Would you add more PP to this?

VayCayMom

Hi to all! This is from my first wedding and this room was my biggest challenge. I posted a few images a while back and remarked at how I was upset that I felt ill that day and for the next 3 weeks...my DR told me I have Diabetes and had no trace of a few vital vitamins in my blood. Now I am feeling much better and ready to tackle even my less than great shots from the wedding.
I tweaked this a bit in PS Raw, I purposely gave it a pinkish tint, but I am not using my monitor.....

Does this need more PP? What would you do with this image? I know it is less than great but it is what I got from that room.
Thanks in advance!!!!

tenoverthenose

Probably not. What more are you trying to accomplish with this photo? My general feeling is that PP does not make an average photo great, but can make an average photo worse.

Agnieszka

Hi Trudy! Sorry to hear about that .... hope you are feeling better!

*I* would just brighten it up a bit + definitely lose that bright vignette (In fact I would stay away from white vignettes )

Here's what I'd do:
>> Edit ... yiikes, that didn't come out the way I wanted (must be because of the size of the photo). Uhm, ok, I wouldn't go quite as bright, but brightER than what you did >> Just my 2 cents

VayCayMom

tenoverthenose wrote: »

Probably not. What more are you trying to accomplish with this photo? My general feeling is that PP does not make an average photo great, but can make an average photo worse.

I usually go too far in PP, and in this case I didn't do much but I wanted to make the image the best it could be all things considered.

sweet caroline

I agree with Angie- it needs to be brighter and maybe a little more contrast.

VayCayMom

Agnieszka wrote: »

Hi Trudy! Sorry to hear about that .... hope you are feeling better!

*I* would just brighten it up a bit + definitely lose that bright vignette (In fact I would stay away from white vignettes )

Here's what I'd do:
>> Edit ... yiikes, that didn't come out the way I wanted (must be because of the size of the photo). Uhm, ok, I wouldn't go quite as bright, but brightER than what you did >> Just my 2 cents

Thank you Angie! I was hoping you would jump in.

That image was darker than I realized when I started to lighten it
I'll redo the final without the vignette, but is this more like it? I love your style, I want to push the brightness like you would.
And thanks for asking about me, I am feeling much better!!

Qarik

regarding the original..about 1/4 stop more exposure and lose the white vignette and put slight regular vignette imo. I don't think I have ever seen a white vignette that actually adds to the shot.

Matthew Saville

Unless they're ordering a print, I would deliver it just like this. This is un-edited, right? Or wait, since you're saying "more" PP, is there an original?

=Matt=

ShepsMom

Lighter and brighter definitely.




Or good ol' B&W

VayCayMom

Qarik wrote: »

regarding the original..about 1/4 stop more exposure and lose the white vignette and put slight regular vignette imo. I don't think I have ever seen a white vignette that actually adds to the shot.

Thank you Qarik, I will cross the white vignette off my list forever !

VayCayMom

Matthew Saville wrote: »

Unless they're ordering a print, I would deliver it just like this. This is un-edited, right? Or wait, since you're saying "more" PP, is there an original?

=Matt=

This is not the original, this had some Lighroom processing. My bride will be getting a CD of images that are ready to print, so this needs to be ready to go.

VayCayMom

sweet caroline wrote: »

I agree with Angie- it needs to be brighter and maybe a little more contrast.

Thanks Caroline!

VayCayMom

ShepsMom wrote: »

Lighter and brighter definitely.




Or good ol' B&W

Thanks Marina, I like both of these versions. This room and this part of the entire wedding was my biggest challenge, I am not trusting my own eyes with the finished product and I am so glad I asked for advice here!!

Sam

Nothing to add, but glad your feeling better!!

Sam

VayCayMom

Sam wrote: »

Nothing to add, but glad your feeling better!!

Sam

Thank you so much SAM!

Matthew Saville

VayCayMom wrote: »

This is not the original, this had some Lighroom processing. My bride will be getting a CD of images that are ready to print, so this needs to be ready to go.

As long as you're doing the math on how many hours you spend photoshopping it all, and are making a decent wage, then that's fine. Personally, I don't think it is a viable long-term business model.

I still might print the image as it was, though, but that's just me being lazy, since I "proof" (lightly process) 20,000 images per year, more or less... Of course I guess I might have just bumped the brightness up in the first place during the original correction.

Take care,
=Matt=