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Technique Tuesday: My 5+ Favorite Bridal Poses

Good Morning Everybody,

We had a great first day touring the city yesterday – just relaxed and did a lot of “people watching” at least up to about 2:00 p.m. at which point we caught up with my daughter, Elizabeth.  She is making the move from Brooklyn into the city, and just like any good parents, we decided to help her with her move this week. 

Taxi -LR OK, this is where the fun begins, she’s rented this compact apartment in Murray Hill, a very nice, bustling, neighborhood. We thought we would help with the new decorating chores.  So, what do we do in the Midwest – we jump into the car and head to the local Target store to pick up what we need, right?  NOT, at least not in NYC.  We took a taxi back to Brooklyn to the Target store – that’s right, TOOK A TAXI TO A TARGET STORE!

OK, now we’ve made our purchases.  The very nice girl, Connie, at the Target check out asked me if I want to open a Target charge and I can save $45 off my purchase.  I say, “Heck yeah!” – it made up for our cab fare – what a deal. At the card’s sky high 25% APR, I need to cancel that card as soon as we get back home ;~)

OK, we’ve made our purchases, a 5x7 throw rug,

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Written by Carlos on May 25th, 2010 with no comments.
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“Ready For The Party”

Waiting For My Party

"Ready For The Party"
©David A. Ziser

I walked into this empty ballroom and was intrigued by the light patterns and shadows I saw being cast on the floor.  I thought there might be a photo-op with the lights, shadows, and architecture of the room. The challenge was to make my subject stand out from the busy background. By choosing to use a wide angle lens, and positioning the bride in the foreground, I knew I could make the bright windows appear smaller. I also wanted to use an exposure that would reveal the detail in the room - I really didn't care if I "blew out" the windows.  In fact, over-exposing the windows removed a lot of the exterior distractions that otherwise would have shown. I used my Quantum T5d through my Zumbrella at 1/4 power and approximately 10 feet away to illuminate my bride.  I positioned the bride between the two windows with her head positioned in front of the plain wall.  That eliminated distractions behind her head and let all the leading lines of the overall composition lead the viewers eye directly to her. Notice too the "bonus accent lighting" I pick up on the bride's right side.  The light from those windows in the room "rim" her out nicely.  Wait, there's more.  With her positioned in

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Written by Carlos on May 21st, 2010 with no comments.
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“Wedding Day Splendor”

Wedding Day Splendor

"Wedding Day Splendor"
©David A. Ziser

I love this image. Anytime I'm working in a church this beautiful, I always pull out the wide angle lens. The convergence of the lines accentuated with the wide angle lens just adds to the dramatics of the already spectacular location. The main thing to notice about this image is the subject's position in the shot. I've place her pretty much in the bottom right quadrant, what I call quadrant #4. Notice too how I've framed her within the tall pillars you see in the background on either side of her. Also, when having brides lean into the pew, be sure to not have them lean too much.  It’s a quick way to show a “tummy bulge” – not a good thing.  They should actually just barely be touching the pew with their body – be careful about this one. When designing images like this, always remember, the presentation of the location, especially a location as beautiful as this one, is as important as the subject. It's both subject and location that come together to makes a great photograph.  Camera specs: Canon 7D fitted with a 10-22mm wide angle lens, F7.1 @ 1/50 second, ISO 1600. Light from camera left - Quantum through Zumbrella, 10 feet away, 1/4 power.  Enjoy!  David

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Written by Carlos on May 19th, 2010 with no comments.
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Cropping & Composition

image I was happy with this photo, it did achieve what I had seen. The break in the clouds the pools of light on the beach and the billowing dark clouds above. So I figure it is a good example to demonstrate how cropping can help improve composition and what Features I wanted to enhance. The Center of interest is slightly off-set to the right, something i did deliberately in the viewfinder. It has has two distinct focal points, firstly the dark against light tones in the clouds, above the brightly lit waves below. There were three distinct lines/shapes for the eye to follow already. So I concentrated on was keeping the center of interest close to the vertical line that divides the composition into two thirds and one third (the rule thirds) That just left the option of vertical cropping to more a more panoramic format, keeping the lower focal points in the golden ratio from the top & bottom. The lower cropping also accentuates the strong diagonal of the reflection on the wet sand.
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Written by imageo on May 16th, 2010 with no comments.
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Softly Softly

 
Using the Focal B&W filter in Picasa to take attention away from the inevitable truncated leaves and buds on the edge of the photo
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Written by imageo on May 1st, 2010 with no comments.
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“Man Of The Year”

Man Of The Year

"Man Of The Year"
©David A. Ziser

Here is one more image from my film days.  I remember walking into this location and being so intrigued by the architectural features, particularly the ceiling lines.  They seemed to offer the perfect "compositional pointers" for my shot. The previous sentence gives you some insight as to how I create a shot.  I survey the surrounds first, see where the lines lead, and then place my subject into the the image where all the lines seem to intersect. You can easily see that in this image. All the ceiling lines and even the banister all lead directly to the groom.  He is positioned in the bottom right quadrant of the image, and presto, we've got a pretty strong portrait. Lighting is coming in from camera left - a Metz CT-1 triggered with Quantum radio system. Camera specs; Hasselblad 500CM fitted with 40mm Distagon lens, F5.6 @ 1/125 second, Kodak Vericolor 400 film.  Enjoy!  -David

Written by Carlos on January 12th, 2010 with no comments.
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“Sea Mist’s Embrace”

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"Sea Mist's Embrace"
©David A. Ziser

Here is another image I posted in the early days of the DPT blog, again without the back story and exposure info.  I only have a few of these images to review.  Once complete, our DPT readers will have all the info on all the images ever posted at DigitalProTalk.  By the way, that's over 625 images.  Anyway, this image was made in La Jolla, California back in my film days while I was teaching a week long class.  I have to say, I love teaching on the west coast - the geography and the locations can be breathtaking.  I was shooting with my fisheye lens and loved how it contoured the water's edge for this image.  I remember nearly slipping into the ocean because of the very slick algae growing on the rocks where I was trying to capture the shot. Notice how all the lines lead right up to the bride and groom.  The choice of lens was a big reason.  With the couple positioned in the top right quadrant of the image, I achieved a nice visual balance in the scene that resulted in a pretty cool wedding image. The touch of backlighting on the couple completed my composition. Camera specs; Hasselblad 500CM camera fitted with 30mm Distagon Fisheye lens, F5.6

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Written by Carlos on January 11th, 2010 with no comments.
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“Somewhere In Time”

Somewhere In Time

"Somewhere In Time"
©David A. Ziser

Here is another image I posted at the beginning of DPT without the details of the shot.  Let me say, this is one of my all time favorite images.  When Matt Adcock over at Flashflavor saw it, he asked me to do a guest post on the shot. It was a very in-depth description of the shot, complete with the very interesting back-story.  You can give it a read right here. Quick cut to Camera specs; Hasselblad 500 CM fitted with 40mm Distagon lens, F8.0 @ 1/500 second, Kodak Vericolor 400 film.  Enjoy!  -David

Written by Carlos on January 8th, 2010 with no comments.
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