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aivarpartel1

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Aivar,

 

I like the bride's arms where they are, because they create an interesting line to follow left to right across her back, and into the groom.

 

Her expression is okay, but not obviously delighted, which would improve the overall feel. The groom's expression suggests to me that he's slightly confused but willing to tolerate another minute or two of this. So, expressions on both faces are not what I'd want to present to my clients, but a long way from a disaster (i.e., they don't ruin the shot, but I'm not getting the sense that these two were focused on each other at this moment).

 

The dress is overexposed, and you lose some very important details. The groom's tux is exposed well (you get most of the details in his tux), which, because the tux is black, means the dress will be blown out like this.

 

When you're shooting the back of a bride, the details matter: the folds, the layers, the lace, the laces. With a photo like this, I'd want to be able to show the bride all the little aspects of her dress.

 

I'm guessing you shot this in JPEG. If you shot this in RAW, you'd likely have been able to recover a lot of those details. Consider switching to a RAW workflow for precisely this reason. High-contrast situations are the rule in weddings with white dresses and black tuxedos.

 

You probably metered off the bride's back or face, which correctly exposed the skin but blew out the dress. You could drop the exposure by a step and still meter off the bride's face, and you might get better results with the dress.

 

I'd probably have tried to get her to hold her bouquet behind her, rather than in front.

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