New user here...

Here everybody, I picked up photography in the last 1 year and I enjoy
it a lot.
I was at a friends wedding recently and some of the pictures are here
at this site, comments and critique appreciated... regards... Srini RR

http://www.pbase.com/rrs/bineshwindy

 

Very nice. While I did not study each image carefully, as a whole you have
done a nice job.

Only thing that I noticed was in the "interior" people shots, where there was
a wall close behind the subject, the shadow from the flash was rather harsh.
You might want to think about using a bracket (many models with many different
+'s & -'s) to hold the flash higher. This, or course, means a removable flash
unit, and not the built-in. Also, some form of diffusion device/material will
help, as would bouncing onto a white/light colored wall/ceiling. Or,
positioning the subject farther from the back wall, so the shadow is much
farther behind. A tiny comment, but you might like the results. One could also
run the image through Photoshop CS, or CS2 and use the Highlight/Shadow
function to minimize the shadow.

Otherwise, keep it up, you seem to have caught some very nice shots.

Hunt

 

I guess you've never seen *my* flash photos from the weddings I've shot. I
think
Hunt did well. I didn't see any objectionable harsh shadows.
Who's the guy that looks like a heavier Tom Skerritt? Groom's dad?
It looks like you had a picture-perfect day, slightly overcast, for the
outside photos.

 

You could probably do it for a living. Looking at your pictures I think I
can say without doubt that they are digital, i.e. Flat and red, there is
nothing wrong with the way you have taken the pictures at all but it would
be much improved if you took a white balance reading every time the light
changes (indoors/outdoors, sunlight/shadow), you will be amazed what a
difference it makes to the skin tones. Good job, I am sure they will be very
pleased with the results.

 

Pretty good work for a new shooter. I don't have any specific
suggestions because you seem to be on the right track, so I'll just
say keep shooting, practicing, and analyzing your own photos, and
you'll get better and better!

It's important to honestly pick out your own photos that you like (and
ask yourself why you like them), and just as important to honestly
pick out your own photos that you feel could have been better (and ask
yourself how you could have improved it). Keep at it!

 

You guys gotta be kidding. These pics suck!
They lack thought, style. White balance is off, and you
didn't even post process for crissakes (well, if you did you suck at that
too).

Why on earth would you guys humor him, unless, you all suck too.
Lamers.

picture this

 

Thank you everbody for the comments, I do have a long way to go before
I can say I take good pictures, practice sure helps. I wish I can see
some of the pictures of "Dogma" so that we can learn from him, lets see
some of the pictures he took when he started.. Srini RR

 

Overall the pictures were good. The candid ones were much better than
the posed.

The one unique that I really liked was the guy standing in black and
white with the drink the only thing that had any color.

That one was great and unique.

How did you do that????

 

How is a photo like this created? http://www.pbase.com/rrs/image/46421814
is this simply a photoshop trick?

 

Oh, he doesn't actually take pictures... Doesn't even own a camera Actually.
He just likes to bag on others while never actually giving any useful
advice.

yikes.. that is no fun! an outdoor wedding and it rains!! It looks like a
lot of people were not enjoying the wedding ceremony.

The whites seem to have come out nice, but the blacks do not have much
detail. How does one overcome a bright picture, with a dark suit? would a
flash solve this issue?
http://www.pbase.com/rrs/image/46421829
http://www.pbase.com/rrs/image/46421823
http://www.pbase.com/rrs/image/46421832
Also, what format are you shooting in? jpg? raw? Would raw give you more
post shoot flexibility for little things like this?

 

Let's see your photographs, then.

His pictures weren't "great". I think the words I used were "pretty
good for a new photographer". They are, for a new photographer. Of
course, he has a great deal of room to improve, and I told him that
also. Difference is, I used an encouraging tone. What's the point of
taking your tone instead?

Anyway, you put yourself up next. Post a link, please. Thanks,

 

Easy photoshop gimmick.

Create two layers - one color, one black & white. B&W on top of
color. Mask in the color image only in those areas where you want it.

 

...and the pbase image is a good example of how not to do it. It looks
like the masking work of a drunk.

 

I hope you don't teach.

 

<confused>

You consider that to be a nice tight example of how to mask?

 

No, I consider your concept of "helpful advice" to be derogatory,
crass, and abusive.

Does you have an aversion to tact, or something? Or are you
intellectually incapable of transforming "It looks like the masking
work of a drunk," to "You might want to try a smaller brush size, and
paying a bit more attention to the edges of your mask?"

One derides, the other teaches.

 

Oh, I get it. Let me try again....

"You want to zoom in a bit, and try not to **** it up so badly again.

Find the part of day between the hangover wearing off and the next
evenings drinking binge starting up again, and do it then.

Excessive hand-shaking could simply be low blood-sugar level or it
could require a major change in lifestyle, towards one that doesn't
involve copious quantities of alcohol.

Don't attempt this procedure during sex (even if you failed to
perform, and wake up jammed under the bed 6 hours later), moments
after an electrical shock, when taking a bath, playing a video game on
a different device or on an operating system that is purely
character-based.

Side effects include getting flamed for doing a lousy job, UC's cat
exploding suddenly and an unexplainable sticking 'L' key."

<g>

Okay guys, seriously. People know how to mask, and my comments were
directed at Trey, not the OP. No teaching to be done - just a watch
out, don't make this mistake type of comment.

Once a selection or mask has been made, a tiny bit of feathering (for
a selection) or blur (for the mask) can make all the difference.

Great photos; but that one was a sloppy job.

 

I'm waiting.

 

Yeah, I didn't think we'd be seeing anything soon. Don't talk the talk
unless you can walk the walk.

 

I told you, he doesnt own a camera! ;-)