First Time - Engagement Pics

[Michael.]

First time doing shots like this. I'll just post a few that I've worked on and then the rest are on my photobucket. D50 with 18-55 with UV filter, and then slight few were with 55-200 with polarizer. Only did auto adjust levels in PS. C&C please!

This isnt me! haha should have mentioned that i guess...its a friend

Rep appreciated. I can be for hire too if youd like! lol

http://s20.photobucket.com/alb...Jason (http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/civickid04/Alexis%20and%20Jason)/

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/civickid04/Alexis%20and%20Jason/AlexisandJason177.jpg

and just for kicks:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/civickid04/Alexis%20and%20Jason/AlexisandJason172.jpg

[kaluwa]

Nice pics, hott girl too.

Where was this at, looks like a nice spot.

[burgy240]

Nice pics! The Dog is cute as HELL!!! Congrats.

[Michael.]

haha nooo thats not me! the girl is a friend of the family's that we've all grown up together. mom's were best friends when they were growing up.

it was over in orlando in their neighborhood.

[julia!]

looks awesome. i really like the full body picture of them laying on the fountain

[Michael.]

thanks! theres more of that type if you go look thru the photobucket album. and if you find one you like from there that i didnt post up, copy the IMG code and post it...

[SmokinS13SR20]

The first picture looks like something that belongs in a clothing advertisement.
The second one is just cute as hell!

GREAT pics bro:thumbup:

[Michael.]

haha thanks! i can definitely see what you mean by the type of casual pose they're doing!

and yeah i liked the 2nd one too. the "leg up while kissing" picture is always a good classic.

i still have some spots to remove and maybe still play around with some colors and borders once i hear back from alexis on which ones she really wants.

smokins13sr20: did you check out the rest of the pics in the album link i posted?

[SmokinS13SR20]

No dude, I haven't but I think I will.
I rushed so I fudged in a few spots, but you get the idea, I think it looks really nice.
http://i17.tinypic.com/53jpnrr.jpg

[Michael.]

HAHAHAHA funny you did that cause i did the EXACT same thing and gave up on it cause the magnetic lasso was being a bitch in some spots cause the hands arent in focus...

but yeah i was getting tired of PS earlier and figured id come back to that one to get it right...

[DareDevil]

^ Nice work man. :thumbup:

[Michael.]

thanks! i was waiting to hear from ya on these...

[Chris C.]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/civickid04/Alexis%20and%20Jason/AlexisandJason093.jpg



HEY! What were you doing in front of my house?

[Michael.]

joking?

[Chris C.]

I don't actually live there... But I want too.


J/K, But really, those shots are pretty amazing. Who makes the lenses your using? The only downside to any of them, and I would hardly worry about this, is the border on the first one, keep just a solid, single, 2px border instead.

[Michael.]

haha yeah it was a nice ass place over i orlando.

Umm both lenses are Nikkors. the kit 18-55 and the 55-200 which i didnt use much for this...

and about the border, idk how it turned out like that i found this site that gave a quick rundown of how to do it, cause im terrible at doing borders, i know its simple but im slowly getting the hang of different PS concepts

How to Add a Border to a Picture in Photoshop | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_6395_add-border-picture.html)

[BosnianLanos]

Very nice photographs. I myself still use my old Praktica SLR and my Olympus SLRs. I still get a kick out of developing my own pictures more so than taking digital ones. However I do own and use the Nikon D40X and the Canon Digital Rebel XTi and they are a blast to use because you don't waste any film and get instant feedback.

But I really like your photos. Good focus, great framing and contrast, excellent lighting, and great subjects.

Keep up the good work! :bigthumb:

[Michael.]

thanks! yeah i'd like to get into film when i get the chance.

i was worried they wouldnt be adequate for engagement pics cause my mom and the bride were saying they'd want more like head shots and stuff, but to myself, i figured scenery with them in it is better showing them together and acting out some candid shots like i have in there ya know? i got a few closer up but i didnt think they were as fun

[DareDevil]

There all really good. Nice work.

Now did you do the directing also?

[Michael.]

ehh a little but really not so much. the girls (the brides sister was there with me, we went from her place in tampa) pretty much did all the posing and shit. i just went along with it and took the pics. the sister also took pics. she had her bf's canon P&S but it was one of the bigger P&S's that had a long zoom on it and looks like a baby slr

[babyblueeyes3406]

Nice Pics. I like the 2nd and 3rd one best.


I like the photo edit by smokins13sr20 too.