Reply To: Am I a Fauxtog ?

[cameraclicker]

To quote Jim-e:  ” he’s being a dick.”  For the sake of family unity and your own sanity, consider it a wedding gift.  Also, use it as a learning experience.  This is probably the reason almost all wedding photographers collect their fee before the wedding.

I saw Jim-e was digging around in your Flickr account and liked a couple of photos.  I went there too, and found a photo of the bride that’s pretty good except her eyes are closed.  Having seen more of your work, I still have the same opinion — outdoors you need a lens hood.  You need to pay attention to the whole frame, and to exposure.  Some photos are very good, some have technical problems.  Definitely there is hope, and what I assume are studio shots due to umbrellas or soft boxes reflected in the eyes, are pretty uniformly good.

A bit more practice, a bit more care and you will be very good.  Keep going.