ProfilE (PIP)

[Deleted User]

I got a handful of sneak peek engagement shots today... almost all of them were my fiance and I in profile.

So, with the exception of one, all you see is a wall of my hair, the tip of my nose, and my fiance's profile...

Hoping the full batch has some better options, but note to self: tell photog no more profile shots unless they are candid.

OliveOilsMom

FeeleyToBe said:

I got a handful of sneak peek engagement shots today... almost all of them were my fiance and I in profile. So, with the exception of one, all you see is a wall of my hair, the tip of my nose, and my fiance's profile... Hoping the full batch has some better options, but note to self: tell photog no more profile shots unless they are candid.

If a large majority of your shots are in profile and you are disappointed, I would reach out to your photog and tell her/him you are unhappy with the shots and why.  Ask him/her if you can reschedule for another session.  They should do this free of charge, since you are unhappy with the original results. If the same thing happens again, then you may want to consider eating your deposit and getting a new photographer.

[Deleted User]

I'm not so unhappy as to not use her services, but yes, I will be asking her not to put us into so many profile poses for the wedding photos (or simply "refusing" to provide her with profile opportunities that day).

I'm interested to see what the rest of the pics look like since we were only given about 6 or 7 as part of the sneak peek. Perhaps there are other angles there we like better.

larrygaga

I'm thinking she just thought you would like those types of pictures best. Tell her whats going on. There is a very, very good chance she had good pictures of other angles and just didn't show you. She can't read your mind!

[Deleted User]

Agree- mostly.  I'm not saying anything until I see the rest of them.  You can't judge an hour's worth of photos from 7 of them. 

And if there are still too many profile shots in the larger batch, that is when I'll say something.

It didn't occur to me to say anything about shot angles before the engagement photos because usually, when I have my picture taken, it's straight on.  I don't "pose" in profile shots; the few I have are probably candid shots.  So I had no idea all you'd see was a wall of my hair.  Guess it makes sense, but that's not where my head was- I was concentrating on my partner.

I think what has me surprised though- how would someone so visual not notice the trend.  Or notice during the shoot that all she's looking at is my hair the whole time.

luckya23

Well, definitely wait for the full set, but I did get my full set yesterday, and unfortunately the "sneak peek" photos were still the best of the bunch!

Maybe she only posted those publicly because they were more anonymous without your face?

[Deleted User]

Ha ha!  I doubt it, but that made me laugh Luckya23!  :-)

[Deleted User]

Luckya23, somone above suggested I do a second shoot (probably not going to happen), but is that something you'd consider?

I guess the way I see it, I only really "need" to find two good ones from my batch.  One for the STD that my FI wants to send, and I'm hoping we can find a second of us to hang in our apartment.

luckya23

It's too cold for me to do a second shoot now!  Maybe in the spring I would consider it, though it wouldn't be for my save the dates!

And hey maybe I would be 25 lbs lighter, which would significantly help out my photos! lol

OliveOilsMom

FeeleyToBe said:

Luckya23, somone above suggested I do a second shoot (probably not going to happen), but is that something you'd consider?

I guess the way I see it, I only really "need" to find two good ones from my batch.  One for the STD that my FI wants to send, and I'm hoping we can find a second of us to hang in our apartment.

To the bolded: for your wedding photos, you will probably "need" more than 2.  So asking for a 2nd go round at the e-shoot will help you and your photographer understand how each other works and find preferences on angles, etc.  A potential 2nd e-shoot will only help your final product of pictures at the wedding.  But you should wait until the rest of the pictures come back.  You are probably spending a lot of money for a professional photographer, so make sure you are getting exactly what you want.

Your photographer also may have really liked your hair the way it was and that is why it was so prominent in your photos.  You might be nitpicking the photos of yourself a bit too much, which we all tend to do.  I felt I could have done my hair differently.  Also the original shirt I was going to wear got some moisturizer squirted on it when I went to use one of the pump dispensers as I went to leave my house, which caused me to change my outfit last minute.  I had lots of what ifs going through my head when I viewed the pics, but overall, all I could think of was I love them!  Even the sneak peek I got, I loved them. 

[Deleted User]

luckya23 said:

It's too cold for me to do a second shoot now!  Maybe in the spring I would consider it, though it wouldn't be for my save the dates!

And hey maybe I would be 25 lbs lighter, which would significantly help out my photos! lol

I'm with you on the "too cold" part.  It was 29 degrees the day we did our shoot- not to mention cloudy and windy!  She said it was the second coldest shoot she'd ever done.  I also am just not as into the engaement shoot thing, so don't have the energy for ANOTHER one.  My fiance wanted to have nice pics for a STD- I was ready to just send a card... 

The one good thing it did was provide me the possible heads up that this photog likes "profile" shots a lot and that I need to nip that in the bud before the wedding day!

[Deleted User]

To give everyone an idea of what I mean by "wall of hair" here you go. 

I'm not complaining about my appearance (weight, make-up, facial structure, etc) but the fact that you can't actually see my face in a good number of pics from the sneek preview because of said "wall of hair."

amelisha

Now that I see that photo, I don't think you're overreacting at all. That is...honestly not great. It's obviously not your fault but I am quite surprised that a professional let more than one of those leave her hands.

[Deleted User]

Yeah, what's weird is that she posted 2 other E shoots and there were only like 2 profile views in the others. Not panicking until I see the rest but looks like I might have to have my first "vendor chat" of my planning process.

theartistformerlyknownas

Yeah that's not super. We had a disproportionate number of pictures where one or both of us was in profile, but only because we liked the poses where we're looking at each other rather than the camera, and profile > the back of someone's head. She should have been about 10 degrees to her right though, so see your face more than your hair, or asked you to push it behind your ear.

IDK if I'd go through a second session, but would give the feedback that for your wedding pics, you want more forward-facing shots and are not happy with the 3/4 back of your head look.

beethery

FeeleyToBe said:

To give everyone an idea of what I mean by "wall of hair" here you go. 

I'm not complaining about my appearance (weight, make-up, facial structure, etc) but the fact that you can't actually see my face in a good number of pics from the sneek preview because of said "wall of hair."

Personally, I would have tried to be more conscious of where the camera was and make attempts to keep my hair off my face.

[Deleted User]

When I become a professional model, maybe I will.  Until then, I'll expect a photographer to change up the angles, or to say, "FeeleyToBe, when you turn your face, make sure you tuck your hair back."  I was purposely trying NOT to think about how I looked and to be more in the moment with my partner so that there was some "naturalness" to the shots.

luckya23

Some to think of it, I probably have a butt load of profile shots, but it's not quite as noticeable because my hair was half up.

There isn't really a way to look at each other without getting some profiles!

I keep going back and forth about using a kissing picture (profile) or one where you can actually see our faces...

I'll probably do multiple STDs, honestly - I'm that bad at making a decision!