Help me pick !

I need to go down about 50 pictures in this selection. Help me pick the best pics for my website.Comments & critique are always nice.

Was my first time taking pictures at a Russian/orthodox wedding.

Enjoy

Sorry for the pics that are flipped, i dont know how to change that

***none of the pictures are edited yet, sorry if they are in the wrong order

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No I am actually asking them which photo they think I should put on my website. This is a way to see what other ''media'' people on ns are liking and not liking. I dont know what ''job'' stands for here. My ''job'' was already done the day of the wedding ha
 
I just don't get how you can't pick your best photos. If someone asked me to put together my 5 best edits I could do that in 10 seconds. You should be able to recognize which of your photos are best and if you honestly think anyone on here is gonna look at all of those photos and tell you their favorite, you are quote optimiatic.

My overall point was do it yourself don't ask a hand full of media guys on ns.
 
What? Your job is to just take the pics? Not arrange them or deliver the best ones to the client? Your asking a bunch of ski bums (me included) on ns to do a job for you. Your doing it wrong.
 
I can, I am just interested in their opinion that is all. If you dont want to give your opinion, you dont have to, Same for others. Why did you have to turn this into an argument. As far as I know I am allowed to ask other people about their opinion on my photographs, in fact I think this is a part of what this ''media forum'' is about.

If I do get feedback, great. If I dont, not a big deal. I dont count on this thread to choose my photographs.
 
I liked number 8, after that I had no attention span for counting the all the pics haha, the lower part of the post is all pretty nice though
 
Hi,

I'll give you one image (maybe I lost count, but…) approx. # 51 from the top - portrait format; bride looking out through window - is the first photo that make me look twice.

The above says a little about how well (or not) NS works technically for this kind of exercise… In your shoes, I'd post a link to a space (Flickr or similar) where you could get an overview. Having numbers on the images would also be a healthy thing.

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I'd rather try to give you some fair critique, as you requested it. It will be quite generic, but straightforward (the only way I know to show a photographer the respect he/she deserves), so here goes:

- In many photos I find the subject centered in the middle of the frame, making the images static and lacking energy. Are you aware of the rule of thirds? It's a rule that certainly can be broken, but I'd say it would help to create a little, ahem… tension in the photos.

- It also seems like you've been a little too polite when it comes to approaching your subjects. EXIF-data suggest that you are using mainly two zoom lenses, and most often the focal length seems to be in the 40-55 mm range. Also, most images are shot from a 'healthy' nine to twelve feet away. The distance can be felt. Get closer to your subject for more nerve and presence.

I m h o,

:: hkn ::

PS. But as others already have hinted, I'm not too sure that NS is the most suitable place for selecting among 80 or so photos. If I hired you as a wedding photographer, it would suggest that you don't trust your own eyes/sense of composition.

 
Thanks. :)

1 & 4, then my Soviet era mobile internet gave up.

But portrait's, or just pictures of people look very often, pretty darn unflattering when taken with a wide-angle. And during a wedding you will probably be more intrusive since you have to get so close. Also another advantage of longer focal length: mah DOF, bitches go crazy over Bokeh. ;)

Of course in some situations you will be limited by the space but even then I would refrain from using an UWA unless the client specifically wants certain pictures.

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