Wedding Images

Hi Zane=remember the testing tripod thread?

Anyway, you really should try Capture NX. Sort of a pain, but it really gives good output and is pretty quick once you get used to it, especially if you develop some presets. Just be sure to "Control S" and save BEFORE you crop. After you crop, save again.

There are a variety of ways to remove color casts in Capture which can suit different situations.

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Jeff Smith

Nice photos! The first one made me laugh a little because it has one face and four hands--but that is what weddings are like with the brides being endlessly prepped.

I shot a friends wedding and took about 800 photos. The one thing i remember was being really sore the next day! I never knew wedding photography involved so much athletic ability!

Thanks for showing the photos--they are well done.

SilentWave said:

Nice photos! The first one made me laugh a little because it has one
face and four hands--but that is what weddings are like with the
brides being endlessly prepped.

I shot a friends wedding and took about 800 photos. The one thing i
remember was being really sore the next day! I never knew wedding
photography involved so much athletic ability!

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I shot my son's wedding a fews years ago and it was one big rolling party for four days. My hand and elbow ached after that, and I wasn't even the "official" photographer.

SilentWave said:

Thanks for showing the photos--they are well done.

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Thanks!

Now I'm digging into whats involved with an album and maybe a slideshow.

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Zane
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Nikon D2x
NAPP Member

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments it takes our breath away.” ~ Anonymous

Aleksandar - you mention that you never use direct flash, which I agree is the way forward if you can bounce.
How about outdoor with no bounce surfaces?

I just bought the demb flip-it pro for outdoor use, hoping it can give a more pleasing result than direct flash. If you are on constant move as a wedding photographer, there is no time for off-camera flash, so I really can't see any other option.
Please enlighten me!

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..........................I almost Never! use flash, but when I do its ALWAYS bounced or diffused. Thes images need a tough of contrast more than anything else. Color is subjective to way too many things and unless we all have the exact same monitor and have had the exact same amount of coffee anbd sleep we "might" see different colors at the same time. Eitherway the prints will come out just fine providing they are sent to as good lab.

Fred James

@Henrikw

usually there is some spot where you can bounce flash, but, if there is none, i use one wireless SB800 with gary fong, holding it with left hand. Also, I have assistant, he can hold the wireless flash instead of me

Ok, there is sample photo, just D700 with 24-70 in right hand, and one SB800 with orange filter in left hand:



Or you can just grab one SB800, and put it on floor:
(one sb800 on left side with orange filter)

I like your last set of pictures very much!! especially tha way you use DOF in effect...though this set I think skin tones are not good at all? thats something I have seen when not using correct white balance or shooting without flash in tungsten light...Knowing you had taken such nice shots in first set wondering if I am missing something here?

Aleksandar Carevic said:

@Henrikw

usually there is some spot where you can bounce flash, but, if there
is none, i use one wireless SB800 with gary fong, holding it with
left hand. Also, I have assistant, he can hold the wireless flash
instead of me

Ok, there is sample photo, just D700 with 24-70 in right hand, and
one SB800 with orange filter in left hand:

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FredJamesPhotography said:

Flash! What's that ??...........................
..........................I almost Never! use flash, but when I do
its ALWAYS bounced or diffused. The images need a touch of contrast
more than anything else. Color is subjective to way too many things
and unless we all have the exact same monitor and have had the exact
same amount of coffee and sleep we "might" see different colors at
the same time. Either way the prints will come out just fine
providing they are sent to a good lab.

Fred James

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No flash? I presume you must have a D3. For weddings, that is the preeminent tool to have for sure. Gotta start saving up my beer money ; ] I want one!

A flash is a tool that does require some finesse; I appreciate the very good input that was triggered by this thread. I always appreciate thoughtful input and examples with explanations over mere opinions and self serving lambasting.
Once again on the color:

The warm cast is more my tweaking based on the ideas proposed by Dan Margulis that people in general prefer warmer tones. That was a conscious choice, but was perhaps a bit heavy-handed. Having said that, I noticed that the D700 has much warmer tones than does my D2x; far less neutral and more difficult to wrestle with. If I had a D3 I would load in the D2x color profiles from the near universal accolades and apparent preference for the D2x color profile. My monitor is calibrated, but is by a window so is notably influenced by the day/night light source differences in color and brightness.

Cheers,

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Zane
http://www.pbase.com/devonshire
Nikon D2x
NAPP Member

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments it takes our breath away.” ~ Anonymous

Just happen to see these Zane and my first reaction was "great job"!

As you have now discovered, colors and skin tones can change with every shot. We do are best to provide what the eye sees under some pretty varying and demanding light situations.

Below are a few as examples that your outting was every bit as successful as my own experiences and I would gladly display your images to any bride I have shot for.
Again, great job!







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Mel
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