shakey wrote:padey wrote:Just wondering why it matters where the bridal party is looking considering they are OOF?
I think OOF elements are important and cannot be discarded in the evaluation of a photo.
I agree, that is why i put the bridal party there. If there was no relevance to the OOF elements, there would have been no need for a bridal party in the OOF area. But that is not why i'm asking you to clarify your opinion.
shakey wrote:It's clear that there is a posed bridal party in the background and that their attention is somewhere else apart from the bouquet, which is the subject of the photo.
Maybe I'll redefine my question to you. Since the bridal party is OOF, why is it important to you, that the bridal party be looking at the bouquet? What do you think it adds to the image, but on the other hand what will it take away from the image?
Let me answer this question. (I actually have the same shot with them looking at me, so i have a little advantage) With them looking at me, it looks a little to posed and I don't gain any facial detail. It also looses the candid nature of the groom pointing toward something on the pond.
I'm keen to understand how you approach this image.
