Dennis & Christine - Wedding Day Montage

[cola480]

:thumbsup: very nice! i love it!

 

[E500]

Nice one Bro...

 

[Paul_Yeo]

would like to get some feedback:

http://www.expressivelyjoho.com/denchris/montage.htm

let me know if there are problems loading, hearing the music etc, or if it takes forever to load.

i only tested this on my PC with IE. other browsers and/or on other OS if you have problems let me know too, if possible. thanx!!!

it can load on safari too =)

 

[G-man]

Nice shots, and good timing with the beat. I find the white lines are good actually, adds a little movement to the whole thing.

Loads well on both safari and firefox so I guess you're covered for the mac too.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Belle&Sebastain]

i love the music, its been ringing in my head for the last 3 days, great photos as usual!:thumbsup:

 

[nicholas68]

would like to get some feedback:

http://www.expressivelyjoho.com/denchris/montage.htm

let me know if there are problems loading, hearing the music etc, or if it takes forever to load.

i only tested this on my PC with IE. other browsers and/or on other OS if you have problems let me know too, if possible. thanx!!!

Hi here

i am using a Power Mac G5. I have some problem viewing the slide show.

The muisc remain me of someone ................................................

 

[katrob]

Same comment for me.
The pics are some too noisy, even though you can get a "film-like" impression.
The music maybe you can change to L.O.V.E (jazz) which has a fast rythm also like that.

But overall, really can capture the feeling ....
Nice....

i want to sincerely thank everyone for their comments. this is by far the most controversial wedding thread i have ever opened and it's great feedback!

i have gone thru the montage once again with different music, but u know.. i think i'm stuck with the original. i think alot of my work is based on feel, so it's hard to explain why i chose this or that.

however, if some have misinterpreted the song, here's the lyrics just in case:

"The Reason" - Hoobastank

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

The main point of this song is changing for the person you love, and to start afresh (a marriage is like a new beginning). there are other subtle lyrics to point to the fact that he has hurt her before, and the whole song implies that it's a thing of the past.

the only line that implies that the reln is over is "And so I have to say before I go" which is not a very strong implication. most pple however thinks this is a "post-break up" type song.

i wonder though, if they've broken up, why would he change for her? he should be changing for the next girl. herein lies the "hope" that the reln will go on, with him being a better man becos of her. this song, to me, is filled with love, and hope.

ok, back to the speed, as i, and a few have mentioned, the speed is due mainly to the tempo of the song, and while i could take away some images which are not as strong or technically weak (if you call grain "weak" ehehhee) then i can lengthen the duration of each image being displayed. but that will kill the "tempo" of the whole show.

i made this montage not for viewers to "SEE" the images, but to feel it. because as you briefly see the images (without pressing pause!!) u only have time for your initial feelings. you don't have time to say (as some of us photographers like to do) "why so dark" "why so grainy" "why hand chopped off" "why this" "why that". this isn't about imaging. it's about how you feel when you see it. if you feel stressed and jumpy becos of the speed, then i've failed, but if it's powerful enuff for you to realise that this is one truly happy couple and as one above has said he "wished the couple was me with my girlfriend" (thanx hottypot!), then i have truly succeeded.

i have taken note about the seeming lack of connection between the photographs, probably because this couple had a church wedding on one day, and the customary and banquet on the next. to make this more flowing, i could display the getting ready and groom arriving images FIRST, then the church, then the tea ceremony and banquet. but that's not how it actually went. if i did make this decision to swap the images around, it would be becos of "commercial" or marketing reasons, which i might do, to try to quell the impressions that my images don't flow with time, for those (which is most!) that don't know wat happened that day.

again, wanna thank everyone for the comments, it's given me alot of "ammo" to think about what i do, and why i do it, and where i am weak and should pay attention in future. thanx!!!

i still can't get over how varied the responses are... it's great!! i think it's good news for me, as "unique" work is often highly contested. of course, marketing "unique" work is a different matter (niche customers, smaller base etc), but we're not talking about that here. :bsmilie:

on a side note, i'm not one for the typical "lovey dovey songs" for weddings (don't ask me why.. i'm just wierd? ahhaha). ;p

 

[novello76]

Generally a marvelous series! Certainly a standard above what I have seen so far on the wedding portfolio forum.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[CYRN]

ok, back to the speed, as i, and a few have mentioned, the speed is due mainly to the tempo of the song, and while i could take away some images which are not as strong or technically weak (if you call grain "weak" ehehhee) then i can lengthen the duration of each image being displayed. but that will kill the "tempo" of the whole show.

i made this montage not for viewers to "SEE" the images, but to feel it. because as you briefly see the images (without pressing pause!!) u only have time for your initial feelings.

