An Indian Wedding shot entirely with two XPro1s

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http://www.marksperryphoto.com/raj-chandana

I had one borrowed body with the 18mm f2 and my own with the 35mm 1.4. Most of the day was AF'd, but I actually preferred the MF at the reception. Cameras worked without a hitch, however a little hungry as far as batteries go. I'm a film shooter primarily, but I won't hesitate to continue using the Pro1 professionally. Saves me a pretty penny on full frame Canikon gear.

The 23mm 1.4, 14mm, and Zeiss 32mm are my planned purchases though, I can tell you. As much as I love the 35mm 1.4, I used to have a G2 so if the Zeiss is anywhere near as good as the old 45mm Planar, I'm on board.

Cheers,
-Mark
 
RichLavigne said:
interesting.... is that coverage indicative of your normal wedding coverage or did you change your approach at all?
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I like to shoot film when I can, and try to be less candid. I like to work with a medium format film camera as much as possible, so that changes things somewhat. Otherwise it was pretty much the same. One normal lens, one wide. I can do the whole day with that set up.
 
SaveKodak said:
I like to shoot film when I can, and try to be less candid. I like to work with a medium format film camera as much as possible, so that changes things somewhat. Otherwise it was pretty much the same. One normal lens, one wide. I can do the whole day with that set up.
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interesting... because that set looked very informal, candid.

how long have you been shooting weddings?
 
RichLavigne said:
interesting... because that set looked very informal, candid.

how long have you been shooting weddings?
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I've been doing weddings seriously for about a year. But that's not really my full photographic background. They were really candid because rangefinder type cameras like the XPro kind of bring on that style.

My idea wedding is a mix of great composed portraits that don't look too formal, and great photojournalism. Plus a little super 8. :)
 
I really like the photo of the kids playing chess whilst the men look serious and the grooms mother rushes frantically around!
 
SaveKodak said:
I've been doing weddings seriously for about a year. But that's not really my full photographic background. They were really candid because rangefinder type cameras like the XPro kind of bring on that style.

My idea wedding is a mix of great composed portraits that don't look too formal, and great photojournalism. Plus a little super 8. :)
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I can tell that you have a strong photographic background, but that you're kind of new to weddings... I think you have a really strong set here, but I think it would be even stronger with a little culling. The candid aspect on this wedding works great because there is a lot of drama and action going on in many of the shots. I don't think this approach would work well at all weddings. I definitely think the smaller cameras could help in the candid situations... people don't identify you as the photographer, so they let their guard down.

Overall... great set though... great story telling. I think the 2 focal ranges covered it quite nicely. The addition of a small telephoto/portrait lens would make a killer combo.
 
Like the series, and the series on Eddie and Laura even more, I gotta admit.

The candid approach IMHO is nice for weddings. I'd love to shoot them like that myself and think that Rich has it right when he says RF and smaller EVF camera's don't identify photographers as 'The Photographer' so that people are more natural.

I'm impressed with Fuji's colors, as I always have been. I owned a Fujifilm S3 Pro and both that and the S5 were always held in high esteem by wedding photographers for their natural tones. The X-Pro1 has it too, it seems!

And, what is the scrolling-picture plug-in you have running on your website? Looks good!
 
buzzardkid said:
Like the series, and the series on Eddie and Laura even more, I gotta admit.

The candid approach IMHO is nice for weddings. I'd love to shoot them like that myself and think that Rich has it right when he says RF and smaller EVF camera's don't identify photographers as 'The Photographer' so that people are more natural.

I'm impressed with Fuji's colors, as I always have been. I owned a Fujifilm S3 Pro and both that and the S5 were always held in high esteem by wedding photographers for their natural tones. The X-Pro1 has it too, it seems!

And, what is the scrolling-picture plug-in you have running on your website? Looks good!
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Thanks! Yeah that session with Eddie and Laura was so cool. Shot all that with a Pentax 677II and a 105mm 2.4. Love that camera, but I've moved on to ye new Contax 645. Can't take away my Zeiss 80mm f2.
 
Great set! You've really captured the atmosphere of the event. I know nothing about what commercial wedding photos "should" look like, but these images seem natural yet flattering.
 
Great set! I'm particularly fond of the one with the movement in the living room and gentleman/boy stopped.

I hope you don't mind me providing some input:

I don't care much for switching between black and white and color randomly in the middle of the set, nor how some of the outdoor ones have a totally different aesthetic than some of the indoor ones, again, places as they were in the set.

I feel if you maintain a "signature" consistency between each photo, the set becomes much stronger/coherent visually.

best,
 
bonatto said:
Great set! I'm particularly fond of the one with the movement in the living room and gentleman/boy stopped.

I hope you don't mind me providing some input:

I don't care much for switching between black and white and color randomly in the middle of the set, nor how some of the outdoor ones have a totally different aesthetic than some of the indoor ones, again, places as they were in the set.

I feel if you maintain a "signature" consistency between each photo, the set becomes much stronger/coherent visually.

best,
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Thanks for your thoughs! It was hard to maintain consistancy given the location. A hindi wedding in New England haha, little bit of clashing styles. I did my best. I think I might pull one or two of the images out of the set, looking at it again.
 
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