The bride

[NickTB]

Taken last Friday at a wedding I attended as a second shooter.

DSCF5425 by Nick Brennan, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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… if only the white had been protected!

 

[holty]

as above you have blown the dress a bit

 

[NickTB]

I did try and recover that in LR, but I’m working with JPEGs until I get my card with the RAW files back.

 

[gremlin16]

On first glance (as a client would look at it) it’s a fabulous image. Yes there are some imperfections, but I really like it

 

[Kodiak Qc]

I did try and recover that in LR, but I’m working with JPEGs until I get my card with the RAW files back.

The way this jpg is burnt, I sincerely hope the RAW is
not… would be a shame cause it is a cool take, Nick!

 

[stumac]

Yeah great shot shame on the highlight . As I sit on my phone here I zoomed into the shot just above the highlights and that crop in itself would make a nice image

 

[sunnyside_up]

Yeah great shot shame on the highlight . As I sit on my phone here I zoomed into the shot just above the highlights and that crop in itself would make a nice image

Agreed, you could easily zoom and crop and have a fab image.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

It is not beyond the wit of man to clone a suitable fill, especially with the raw option that will give more detail and clues. It only needs a hint of detail to complete it.

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

Great shot. I like it.
Doubt the bride and groom would know about blown highlights. I think they'd love it.

 

[ryanyboy]

Not much you can do with this now I’m afraid, the raw file won’t help either as that bright spot really is too far gone. But with shots like this you’ll learn a lot.....

1) getting it right in camera helps. In this case a closed curtain or using something/someone to block that ray of light would have been the best approach.
2) while I don’t think the raw file will help I’d strongly advise you to shoot raw to both cards
3) don’t assume “the client won’t notice”. What if they show the image to a photography loving friend. What if it’s one of many poor images - suddenly any weak images become ammunition. What if this months “special feature” in whatever bridal mag she’s been reading is “mistakes your photographer shouldn’t make”.
4). Radiators often spoil these images but you can use the curtains to hide some of it.

And of course there are positives. It’s a cracking pose. I love the way she’s dropped and pulled back her right shoulder and the way she’s sitting on her hip. If you asked her to do that then top job.

For me I’d make the window frame the top edge of the image, photoshop out the lights in the corners and the wire bottom right. I’d also like to see her left hand but it’s not ruinous.

 

[realspeed]

Nice photo , Iwonder what it would look like if her face was turned a bit to the right to show a part side of the face as if she had spotted something outside

 

[NickTB]

Thanks for all of the feedback so far. Some really good points to take on board for my next one (Next week!) @ryanyboy She was posed, albeit not by me, but the guy I'm working with. And he used almost those exact words, Sitting on hip, dropping shoulder etc. I later posed some bridesmaids etc, so learning all the while. @realspeed here's a couple of others I took (Unfortunately, all with the blown dress!)

DSCF5431 2 by Nick Brennan, on Flickr

DSCF5444 2 by Nick Brennan, on Flickr

 

[realspeed]

for me the one with her looking to the right is exactly what I prefer, it puts a bit of life into her against looking like a tailors dummy. Well done

 

[Phil-D]

People aren't my thing, if they were the only subject left to photograph I'd give up!..... so I've the upmost respect for you lot that do

I've had a go at editing this, not because I knew I could, more to see if I could and how it would look with the two exposures manually blended using a layer mask .

Far from perfect but I'm sure, if you took more time, it could be made to look fairly presentable

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

People aren't my thing, if they were the only subject left to photograph I'd give up!..... so I've the upmost respect for you lot that do

I've had a go at editing this, not because I knew I could, more to see if I could and how it would look with the two exposures manually blended using a layer mask .

Far from perfect but I'm sure, if you took more time, it could be made to look fairly presentable

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I would say that that is about the right level and quite convincing. the folds in the dress are fairly random, and it is almost impossible to predict how they should fall.

 

[Bluedog]

Great shot and poise but what a shame about the VERY distracting and ugly radiator.

 

[NickTB]

People aren't my thing, if they were the only subject left to photograph I'd give up!..... so I've the upmost respect for you lot that do

I've had a go at editing this, not because I knew I could, more to see if I could and how it would look with the two exposures manually blended using a layer mask .

Far from perfect but I'm sure, if you took more time, it could be made to look fairly presentable

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That’s superb! A great edit

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Great shot and poise but what a shame about the VERY distracting and ugly radiator.

Some venues Drape and decorate obtrusive radiators.
I do not think any one would object to a photographer taking along a suitable dressing Kit for such occasions. if a suitable key shot location was found during a scouting visit.

In this location, had the drapes been spread from the ties down, to cover the radiator valves, it would have been a great improvement. Even now they could be cloned.

 

[NickTB]

I did actually ask the landlady of the hotel about the radiator and an old cast iron one is planned to replace the modern one