The actual shoot: 7th wedding

[CyberPet]

OK, I'll start with disclaimers:

1. I was not in charge of how the shoot was going to be done. Mostly because the church (a cathredral) had to be booked for a photoshoot, and that was supposed to be "1st" since they had two children that they wanted in the picture as well. So during the most daylight I had to shoot indoors. *sic*

2. The lighting inside of the church was mad. They had major flood lights, casting shadows everywhere. I would not have been able to "kill" any shadows, so I worked with the knowledge that I would have shadows, wether I caused them myself or not.

3. The sun set at 4 PM, but it was a bit of a haze and cloudy (I did get some "sun" shining through the clouds though), so it's pretty flat light. We started shooting outdoors at about 2.30-ish and for an hour, in -15°C (that's about 5°F). *brrr*

4. When I was editing the images I've been doing that on an old monitor, since my "regular" monitor broke down. I have no clue how the images looks in "real life". So they might look odd to you, when they look decent to me. I need to send some samples to the lab before I do any serious printing, that's for sure.

5. Well, I'm still a beginner, so I see lots of things I did wrong after the fact, so don't kill me completely, but also give suggestions on things I might be able to improve (with these disclaimers in mind), both photographically and in post processing.

OK, here goes:

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#15

[JDArt]

Always love seeing your work. Thanks. In the #7 and #8 outdoor shots, which are nicely exposed, the skin tones seem a tad too magenta too me.

[dc2]

No wonder you were nervous , those conditions look a nightmare .
Number 8 Would like to have seen with a tiny bit less shallow DOF *but thats just a personal preference . All in all I think you did an amazing job , especially in those conditions . Well done and have a Karma for a job well done.

[cedric_r]

I don't know anything about weddings, but I'd say you did very well with the shadows and exposures given the conditions you describe.

[deluco]

Great job. Extremely well-exposed too. What are you shooting with? What lenses are being used inside the church?

[Mr. Pickles]

What you you scared about? Looks pretty professional to me. She is better looking than he is, but I'm kind of glad I think that way. Interesting shots on the outdoor ones. Must have been odd to have the bridal dress dragged through the icy snow. Looks pretty though. Of all of them, I like the first one the best though. You did really good on that shot to me.

[CyberPet]

Thank you everyone!!!

JDArt, yeah I think they might be a bit too magenta. Thanks for helping me!

dc2, Thank you for the nice words and the Karma point! I had another spot planned for #8, but it was freezing cold and we really didn't have time to scout too much for that shot, so I took it when I had the chance. I had wanted more distance between them, so you really can tell he's admiring her from a distance. I also have another shot with him in focus and her out of focus.

cedric_r, Thank you!! Yeah it was a challenge for sure. I guess every shoot is a challenge in a way. But tricky light is always more challenging in the winter than in the summer.

Jim, The shots inside the church was done with my Canon 20-35/2.8 L and Tamron 28-75/2.8 (on one body each, two Canon 350D's). Outdoors I also used my fun Canon 80-200/2.8 L. Loooove the short DOF it gives.

Mr. Pickles, Thank you!! I was scared about EVERYTHING! I always am. The bride sure had some magical hair, I really envy her. It shows best outdoors when it almost glows. She was such a trooper outdoors, her nose was red, her hands was red, but she didn't complain a second! The guy was freezing terrible too, but didn't complain either. But he was suffering much more than her, it shows in some images that I didn't post, where his smile really is "frozen" in place.

[CI Photography]

Nice job Petra.

In number 7, at least he was the only one that had to sit in the snow.


Joe

[Russ25]

No problems there to me. Nice Job!

Russ

[CyberPet]

CI Photography, LOL!!! It's actually not that bad... I had a ground sheet with me and a white towel, so he sat on a that (it was double folded too).

Thank you Russ!