Some from engagement shoot last night.

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Client is happy with them.

"Photos are beautiful. Had such beautiful remarks from family today. Thank you so much. You made it lots of fun, and really made me feel at ease.
Thanks again."

 

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You must also not be a fan of real tilt shift either, as they look the same.

 

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Nice set but the grain on the last shot is distracting for me personally. Any plans on getting a proper TS lens btw? Looks like a lot of wedding photographers are using them these days but they fall in and out of fashion even more than jeans do.

Nah, I wouldn't want to carry any more weight, and fake tilt shift works just as well imo. At the moment my setup is minimal and combined with strategically chosen straps etc. that allow me to be very mobile. Adding more gear would change the way I work for the worse imo.

 

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Lot's of different reasons RL, to play with perspective, to isolate subject from distracting elements where it's not possible to use DOF, because I like the look etc.
The plugin I use offers all the control and customisation I need, and works for me anyway.

Why did you buy a TS?

 

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Ah thats fair enough. Which straps do you use out of interest? I'm guessing some sort of dual camera setup, like a dual blackrapid?

Yeh dual BR, as well as a Thinktank belt system to carry my 14-24, aside from a smaller pouch to carry CF cards etc. that's pretty much it.

 

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I was the same, but the BR fasteners are very good, they don't come loose.

 

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Do your bodies get marked from moving around your hips though if you use a single BR strap? I don't want to stick a body or lens on it and then realise after a few hours of walking around I've just scratched the **** out of it lol. Suppose thats my OCD, as when its in my hand, I know where it is, compared to bouncing around my hip lol.

I don't ever use a single strap from the BR. If I am only taking a single camera out, then I use a customised strap and put a BR fastener on it so it's easy to attach to my camera if needed. Below is the kind of strap I use.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Camera-Shoulder-Strap-Neck-Straps-For-DSLR-Nikon-Canon-Sony-Panasonic-/370617391747?pt=UK_Photography_Straps_Hand_Grips&hash=item564a849a83

When I'm using to bodies on my BR, I don't wear anything that can scratch my camera. i.e. nothing metal.

 

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I don't know what your junk looks like Raymond but I can't see a phallic looking tree

Nice set. For one point of constructive crit, I'd say that if you're setting the portraits off to the side then you should have them on opposite sides rather than the same.

Also, try dirtying the frame in other ways than just branches from above. It's fine but can just get a bit repetitive.

I've worked with this wedding tog - www.funkyphotographers.co.uk/weddings - who was very good and seems to love dirtying the frame and does it quite well.

Cheers, your right!
And I'll check out that link!

 

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My only niggle is that you have them in front of a dead tree for some of the shots. In front of a live tree is good - growth (together), long lasting, stronger with age etc. Dead tree... well, it has the hall mark of "the end of" Particularly with the order in which you've posted them in this thread. Couple either side of a fully grown, very much alive tree.. then bam - no couple, and a dead tree that looks like the live one has died.

Lol, perhaps the dead tree symbolises the end of an old life, and now they are both looking forward into the future together?

 

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For me it looks too fake your clients are happy and that is all that matters right

Of course but I'm interested to know why you think it looks fake?

 

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This one for example, if it was real TS shot, the focal plan will cut through where you have it at the front and then keep going and either cut somewhere on the ground/fence or the trees behind.

Some you can't tell if there is no depth behind it. It's easier to tell if there is.

I was running out of light (was at 12800 towards the end), but if I stopped down, I think you would get the effect you describe. F1.4 softened the background.

Good spot btw, I hadn't noticed.

 

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I like everything apart from the paper scissors stone shot as they just look really uncomfortable in it compared to the relaxed feel of the others. The fake tilt shift is fine while the togs on here will spot the fake 99% of the general population don't even know whats it's called and those that do think it's an app for there iphone. Got to admit to me it's just the latest gimic and will probably look really dated in a few years time whe everyone has moved on.

I'm not arguing your critique, instead to explain the picture. It was a tense moment, it was the best of 3 and there was real stakes. The loser had to take the other out and pay for a nice meal. Hopefully they see that picture which will then remind them of when they had a nice cosy meal together.

 

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Thanks anyway for introducing me to her work, in all honesty I don't really look at many pro's work outside of forums and I probably should.

Me neither, I'v only recently really started to pay attention to what more experienced togs are doing, which is why I created the below thread, which you may also find useful.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18432262

 

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Cheers Rojin, will do next time.

 

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It helps at the wedding tbh. The B&G learn how I work. They feel more confident knowing that their wedding photography won't make them feel awkward.
The guests give you a warmer reception, as having seen your work, they don't assume your just some chump with a big camera producing **** pictures.