Beautiful bride. And I really like the simplicity of the dress.
Composition: In the 1st image I think I would have chosen a different angle. I can see where this could be a more interesting composition by doing a few things different like having her turn her head or shoulders, posing her arms/hands, and coming in for a closer shot. The lines in the boards could have really helped that shot if they were used to frame & accentuate the model. I might have shot this so that they were running horizontally across the shot and framing the model. This shot may have been a good shot to shoot more from above if possible. The dress could have framed her head and torso nicely. Also the railing appears in the top two corners. They kind of break up the picture and distract from the subject. In the 2nd image I like the way the handrails form lines that lead to the model. But if you look at the top her head is not quite centered.This might have been avoided by simply changing your position a bit to your right. And again the pose isn't very flattering. I like where her left hand is but her right is just kind of there lifeless. TIP: With female subjects look to pose by bending at the joints. Simply having here turn that hand palm down and bend it a little at the wrist might have been better. And lastly, cutting her dress off on the right side and bottom does not really work. It makes the photo feel unbalanced. If it were uniformly cropped on both sides it would have been better. But I feel like if you had taken 1 step back and to your right you could have had even spacing all sides.
Lighting: Raw sunlight is harsh. Without modifiers it can be difficult to get pleasing lighting. I would encourage you to invest in a reflector. That could have filled in your shadows and you could have exposed better to avoid the blown out areas, particularly on her face in the 2nd photo. A scrim may have also been useful. And try to use basic light patterns. In the 2nd image she could have tilted her head just a bit to achieve a nice "loop" or even a "Rembrandt" lighting on her face.
I know this might be more than what you asked for. But I hope it helps.
I appreciate all the information that you've provided to me.
I'll take as much advice as possible. I'll take head to this info wholeheartedly.
Thank you!
Beautiful bride. And I really like the simplicity of the dress.
Composition: In the 1st image I think I would have chosen a different angle. I can see where this could be a more interesting composition by doing a few things different like having her turn her head or shoulders, posing her arms/hands, and coming in for a closer shot. The lines in the boards could have really helped that shot if they were used to frame & accentuate the model. I might have shot this so that they were running horizontally across the shot and framing the model. This shot may have been a good shot to shoot more from above if possible. The dress could have framed her head and torso nicely. Also the railing appears in the top two corners. They kind of break up the picture and distract from the subject. In the 2nd image I like the way the handrails form lines that lead to the model. But if you look at the top her head is not quite centered.This might have been avoided by simply changing your position a bit to your right. And again the pose isn't very flattering. I like where her left hand is but her right is just kind of there lifeless. TIP: With female subjects look to pose by bending at the joints. Simply having here turn that hand palm down and bend it a little at the wrist might have been better. And lastly, cutting her dress off on the right side and bottom does not really work. It makes the photo feel unbalanced. If it were uniformly cropped on both sides it would have been better. But I feel like if you had taken 1 step back and to your right you could have had even spacing all sides.
Lighting: Raw sunlight is harsh. Without modifiers it can be difficult to get pleasing lighting. I would encourage you to invest in a reflector. That could have filled in your shadows and you could have exposed better to avoid the blown out areas, particularly on her face in the 2nd photo. A scrim may have also been useful. And try to use basic light patterns. In the 2nd image she could have tilted her head just a bit to achieve a nice "loop" or even a "Rembrandt" lighting on her face.
I know this might be more than what you asked for. But I hope it helps.
I appreciate all the information that you've provided to me.
I'll take as much advice as possible. I'll take head to this info wholeheartedly.
Thank you!