How'd that get there?

I recently shot a wedding for the first time, and this was the

bride's favourite shot with the wind exposing the tatoo. Am I going

to make it as a wedding photographer? You can always be polite and

say 'Jon, you can never have too much practice'.

This is true for all of us. :) I like this shot, the revealed tatoo is charming and the expression is a definite winner, but I'll point out the obvious defects anyway. First, the background - I know it's a quick candid, but still there's half a head on the left and something or other growing out of her head on the right, plus you didn't quite get the entire glass into the shot. Still, as a candid the expression would probably be gone before you could fix all of these issues, and a little darkroom work could minimize them. Another issue is that all the detail is gone on the veil. Finally, although her eyes are in sharp focus, the tatoo isn't, which is unfortunate since it is a focal point.

I hope I don't sound like I'm nitpicking too much, because I do think it's a keeper as a wedding candid. If this were from my wedding, I'd definitely want a copy. That said, if a similar opportunity should ever present itself, you have a few more things to think about, as if there weren't enough already. :)