Marie the bride

I have already posted this and the post vanished so I assume the mods removed it....

I did post more than one photo and unfortunately missed the rule about only posting one and providing links so sorry about that.

So this time I have just the one

Nikon D600
Sigma 24 - 60mm F2.8
F 4.5
1/40

Honestly, a bride should shine happy - the pics looks a bit gloomy and makes sad. The vignetting is in my feeling to much, especially on the right.

Thanks for the feedback.....

I actually like it. The high contrast makes for a good B&W. Looking at her face, she seems happy, so I don't get the gloom feeling.

Thank you, yes I did a lot in colour so thought a black & white suited this shot. She was certainly not gloomy at all... really fun, bubbly girl

I think this is a very nice pose for the bride. The lighting is beautiful and so is the composition except that there's too much of the background . . . the door, signs, etc. makes for a 'sloppy" look.

I would crop the image as below . . . I also removed the "meter" behind her hear . . . rough edit. Should be more neatly done in photoshop, but you get the idea.

IMHO

That makes the photo much better

ohkphoto said:

I think this is a very nice pose for the bride. The lighting is beautiful and so is the composition except that there's too much of the background . . . the door, signs, etc. makes for a 'sloppy" look.

I would crop the image as below . . . I also removed the "meter" behind her hear . . . rough edit. Should be more neatly done in photoshop, but you get the idea.

IMHO


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Thank you..... and thanks for the effort.

I do actually have another photo were she is closer cropped, but I don't think I can add any more on this thread.

siamthai1 said:

That makes the photo much better

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So you don't think she looks as sad now when cropped closer ?

Her smile is now more visible because of the eye-catching vignetting removing. Yes, I think now it is more harmony in that photo.

siamthai1 said:

Her smile is now more visible because of the eye-catching vignetting removing. Yes, I think now it is more harmony in that photo.

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Ahh right.... I see what you mean, thanks

The crop version does draw your eyes to the bride better.

I actually had the same idea as Helene, as far as cropping goes, and I added a little blue tinge to it to add a little brightness to the overall shot. All in all, you took a nice shot there, bud. Oh...and I brightened it up just a touch....to see her face better.

fotojack said:

I actually had the same idea as Helene, as far as cropping goes, and I added a little blue tinge to it to add a little brightness to the overall shot. All in all, you took a nice shot there, bud. Oh...and I brightened it up just a touch....to see her face better.

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Thanks.... yeah its a different take on it.

I actually had the edge darker on purpose to hide distracting door and focus attention on the bride. Plus I just wanted the front of her lit the most from the window

Here is yet another take on your image, John.

Probably in the future, I am thinking the Bride or some family member will look at that picture, and one of the comments will be, "Oh, what a beautiful dress!" So, I think the whole dress should be shown, and also where the dress is blown out, I edited it a little to show the dress a little better. Perhaps more work could be done on it, to improve it further. This was a quick edit...

Too close of a crop, in my opinion, takes away from this beautiful scene.

I did crop some of the dark edge to lessen that effect, and I think now it does make your eyes go to the Bride better.

The light from the window makes it tough to not blow out the dress, but with some work, you will end up with a masterpiece.

Just my 1 and a half cents worth.

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ohkphoto said:

I think this is a very nice pose for the bride. The lighting is beautiful and so is the composition except that there's too much of the background . . . the door, signs, etc. makes for a 'sloppy" look.

I would crop the image as below . . . I also removed the "meter" behind her hear . . . rough edit. Should be more neatly done in photoshop, but you get the idea.

IMHO


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I like the improvements... Thank you!

Pat in NH