beach candids 2

Elaine

I finished processing my candids from our trip to the beach this week and discovered a few more favorites, so if you'll indulge me, I'll share a few more! Always open to C&C!

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3 - siblings


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divamum

These are so awesome, Elaine. I saw the first batch too and meant to post and then didn't get to it (sorry). I LOVE those presets you linked, too!

The mixture of clarity vs fog is just awesome,a nd the high key processing takes them from "snaps" to something with much more substance. Great job!

Elaine

divamum wrote:

These are so awesome, Elaine. I saw the first batch too and meant to post and then didn't get to it (sorry). I LOVE those presets you linked, too!

The mixture of clarity vs fog is just awesome,a nd the high key processing takes them from "snaps" to something with much more substance. Great job!

Thanks, Diva! The foggy light really enabled these shots to happen. In all my years of living near the coast, I've never seen warm, bright fog quite like this. I'd like to shoot in this again, but who knows when that will happen? Perhaps I can catch a different, cooler version in the fall. And yes, that preset just helped me nail what I was seeing in my mind's eye. Thank you very much for the comments!

sweet caroline

oooooh, I love the processing. Great compositions, too. Love the whole set.

Caroline

Mitchell

Great shots. I love the PP.

Look at your son!! He's all grown up!:cry

lynnma

Love them! love the high key black and white treatment

ajroahkni

Wow, 7 & 8 are really special stuff.

Everything's so anti-sepia perfect.

Elaine

sweet caroline wrote:

oooooh, I love the processing. Great compositions, too. Love the whole set.

Caroline

Thanks, Caroline. If you're interested, or in case you missed it, I linked to the free LR preset I started my processing with in my first beach candids post.

Elaine

Mitchell wrote:

Great shots. I love the PP.

Look at your son!! He's all grown up!:cry

Thanks, Mitch! My boy turns 8 this month, and he seems to be getting taller by the second. I know you know all about that! Thanks for the comments!

Elaine

lynnma wrote:

Love them! love the high key black and white treatment

Thanks so much, Lynn!

Elaine

ajroahkni wrote:

Wow, 7 & 8 are really special stuff.

Everything's so anti-sepia perfect.

Thank you very much. I've never heard the term "anti-sepia," but you're right, these are certainly not sepia. I just loved the blue/gray tones for this setting. Thanks for commenting!

leebase

Absolutely amazing. Great captures and effective processing.

Lee

WingsOfLovePhoto

GREAT stuff Elaine! Looks like the kids had a great time! They have a totally vintage feel..... a treasured memory for the kids someday

Elaine

Thanks, Lee and Sandy! I appreciate the kind words! It was a great way to escape the 105+ temps going on at home, about an hour east of here.

jeffreaux2

I dont know what else to add....I went to choose favorites and chose them all....


You REALLY.....NAILED.....these shots!!!

Elaine

jeffreaux2 wrote:

I dont know what else to add....I went to choose favorites and chose them all....


You REALLY.....NAILED.....these shots!!!

Thank you, Jeff! I am so pleased with these shots and I'm just tickled to have such a nice response from the folks here about them. This kind of shooting (on the fly, just because, no "work" or payment involved) with these kind of results just makes my day, my week, my month. And now I have wonderful gifts to give to my friend as well. I wish all shoots could be just like this!

dustin32

Really love the B&W conversion. #2 and #7 are my favs.

Katie Beth

Love, Love, Love them!
I saw your first posting and both sets are some of the best beach candids I have seen in a long time! I think the LR preset you added took them to a whole different level as well.

I don't have LR, I have PS CS3. I wonder if I could get that preset for CS3...

Elaine

Thank you, Dustin and Katie!!!

RE: LR preset...I think some presets are able to work in LR or in ACR with Photoshop...I think. But I don't know if any LR preset can work in ACR or if it has to be made a certain way. Maybe asking about this on the Finishing School board would net you a final answer. I'm sorry I don't know more about how that works! I haven't stumbled upon many images where I thought this preset was right, but it certainly worked on this set, for me. Thanks for the kind words!