Hi,

Excellent work.

A couple of nitpicking comments... if you want speed and "feeling" for such fast paced montage, you gotta sync the pic transition wif the beat of the music. The impact would be much greater.

Those green vertical lines, mostly OK but the lines sequences repeats and sort of got in the way of a couple of your pic's composition when your subjects are right of the rule of thirds.

 

[melnjes]

My nitpick is the repeating vertical lines. It's not anywhere near the real effect.

But wow, i like this series, and I love the noise in the pictures, although I must say not everyone can stomach it. It's an acquired taste.

 

[Kongo]

Yo joho,

So you are spending sleepless nights in the last week to work on this?

Must say it is very impressive :bigeyes:

Really like the laid out and the pics quality of course :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Big Kahuna]

Picture 99%....+ music = 100% .... very touching....I will hire u if I ever married again :lovegrin:

 

[jOhO]

thanx again everyone for commenting, from day 1, i still haven't had time to touch it up, looks like it'll be there to stay. might get round to doing some fine tuning when i can.

 

[jUzMoO]

Hi JohO,

These are really excellent series! I love them very much. Just some questions about your settings as I also took some actual wedding photograph for a close friend recently. Your setup is using prime lenses and mid range zoom, or it is a combinations of both? And if you do uses prime, what are your ranges? 35mm? 50mm?

 

[jOhO]

Hi JohO,

These are really excellent series! I love them very much. Just some questions about your settings as I also took some actual wedding photograph for a close friend recently. Your setup is using prime lenses and mid range zoom, or it is a combinations of both? And if you do uses prime, what are your ranges? 35mm? 50mm?

thanx moo~~

i'm using 17-35, 50, and 85.

for church i sometimes bring out the 70-200 if i'm not allowed to get too close, but that's rare.

 

[jUzMoO]

thanx moo~~

i'm using 17-35, 50, and 85.

for church i sometimes bring out the 70-200 if i'm not allowed to get too close, but that's rare.

:thumbsup: No wonder... They are really sharp and superb takes... I think beside good lenses like these, the man behind the camera must have some substance too... hehe...

 

[jOhO]

:thumbsup: No wonder... They are really sharp and superb takes... I think beside good lenses like these, the man behind the camera must have some substance too... hehe...

ehhe.. may i add that the primes are the 1.4 versions? :bsmilie:

actually sharp images aren't my forte. i dun even bother USMing my images most of the time. ;p

thanx for the compliments again.

 

[Cactus jACK]

ehhe.. may i add that the primes are the 1.4 versions? :bsmilie:

actually sharp images aren't my forte. i dun even bother USMing my images most of the time. ;p

thanx for the compliments again.

105f2... why are we waiting?!?!?!!!

ooppss... OT, ah?!?!! ... jack runs away!!! :bsmilie:

on a more serious note, i have noticed that you do manage to convey the the many feelings involved in such a "big momentus occasion" across in your many of your pictures, be it an individual shot posting, a series, a collage, or a montage :thumbsup:

 

[jUzMoO]

105f2... why are we waiting?!?!?!!!

ooppss... OT, ah?!?!! ... jack runs away!!! :bsmilie:

on a more serious note, i have noticed that you do manage to convey the the many feelings involved in such a "big momentus occasion" across in your many of your pictures, be it an individual shot posting, a series, a collage, or a montage :thumbsup:

Well, I guess jack here has mentioned the words 'convey the feelings involved..' which I also wanna say, guess the night I reply I was getting tired and 'brain dead' ... :bsmilie: If got chance, I would love to learn from how you do these 'convey the feel' thing... :thumbsup:

 

[jOhO]

105f2... why are we waiting?!?!?!!!

ooppss... OT, ah?!?!! ... jack runs away!!! :bsmilie:

on a more serious note, i have noticed that you do manage to convey the the many feelings involved in such a "big momentus occasion" across in your many of your pictures, be it an individual shot posting, a series, a collage, or a montage :thumbsup:

aiyah dun say liow.. that time everywhere no stock.. so end up getting the 85 lor..

actually 85mm is quite a character.. the focal length.. sometimes too long, sometimes too short... i must be doing something wrong. :bsmilie:

thanx for ur comments, appreciated!