Wedding Photos 12th April

alexisonfire

alexisonfire

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Well yesterday was a big eye opener for me, not only was it my first wedding, it was my first time taking portraits (seriously anyway), and also my first event working for a customer. All i can say is i have huge respect for wedding photographers now. Its damn tiring making sure your in the right place at the right time all day, let alone standing on your feet for 16hours. I haven't ever taken photos for that long in one day, and its amazing the range of weather/light you get throughout the day. I think i experienced it all, bright sun, overcast, rain, night, day... challenging to say the least. Here is a select few of the day that i have chosen as my portfolio photos. (I won't bore you with all the group photos and speeches!)

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Fantastic mate, really well done :)

I'm going to be in the same boat on June 14th so would really appreciate any tips. What lens did you use the most? What flash do you have etc?
 
Orange Peel said:
Fantastic mate, really well done :)

I'm going to be in the same boat on June 14th so would really appreciate any tips. What lens did you use the most? What flash do you have etc?
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Cheers! If i were to give any tips, it would be don't be afraid to get stuck in. There is going to be a load of people wanting to speak with the bride and groom/guests throughout the day, but you need to step in when ever you need to so you can get the photo. Be happy, smile and joke with everybody and this will reflect in photos of them. I assume you will be using digital, if so, snap, snap and snap away! Not having to worry about film is a great advantage!

I used every part of my equipment on the day (see sig), but the god send was my SB600 flashgun. It worked flawlessly, and allowed me to get shots i simply couldn't without it. My most used lens was the 24-70 f/2.8, which i used for 70% of my photos (1000 i total). The 70-200 f/2.8 was used in the church, as i wasn't suppose to photographing the ceremony! Despite using f/2.8 and iso3200, i was still unable to get a fast enough shutter speed though :(

I used the 50mm f/1.8 for low light and small depth of field (almost every photo at the disco was with the 50mm) The 10-20mm came in handy for large group shots of the disco (bride throwing the bouquet, first dance etc)

I could have done the whole day with the 24-70 f/2.8, and highly recommend a lens of this focal range and aperture for a wedding :):)
 
I'll have my 350D, Nifty 50, Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 and a telephoto of some description, when I've made my mind up. Going to get a 430EX flashgun too.

Did you use a diffuser?
 
There are some great shots there - you should be proud, especially seeing as it's your first time doing it.

Nothing says 'classy' like a stretched hummer limo, though. I'm surprised your lens didn't break. :p
 
Very nicely lit all of them! did you diffuse, bounce, direct + fill in ? either way looks really nice and the colours are what I'd expect from the D80 and Nikkor glass, superb!

Were you shooting at 2.8 too ? really nice dof on them all.
 
A.N.Other said:
There are some great shots there - you should be proud, especially seeing as it's your first time doing it.

Nothing says 'classy' like a stretched hummer limo, though. I'm surprised your lens didn't break. :p
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The hummer was amazing inside, absolutely huge, very comfortable and great fun, exactly what the day was about! It was a great choice imo!


mrk said:
Very nicely lit all of them! did you diffuse, bounce, direct + fill in ? either way looks really nice and the colours are what I'd expect from the D80 and Nikkor glass, superb!

Were you shooting at 2.8 too ? really nice dof on them all.
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Depending on the size of the room i was using a mixture of direct and bounced flash. A stofen diffuser was used the entire time. The only nikon glass used was the 50mm, the other 3 lens are all sigma! Most of the single portraits were shot at f/2.8, the rest were shot at around f/5 - f/8 to make sure everybody was in focus. I tried to place people infront of an open space to help with the bokeh

Fstop11 said:
High quality wedding captures those mate. Particularly well executed and polished off nicely. Hope the client is happy.

Johnny
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Thankyou mate, your words mean a lot as i love your work :)
 
alexisonfire said:
Well yesterday was a big eye opener for me, not only was it my first wedding, it was my first time taking portraits (seriously anyway), and also my first event working for a customer. All i can say is i have huge respect for wedding photographers now.
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My dad used to do it for friends back in the film day. He hated it. It's impossible trying to get everyone together and in the poses you want and then they'd wonder why the price was so high at the end of it all.

They'd want a discount but my dad charged what it cost him because they were friends. They don't realise the costs involved. It's a bit different with digital now but there's still some high costs.
 
CocoPops said:
I'm not sure they've seen them yet!!! :o

I recognised one of the guys in the pics and sent him the link, to which he replied "I didn't even know they were done yet..." and he was the best man lol.
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Matt or James? :p

These are a selection of the best which i wanted feedback on, the bride and groom won't be back for 2 weeks, which is when they will first see them, and then the photos will be released on a website for all family and guests to see :)
 
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