wedding dance

Elaine

Another from the wedding I helped shoot...I know the B&G like sepia tones, so I went that direction here. How does this image look to you? Any PP suggestions? This has not been cropped at all, so what you see is what you get. Is her dress still too bright? I don't want to detract from the emotion of his face!

Elaine

Here's another...slight variation (improvement?) on the first...

urbanaries

WOW!!! I love this shot! The angle, composition and emotion all do it for me! I like the processing and how it preserved some color in his boutonniere. FWIW I like the second one, but they're both lovely. Fantastic shot!

jeffreaux2

urbanaries wrote:

WOW!!! I love this shot! The angle, composition and emotion all do it for me! I like the processing and how it preserved some color in his boutonniere. FWIW I like the second one, but they're both lovely. Fantastic shot!

Ditto!!!


Very nice conversion. I am not a fan of selective color but agree that in this shot the boutte has just enough saturation without going overboard. It works. Very elegant!!

Cuties02q

Great shot Elaine...beautiful!!

adpace

It's beautiful! Very nice shot! I love that he's clutching onto her dress and the emotion in his face... wow!!!!! Great PP!!

SitterS

This is a great shot Elaine. Like the sepia here but was also wondering how this would look in a nice BW conversion as well. Did you enjoy shooting a wedding. Lots of hard work and not sure if I would want to be anything but a second shooter.

Shane

Elaine

Thanks everyone! I'm so glad others seem to like the shot as much as I do! The original looks pretty bad...bad color cast from the fiberglass roof above, bright dress and more shadowed face, etc... I tried to go B&W to begin with, but for some reason I just couldn't find a combination I liked that way. The dress and tux seemed to steal the show. So, I desaturated about 50% and then applied a sepia filter to get the current look. Anyway, I thought once I saw the shot that it deserved some extra attention. Thanks for the !

PS - Shane...I had more fun than I expected shooting a wedding. I think that had something to do with the fact that I was a second shooter and the B&G were fairly easy going and full of expressions! It was also all outdoors, so my equipment (just a camera and a couple lenses) handled it OK. It was a great first experience, but I'm not ready to move up to primary photog just yet!

Elaine

ooooohh...I just tried something I've never tried before...an Orton effect - found directions here: http://www.pcin.net/update/index.php/2006/11/01/the-orton-effect-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/

What do you think???

urbanaries

oooh, I really like that.

Much better than the midnight sepia or similar effects that can look kinda cheesy. This is very elegant and subtle.

Looks like something Shane did to her wedding photos...

Elaine

urbanaries wrote:

oooh, I really like that.

Much better than the midnight sepia or similar effects that can look kinda cheesy. This is very elegant and subtle.

Looks like something Shane did to her wedding photos...

Thanks, Lynne! It's fun to try new things. I must say I was inspired to check out the Orton effect when I saw Tom K's images over in Field and Street. And then I did just happen to look at Shane's wedding gallery and noticed a lot of her shots had this lovely soft glow and it kinda reminded me of this Orton thing.

Thanks for looking!

SitterS

Elaine wrote:

Thanks, Lynne! It's fun to try new things. I must say I was inspired to check out the orton effect when I saw Tom K's images over in Field and Street. And then I did just happen to look at Shane's wedding gallery and noticed a lot of her shots had this lovely soft glow and it kinda reminded me of this Orton thing.

Thanks for looking!

Elaine, thanks for the nice comment you left today on my site. Slowly trying to get my site customized. I have heard of the orton effect and saw some how-to's on Flickr but that wasn't what I used on some of the wedding photos.
Shane

nicoleshilliday

Elaine,

Very emotional shot! i like both effects. Seems like a very in love couple.

Elaine

SitterS wrote:

Elaine, thanks for the nice comment you left today on my site. Slowly trying to get my site customized. I have heard of the orton effect and saw some how-to's on Flickr but that wasn't what I used on some of the wedding photos.
Shane

You're welcome, Shane! Your site is looking very nice! No, I didn't figure what you had used was the Orton effect, but I liked what you did and I'd love to learn more! I'm PMing you right now.

Elaine

nicoleshilliday wrote:

Elaine,

Very emotional shot! i like both effects. Seems like a very in love couple.

Thank you very much! Yes, they were very connected to each other and didn't need much direction during the "posed" shots at all!

DavidS

Thats a great shot. I think the Orton effect goes very well with the mood in the photo.

Elaine

DavidS wrote:

Thats a great shot. I think the Orton effect goes very well with the mood in the photo.

Thanks very much, David!

i_worship_the_King

99% of the shots on this site are just amazing shots, shots I would send home to mom. The rest are shots I would honestly hang on my wall or in a gallery, once-in-a-lifetime, higher-pay-grade shots. The shots that somewhere deep inside me a little voice goes "LAWWWD JESUS THATS AN AWESOME SHOT." This is DEFINITELY one of those shots. Throw in the Orton for good measure and I'm just praying I can get a capture like that someday.

The army bows to your supremacy.

Elaine

i_worship_the_King wrote:

99% of the shots on this site are just amazing shots, shots I would send home to mom. The rest are shots I would honestly hang on my wall or in a gallery, once-in-a-lifetime, higher-pay-grade shots. The shots that somewhere deep inside me a little voice goes "LAWWWD JESUS THATS AN AWESOME SHOT." This is DEFINITELY one of those shots. Throw in the Orton for good measure and I'm just praying I can get a capture like that someday.

The army bows to your supremacy.

Well............................................
I'm speechless at such a response! I can only hope the bride and groom feel that way, too! Thanks for boosting my photographer spirits the night before I have a family shoot. I don't know you, but... :sweet !

Thanks a million!

i_worship_the_King

I totally want that shot... like 20 something by 30 something on canvas. I mean dang, just amazing work here. I think what I see most is that in an area in which I am very poor (close/tight with people photo's) you have set the bar incredibly high, if I EVER see a photo like that come out of my camera I'm quitting my job, buying a D3 and going into the business.

Stunning

Seneca

Wow so touching. The guy is very good looking. You caught a very intimate moment...love the shoot.

Elaine

Seneca wrote:

Wow so touching. The guy is very good looking. You caught a very intimate moment...love the shoot.

Thank you so much, Seneca! This couple was very fun to shoot!

photogmomma

Personally, I love the first two best. Awesome shot! I just LOVE how you really caught the emotion! Very nice! (And I need to search for the rest of your photos - sounds like you had fun!)