that's very annoying. I was there on MOnday afternoon.

Would have loved to go for a walk with fellow photographers!

your photo is really very beautiful...

and here are 3 of mine

deer talking to crow - he is the alpha male, with all the ladies around him
[IMG]http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u332/nathanever82/DeertalkstoCrow.jpg[/IMG]

THese are two other jealous and pretty pissed off stags
[IMG]http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u332/nathanever82/Deers.jpg[/IMG]


ANd this is a little one running to get back with the rest of the group...
[IMG]http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u332/nathanever82/Youngdeerrunning.jpg[/IMG]

Do you have a flashgun for the wedding? you might need to light the scene, indoor, or outdoor.

what do you mean by that? in a studio you will find studio lights, which is a whole other 4 year degree to learn. I think that you need 1 normal flashgun, and you have to learn how to bounce, and not use direct flash.

well, I was hired to shoot the play, it wasn't random...
I really hope to do more, it was an amazing evening, although I didn't really follow the play very much...

Shane,

go here link and click on
category - then portraiture.

Lots to study there

I was shooting a play in a London theater.

I was invited by the theater manager not to stay under the stage, but instead up above the audience, so quite far from the stage.

Shot the whole play (3 hours) with 50-135 and 16-50. The 50-135 was absolutely perfect, and I would get a half body shot at 135mm.

THe photo represents the scene of the prison, where (a bit like in Chicago) the girl is incarcerated, and she's desperately singing behind bars. THe whole theater was completely pitch black, but for the spotlight on the actress. I have quite a few shots from the series, but this one I composed thinking of the thirds, including the amazing shadow of the scenic prison bars.

RIght.

Good luck with that then.
Are you going to be the only photographer there?

We will all be happy to comment on the photos.

For now on the one posted on your gallery. (and again, sorry to be harsh)
- Its overexposed, and too hot in most areas.
- Direct flash was used, and this is really not flattering
- the colour temperature and balance are off.
- the pose is ok, but you're using a wide focal lenght and it doesn't do justice to the subjects
- its over-saturated
- the background is so close and bright that detracts from the portrait.
- You should use a wide aperture when shooting portraits, this helps to get an out of focus background, and softer feel to the photo.
- you never want to cut hands, feet and limbs in general. This is not an absolute rule, and many fashion photographers do it. A wedding shoot should always include whole bodies, mainly if you are a beginner and are not framing according to a particular method.
- don't use the onboard flash - it gives red-eye and its too harsh for portraits.

Is this enough for a start?

Good luck Shane,

AHHHH

I love this!!!!!!

Second image in!!!! So COOOOOL!!!!

Thank you all for voting

link

No. Not only, but every now and then I decide to take a day off work. I take my car with a happy feeling. I drive calmly and relaxed like on no other route. I take the M1 north. I arrive in watford. I park in the Sainsbury. Get off my car with a smile on my face. Cross the road. See the sign. I enter the shop. Spend a good hour talking about photography, equipment, photogossip. I buy something. Or not. And after all this I drive home, acknowledging that I had a great time, and did not buy anything in sainsbury

I might be sad, but I have never found a shop where I was happier to spend my money. Actually I did. When I was a kid and I used to collect football stickers, and once a week I had 500 Lire to buy a little packet of 5 stickers at the newsagents. I loved that moment....

Ehi Chris, can you get some football stickers in stock??? PLEEEEEEEAAAAASEEEEEEEE

Yep
loved that shot, and voted for it

Actually, I think you've uploaded quite a few from the show - which was a shame in my opinion, because this one shot was incredible, whilst some of the others were not as good.

Nonetheless, congratulations, amazing amazing capture.

Nathan

YAYYY

thank you all, i'm really happy bout this one, it took quite some times...

And Yes Mike, a non-macro shot!!!!!!