Perhaps a little more in-depth critique would be useful to the OP?These do nothing for me, I don't like the colours or the compositions, pleased I wasn't paying. No doubt others think they are great.
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I want to reserve my comment on the rendition of these, Tim,
and only that aspect of it.
The first take, for one, is rather on the pasty and flat side of it.
The whites are not white, the mid-tones are quite strong and
they add up to not so spectacular image of what should have
been a vibrant and bright depiction of the happy event.
I would be very curious to have a go at the RAW file… you did
shoot RAW, now, didn't you?
Cracking work Tim! The first is a stunner!
These do nothing for me, I don't like the colours or the compositions, pleased I wasn't paying. No doubt others think they are great.
While I wouldn't put it quite as strongly as Archie, I would prefer photos in a more conventional style. Hopefully B&G selected you because they already liked your work in this manner.
Perhaps a little more in-depth critique would be useful to the OP?
I think Daniel (Kodiak) has nailed at least a couple of pointers.
I don't usually comment on these wedding shots but I like to look. Can't help but think that first one could be improved a lot though.
As mentioned above, the whites aren't white and there looks to be a huge amount of detail in her dress and the flowers that has been lost. There are a lot more tones available in there I'm sure which would certainly improve the photo. It looks like quite a dull day which hasn't helped matters, but I do think that it hasn't been processed very well.
I think Archie was perhaps a little harsh, but it is down to personal taste.
Personally, I think you've captured a few moments well, but perhaps not with the sort of framing or composition I'd use.
Shot 1: I'd crop to a 5x4 and lose a lot of that boring bland sky. Then I'd warm it up a touch, perhaps so the tones match the 3rd shot a bit more.
Shot 2: I get what you're trying to do, but I'm not sure it works due to the fact the groom is standing open mouthed and there's a lot of distractions in the foreground.
Shot 3: Again a bit too much sky. I wonder if a step to the left while shooting might have reduced the amount of sky and allowed you to see more of his face. Her facial expression is good though.
Shot 4: I would crop this to eliminate so much of that background and if possible bring it down to include more of their bodies particularly as her arm is cut off slightly. I would probably also lighten it up a touch too.
It's easy to be critical on a forum, and I know you produce great images, but I wonder if a few tweaks to these or a different version (with different framing for example) of the image might make them better.
But, it is subjective. You're the creator, it's your style which persumably the couple liked.
Just my 2p. Hope it's helpful, if not, ignore me, no hard feelings.
The B&G were super chuffed with their photographs, as was I.
Apologies if I was harsh and short of detail but my post reflected my impression of your photos and gave my main issues. Photography is a matter of personal taste and style. The replies from others are hardly overly positive. My eldest daughter has just got married so wedding photos are very topical for us.
I didn't mean to offend.
without risk of a
...well I really like them, especially the mirror shot, it's a great idea to get lots of faces in whilst keeping the attention on the couple.