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First Engagement Shoot
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Hi all, did my first ‘engagement shoot’ for a couple last weekend, am shooting their wedding later this year and are the first couple I didn’t know personally beforehand. We went to Loughcrew Gardens in Co. Meath and I scouted the place before they arrived, this turned out to be a bad idea as one of the church archways collapsed literally 4 or 5 seconds after I walked under it! This did not help my nerves :shock:
Anyway, they were a great couple and it only took a little while for us guys to get over the nervous embarrassment! This was a great excercise that should really help get things in the swing much quicker on the big day. I tried out a lot of different styles and took out my speedlights and umbrellas for a few shots under the tree canopy, came out with a few different looks.
I’d be happy to get one good shot out of these to have mounted for the wedding for the guests to sign, so your input would be very valuable. I know there’s posing problems but I didn’t want to push it too much, the whole point was to get them relaxed and interacting as naturally as possible in front of me and my camera, but any and all comments very welcome.
Cheers!
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I think the third is probably the best picture-
though I might have thought that a light coloured background might have been better for signing,
unless you want to get into those gold and silver pens…That must have been some experience with the Arch-
don’t suppose you got a picture?i agree with JB, no 3 for me too, although dont get people to sign on the print itself, have it printed with a bunch of white around it and get people to sign that, then get it framed and mounted, i have done this a few times for people
Thanks guys, yes what I had in mind was to have a large mount around it so people could sign the mount rather than the pic :)
Oh yeah sorry JB, didn’t get a pic, was walking around with the camera but the owners of the gardens were in the church at the same time showing people around so they got everyone out quickly and closed it off. So no pics! The church is centuries old and roofless but has been used for open air weddings, it’s on their website.
Good set of shots and I’m sure the couple are well pleased with them.
The only problem I have with them is the 3rd element seems to be missing from an “Engagement” Shoot……the ring!
Great expressions from the couple but not a good shot of possibly one of the most expensive bits of jewellery that the fella will ever buy…. :wink:These are very good. I agree that no.3 stands out but personally I prefer 5 and 7 – not as romantic/”touchy feely” as 3, but I just like the pose in 4 and the composition of 7. Unless this is a blind gift from you, at the end of the day I assume that the couple will choose one anyway. Have they seen them and do they have a preference?
Jim Lee also made a good point about the ring…. I am sure it doesn’t matter much, but still…..
Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes the ring.. Hmmm well I’m not sure how guests at the wedding would react to being asked to sign a photo of a diamond ring but it’s a very valid point :) I guess the couple would like a shot of it (though I’ll be doing the ring shot at the wedding when it will be joined with the wedding ring in any case). Funny though I’ve never seen an engagement ring pic from other engagement sessions, I was aware where possible to have it visible as worn if that’s any consolatiton! There’s more shots to post later…
CianMcLiam wrote:
…Yes the ring.. Hmmm well I’m not sure how guests at the wedding would react to being asked to sign a photo of a diamond ring but it’s a very valid point :) ….
I didn’t mean a single shot of the ring but it is part of the 3 elements of an engagement……:-)
Had the girls “ring” hand been placed on his chest in the first image for example……
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