Son's wedding

kdotaylor

My son was married this past weekend. It was a very low-key event in a log cabin in northern MN. A friend had agreed to photograph the wedding; she had a film camera only, appeared nervous, and ran out of film during the ceremony (!) So, though I hadn't intended to take any pictures, and didn't have a flash with me, I took these shots. It was extremely dark in the cabin, so I bumped up the ISO, and of course I'm disappointed with the shots for the grain and the soft focus.
Is there anything I could have done? Anything I can do yet now?
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zoomer

I think they will be glad you were there to get some pictures. Sometimes technical quality of the images takes a back seat.
If you have your heart set on messing with them....noise control first...reduce color a smidge or go black and white...sharpen them....check noise again. Play with maybe a smidge more contrast and check your white and black levels.

Matthew Saville

Honestly, I've never been really all that bothered by grain, or slight fuzziness, when it comes to capturing memories for myself. For a client, sure, but only because I'm trying to deliver a product that I'm getting paid lots of $$$ to deliver. For personal use, I just kick it to B&W, or let the colors be what they are, (all look great here) ...and let grain be grain. In all honesty, a little grain (or even a lot) looks more realistic and genuine than a smeared, noise-reduced image in my opinion. So, you got some great shots, now just print them out and enjoy them! The couple's kids and grandkids will appreciate it no matter what... :-)

=Matt=

AlexShark

Love #8! Great action, expressions, and the tiny hand sticking out of the bottom-right corner. If the image is cropped, I'd restore it to full size. Can't crop out life.

kdotaylor

Matthew Saville wrote: »

Honestly, I've never been really all that bothered by grain, or slight fuzziness, when it comes to capturing memories for myself. For a client, sure, but only because I'm trying to deliver a product that I'm getting paid lots of $$$ to deliver. For personal use, I just kick it to B&W, or let the colors be what they are, (all look great here) ...and let grain be grain. In all honesty, a little grain (or even a lot) looks more realistic and genuine than a smeared, noise-reduced image in my opinion. So, you got some great shots, now just print them out and enjoy them! The couple's kids and grandkids will appreciate it no matter what... :-)

=Matt=

Thanks, that makes me feel a bit better