melisa Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Always looking for inspiration, lets see those happy couples!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 One word- nude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melisa Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 I think you've got the wrong forum--the critiques of the day have been pretty enlightening lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleendonovan Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 ...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberwolf1 Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I would still use some conservative rules of portraiture for a result: Namely, I would have both of their sets of eyes open. I would not picture them from their sides so I am looking into their ears, either; this also exposes the length of their noses. You don't want to show imperfect kisses. <p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberwolf1 Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Tennis has rules. That net, those lines, the restriction that you must use a certain regulation type of ball. But these rules and placements creates a scene that an audience can enjoy of players. <p> In the same way, theatre and broadcasting have rules in camera/scene production. And these rules are the result of the knowledge of pleasing a wide audience. Advertisers know "how far they can go", too. <p> Later, when the couple sees the picture, the bride-to-be will look at her lips, and every part of her face and body. She will ask herself if she looks fat. She will ask herself if you made her look fat. She will look under her chin to see if you hid her double chin. The way it really goes is that when people own pictures, they tend to find more 'errors' and defects the longer they look at the picture. <p> If you actually saw my engagement pictures, you would see that I have gone way past traditional portraits. I put a fashioney slant to it. I added sexiness; we did theatrical things to make the groom look like he was "eating up the bride" (he was dressed in a top hat). I have put them on the floor. I just can't go through all of my ideas of the past. <p> I keep a discipline of remembering their vanity and need to look good no matter what I did with their bodies and placements. <p> Timber Borcherding timberborcherding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melisa Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 Colleen, I love your photo! Thank you for inspiring me, today. IMHO, the engagement picture is a great opportunity to get to know your client and to have a little fun too. This kiss was not posed; it was just one of those little moments in between shots. One that the client didn't expect and is now in a frame in their bedroom--guess they liked their imperfect kiss.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimh Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 colleen and melisa - really liked both your shots. those pics had a "genuine" not posed feel to them. colleen - what film did you use or was that a digital creation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberwolf1 Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 The picture above is the kind of picture that I approve of. A vertical picture will also display better in a vertical column in the newspaper. A horizontal picture will only be as wide as is the column. Therefore, the horizontal picture will be tiny compared to all other pictures on the page. The next consideration is the background. If you submit a dark background picture to the newspaper, the background will be flat, sort of ugly dark. Newsprint does not show detail well in dark areas of a black and white photograph. Yes, and this is another "rule" to follow: a good display on the newspaper page. Professional photographers, some, make a consideration for how it will look actually printed. I know that I do. Anyone can write me in the future if anyone has any additional problems or questions on this matter. I am happy to be helpful. Timber Borcherding timberborcherding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melisa Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 That is very good advice, Timber, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleendonovan Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 I used my little Minolta XTsi and Kodak black and white C-41 film. It was 400 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleendonovan Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Oh, and I overexposed it. The film speed setting was 320. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimh Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 " The film speed setting was 320." you know i was just about to ask you that question. thanks for readin' my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberwolf1 Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 I'll just add that a "fashion photographer" style added to an engagement announcement is a positive direction for this kind of picture. And this has been part of my style for years. But fashion photographers break all kinds of rules to create their styles. A middleground between "breaking all the rules" and tending to some rules is the photographer's duty to be found. So, I would find some inspiration in the freedom of the styles of fashion photography. Just don't make them look so-o-o-o cool that their friends don't recognize them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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