Critique Welcomed Groom's final preparations
- Thread starter Lee Webb
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Glenn Clabo
Well-Known Member
Wonderful action shot Lee. Much more enjoyable than the typical staged...posed...wedding pics. The hats are an added bonus. Nice work.
Glenn Clabo
Well-Known Member
Story of my life Lee.
Pete Askew
Admin
Vey nicely done Lee. With just a hint of wild panic in the eye! 
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
A nice shot Lee, just my sort of wedding photography. I know you like a critique, so I hope you don't mind ...
With this sort of black and white (indoors and busy) there are a couple of things I do to help with the tone of the image
To my eye there is a little too much contrast here...
So, in lightroom to balance this I tend to drop the contrast slider quite a bit, obviously this flattens the image. then counteract that by dropping the blacks and upping the whites. What this gives you is a less contrasty midtone and more contrast in the darks and lights. Im sure there is better terminology for explaining what I mean, but I hope that makes sense?
Here is an example (all be it on a less complex image)
Notice the skin tones remain quite balanced apart from where they drop into shadow, yet the shadows and light areas are still v dark and bright respectively. Where this works particularly well is in the tone of the veil, without that first step of a drop in contract much of the detail in the upper part is lost to white ...
With this sort of black and white (indoors and busy) there are a couple of things I do to help with the tone of the image
To my eye there is a little too much contrast here...
So, in lightroom to balance this I tend to drop the contrast slider quite a bit, obviously this flattens the image. then counteract that by dropping the blacks and upping the whites. What this gives you is a less contrasty midtone and more contrast in the darks and lights. Im sure there is better terminology for explaining what I mean, but I hope that makes sense?
Here is an example (all be it on a less complex image)
Notice the skin tones remain quite balanced apart from where they drop into shadow, yet the shadows and light areas are still v dark and bright respectively. Where this works particularly well is in the tone of the veil, without that first step of a drop in contract much of the detail in the upper part is lost to white ...
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Good thread - love the reportage type of wedding photography - nicely done
Good tip Hamish
Good tip Hamish
Pete Askew
Admin
Sorry Lee, I referenced the wrong person and I have corrected that. Still like the look of mild panic though!
Ralph Thornton
Well-Known Member
A really good one Lee. Not a smile in the bunch though. Everyone looks really serious. And the hats are fantastic.
