damn good shot. If this was posed shot i might have opned the door more and have them kissing on the steps. Otherwise crop off some of the sapce on the right..

Thanks a lot!

What was this shot on, a 50? 35? It looks like a weird angle + disance combo that often comes with shooting 50mm and shallow... If the wide angle scene is what you were going for, I wish it had been shot even wider and closer, or if shallow DOF is what you were going for then I wish you had shot it on an 85.

I mean this shot is gorgeous and has nothing really wrong with it, but I feel like there could be just slightly more "wow" factor by picking one of the two above options.

But that's just me, I do post-production for a living so I spend all day looking at 50mm images shot wide open...

=Matt=

Composition: If it was posed, swapping the positions of the bride and groom. Bride in white on the right, groom in black holding the door, white car on left. Exploits the color contrasts - there is very little contrast between her dress and the white car.

I think it could benefit form a little warmth...the colors are a little cool and the skin tones are to pinky...at least that's the way the numbers fall out in CS.

So, I took the liberty of borrowing your image so that I could show you what I was talking about.

Your original image.




A little warmer.



Just for illustrative purposes. BTW...I think the image is good as is...no cropping...I like the look and feel of it. I always say, include enough of the surroundings to make it interesting...crop too much and you have a car somewhere...and a lack of ambiance. Just my two cents...others obviously feel differently. I'm still not happy with the skin tones...but it's all I could do without the original file...

yep - nice shot
Ed - you're right - its looks better when is a bit warmer - good job !

what do you think about something like this :
kind of vintage style




or :
the quality here is not too good cos I didn have a RAW file ...



or :

Nice photo, but, central composition is not working for me...too much empty space on right side...here is my vintage version :)



Sorry for my bad English

Nice photo
I think it would help if you would crop the bright spot on top right out.





Chuck Cassidy,
D300S, 50mm 1.4D,
18-200mm VR, 70-300mm VR,
www.icurdigital.com

great shot! But, I am with Unique, I think the couple is a little too centered. Though, it is purely a matter of style.

coolpinsky, what software did you use for edits? I want to learn how to do editing in that style. Unique, same question goes for you as well ;)

I proccesed this photo in camera raw sorry for bad English

Even though I agree with most of the suggestions this is still a great shot.

I'd warm it up. But then, I nearly always like warm.

Foques - I used Lightroom

Originally Posted by coolpinsky Foques - I used Lightroom

any specific presets or just doing it "by eye"?

There's a lot to like in this image, and only a few "issues" to address, and then a couple of things to suggest to hopefully improve the image.

Starting with color; yes, I agree that the image is a little cool. First, I brought the image through ACR and into PS CS4. I reduced the Contrast and increased the Clarity in ACR. In PS I started by separating the couple from the background so that I could work on each component separately. For the bride and groom I used iCorrect Portrait to select and neutralize the bride's dress and the groom's tuxedo. Then I used a custom Memory Color to correct the skin tone. For the scene I neutralized the automobile white and the dark door to the right of the groom.

I used Lens Blur (Accurate) on the scene layer, but I kept the sharpness of the chrome trim on the door by the bride, as well as the door edge where it meets the bride. I used a technique to reduce the overall scene contrast (mostly to lighten the shadows and darks).

The bride and groom have been sharpened to taste, the bride's gown maybe a bit too much at the bottom.

Notice above the car, there's something funky going on; maybe some lens flare. I did not try to correct this but I did keep it in mind when cropping.

For cropping, I tried several aspect ratios, with a 16:9 ratio looking best, cropping out much of the right, as well as some top and bottom. I wanted to keep the full-length bride and groom and keep the dark door and potted plant. This necessitated digitally removing the remaining bit of tire and wheel-well.

The resulting composite:

the last edit does not work for me at all :belch:

For me, too

Originally Posted by Foques the last edit does not work for me at all :belch:

Originally Posted by unique93 For me, too

Did I do that? (Say it like Steve Urkel.)

Perhaps a less "crunchy" version?