The Pensive Bride

Is this too raw for wedding photojournalism?

i like the background blur, but why is she in the blur?

I quite like this actually but it's the title that makes this work I think. Not sure it will go too well in most people's wedding album though

it's a blury photo of a lady smoking on a cancer stick in a sweatshirt, with a car in the background. it's not to raw. it's just bad...

Please keep your personal opinions of people and habits to yourself.

 

Also, I suppose that women and brides should always be perfectly beautiful, and immaculately dressed then?

 

 

Now, as to why she is in the blur. She is the point of focus, despite being out of focus. Be part of a wedding that isn't a blur, then let me know. To most involved in a wedding, an entire day seems to pass in an hour. The entire day is a blur, why not a photograph? Especially at a private moment, a moment of relaxation and calm. Irony.

 

I'm certainly no member of f/64, for sure. Nor do I strive to be.

I like the concept, it seems like a private peek into her solitude before the big event. However, the car in the background tends to distract from the shot. Maybe a crop just below the car(but leaving in the picnic table) would be better.

Not a bad idea. Thank you.