Well, I think the best bridal shot is what the bride likes the best. Her day, her choice.


If you're interested in what I like, which doesn't matter more than any weight you choose,


In the original, I like the composition of the bride herself. I like how she's standing. I don't mind that she's not looking at the camera, and I like how she's looking to be looked at, but just a little self-conscious. I agree with the consensus about the background. I don't really care about the flowers. If they're in color and she's not, I think, for me, it's a little distracting, and more of a novelty, but something of interest too perhaps. i'm kind of on the fence about it. It's fine, butif I was going that route, I probably would have gotten closer and lower and put the flowers in more prominent perspective.


In terms of the background, I'm on the side of the scale of distracting. If you could do shallower depth of field, that might be good. If you could simply overpower it by using very bright close flashes, to put the background more in the dark, I think that'd be good too.


But, again, as others have said, my comments are only reflecting what I would have liked. The bride rules.