Bill, Several people commented assuming this couple was dancing. I am not sure if that was intended to be a dancing pose, but having taken many dance photos (and dancing a bit myself), it clearly not a dancing pose. The guy's hands are barely touching lady's waist. (one wouldn't be able to lead like that). He looks like a 12-year boy who is holding a girl while being scared from not knowing how to do that.
This adds some awkwardness to the guy's pose. I agree with Boris that there is too much of the guy's suit/back in the frame, even though lady's white dress contrasts it nicely, making the suit not as dominant. .. but still.. I agree with others on the guy's look. It should either be at the lady (at her head, although other variations can work for a different intent), or it should be at the photographer. After looking at the photo for a while, I think that the fact that the guy's look is somewhat up is the biggest problem. So, even with the same left-right direction, if he had turned his head slightly down (so that he would be looking at the level of her ear), it might be fine. After stairing at the photo for the last 10-15 minutes, I think it is fine as a typical studio wedding shot (but much better technically then an average wedding shot). The suggestions would just futher improve it, making it to stand out more. Igor PS. I like this recent dancing photo (not posed) of a couple: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2009/IMGP5269.jpg Here you can see them enjoying each other with their eyes. (It was a moment catching shot, - so it has many technical imperfections.) This couple liked it too, and just asked me to print it for them - that's why I want to print a photo on a matte paper. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
