Wedding Gallery is done!!!

I just finished Nici & Cody's wedding gallery <whew!>. I've been working on it continuously since Sunday at noon, and editied and uploaded 226 pictures. Not many are contest grade, but I think every one of them will have meaning to the young couple, their families, and friends. Since Nici has many relatives in Fiji, the web gallery will give them a chance to share in the celebration not too long after the event.

Here's a few of my personal favorites, and a link to the gallery.






















http://www.pbase.com/unclefrank/cnwedding

 

Re: Well done Frank!

Thanks, Steve! I considered cropping the arm, but left it in because it offers perspective on the amazingly tiny size of her waist.

 

Parrot? Ahh, you don't have hummingbirds in Greece. But you do have plenty of spandex, and I'm looking to see more of it :wink:.

No pictures of me. I'm camera shy.

 

Glad you enjoyed it, Gordon. I hope it's given you a few ideas for your upcoming shoot. Tell you the truth, I don't even want to think about another wedding right now.

 

I'm flattered by your comments, Chris. I still consider myself a Dilettante Appassionato (enthusiastic hobbyist), and have mostly done events for friends. But I think being an avid amateur offers some advantages to my "clients". I may not have the skills or the gear that a pro packs, but I sincerely want to please them, and don't watch the clock when it comes to taking or photo-finishing my shots. And if I can't "connect" with the customer, or be confident that I can deliver, I won't take the job.

I've already delivered the web gallery, so they can share the pictures with their extended families and friends on a near "real time" basis. The other deliverables consist of 4x6 proofs, suitable for an album, of all the pictures (already printed at Costco and in my possession), and a CD containing all of the edited image files that they can use for reprints or enlargements.

And, no, I'm not ready for another shoot for at least a few weeks :wink:.

 

Re: The more I look at the color/B&W shot,

The OOF background was a lens effect, Steve. The shot was taken at 70mm and f/6.3, which allowed for selective focus. As far as the other effects, I used a hue/saturation adjustment layer to de-saturate the image, and then masked off the central couple from the effect. Then I used the lasso tool to select the background, feathered the selection by a large amount (25 pixels), and moved the black output level slider till I got the desired effect.

 

Wow, thanks! That's quite a compliment, Philippe .

It was difficult choose it over the 17-55, Philippe, with so many people recommending the shorter lens. The 28-70 doesn't get nearly as much good press, but I thought it would suit my style better... and so far, no regrets.

 

Thanks, Sandi. The results are a little different than the wedding work we did with our 5700s .