 at 16:39

With the below shot, if I did it again I wouldn't of panned. Instead kept the bus sharp and let the people blur, and then picked off a few moments/expressions with the 85mm.

An Exception · 2 Jul 2014 at 21:48

mr tommo said:
Nice work as always mate. How do you find the evening shots when it comes to getting them printed in an album? Personally I don't mind noise but I always have our 16"x12" album in the back of my mind when it comes to high ISO.

Also regarding the camera men....I share your pain. Had a nightmare recently but won't post it on here.

At least for wedding work, atmosphere, content and emotion are what I care about most. I could add a flash to reduce noise, but it would also change the atmosphere from how it really is. I may need to wait for my flash to recycle, and miss content (happens occasionally during dancing) and so on.
It's a compromise (as always

), but I value allot of other factors above noise. In black & white, I'd be happy with a 200" ISO 12800 print. Yes the noise would be there but I like it, like I like the sound of crackling Vinyl over clean MP3 files sometimes.

Rojin · 2 Jul 2014 at 21:49

Good man