The Dream Wedding giveaway

[abril1127]

A bunch of local vendors and I went in together and gave away a "Dream Wedding" It was a lot of work and I'll never do it again.
Anyway the actual wedding was 2 weeks ago and here are some pictures I captured. CC welcome.

[abril1127]

The wine and the garter were shots for the vendors who donated them. Caprock wine here in Lubbock and hcc garters.

[abril1127]

hmmm not impressed or repulsed hu?

[rockpics]

Lovely shots. They are lucky to get them for free. That's an unusual wedding cake. Wonder what the story is behind that. I prefer my cake without feathers.

[heathercaptures]

Originally Posted by abril1127

hmmm not impressed or repulsed hu?

impressed :) Wish I could get a dream wedding for free, seems like the only way it will happen for Jon and I in this economy.

[tukaniray]

Nice Shots ...

I did a "Make A Wish" shoot once ... yeah I agree lots of work for what you get.

But You did an excellent job with the pics here.

-Ray-

[SHADOWSxCAST]

I really like the garter shot, and I love the personality captured in the one where she's about to toss the boquet!

[bryanlindsey]

Bouquet toss and ring shot are standouts.

Honestly, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, the others could have been taken with a point-and-shoot. It's the direct flash that is killing you, and my guess is that you are on an automatic setting (aperture priority, shutter priority, or full-out Auto). Next time I would suggest bouncing the flash off the wall or the ceiling to get a better exposure. I hope this helps

[ChristopherCoy]

Originally Posted by rockpics

That's an unusual wedding cake.

I was actually thinking the EXACT same thing. Doesn't exactly scream 'dream cake' to me.

Good job on the pics though April!

[abril1127]

Thanks for the feedback.
I knew my lighting needed working on but point and shoot?...but it is good to point out stuff like that, helps me know I need to keep working it!
I had my light on a pole, nothing to bounce it from so I used on of those bonnet things to bounce it off the bonnet.
I'm not sure what happened with the cake. They wanted a peacock theme so that's what they chose to do.

[bryanlindsey]

Originally Posted by abril1127

I knew my lighting needed working on but point and shoot?...

Believe me, I thought long and hard before throwing out the "P" word. And god knows that I'VE taken some crappy pictures that looked like P&S. The good news is that by making some relatively simple changes (bounce, or drag the shutter) you can improve quickly. Hope this helps.