A wedding in 8 photos...

[Alison]

Getting ready...the bride did her daughter's hair

The processional

A new family begins

The vows

The rings

Details

Reception

First dance

 

[StvShoop]

nice series

 

[Moni]

WOW! Alison...these are simply great...Reception is superb!!!

Hey...how you made...only remaining colors on the flowers and all other B&W???

 

[Corry]

Good job! I like picture series like that!

 

[drdan]

I agree with Moni, series is well done but "reception" is a fantastic picture!

 

[Lungfarmer]

Great photos! I think "reception" photo is my favorite, but like them all. Wish I'd had photos like this from my wedding, they were all so staged :? and what the photographer didn't stage came out horrid. Ah well. Nice work here!!!

 

[Alison]

Thanks for the comments!

Moni, to do selective color you can try one of many ways. The way I learned was to select the area you want left in color with lasso tool, then go to Select >>> Inverse which will but a border around the remaining areas. Then go to Image >>> Adjust >>> Desaturate and viola! I do have to work on the contrast/brightness afterwards to get the black and white to pop.

Lungfarmer, I would have loved shots like this at my wedding too. The woman my photographer brought to shoot candids didn't to a great job and her black and white were all more like grey. This couple was married in a simple outdoor ceremony and afterwards had a BBQ in their backyard and changed into jeans and t-shirts. It was the best wedding I have been to!

I am thinking of entering Reception into a local town photo contest, glad you all like it as much as I do, hopefully the judges will feel the same way

 

[pierce]

I really like the fifth photo, it's just amazing.

 

[Big Mike]

Great series....

I always see people taking so many pictures at weddings...all the same boring stuff...and never capturing the essence...like you have done.

Great work.

 

[hobbes28]

You never sease to amaze me. I still have so much to learn.

 

[Lungfarmer]

Cool! I think you should enter them, and good luck on the contest if you do!

 

[Luminosity]

These are simply beautiful shots Alison !!

Hard to pick faves .....if pressed I'd say 'The Processional ' ' The Rings ' & ' Reception ' are standouts.

And you should most definately enter 'Reception' in the contest , Alison !

I always love your shots :hug:


( Mental Note : If I ever get married , must fly Alison over to photograph it ... )

 

[Alison]

Oooohhhhh, please do! I'd love to go back to Australia. I was an exhange student in high school and lived in Port Pirie (I think that's how you spell it). Anyway, it was so pretty........

Thanks for the comments, it means a lot!

 

[Luminosity]

Ahh yep , Port Pirie is just north of Adelaide , South Australia.

And you're welcome ! Your work definately deserves the praise it gets !

 

[grooski]

hmmm....i like the dance one....just not much to say about the rest...