Bridal...Texas style

Digitalis · Nov 17, 2007

I love Texan brides!

NJMAN · Nov 17, 2007

Great shots Steve! Focus, color, dof, and comp is all spot on! Very nice soft effect in #1. Wonderful job. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:

NJ

bellavita64 · Nov 17, 2007

These are great! The only thing that bothers me is in #1, that extra skin and dress showing behind her right arm. I probably would have had her turn her body a little too hide it, as it makes her look heavier. However, since it is there, I think I would remove it in Photoshop. I really love the pose in #2, as it does a great job of slenderizing her upper body. Good work!

subimatt · Nov 17, 2007

Great shots! I love #2

Digitalis · Nov 17, 2007

bellavita64 said:
These are great! The only thing that bothers me is in #1, that extra skin and dress showing behind her right arm. I probably would have had her turn her body a little too hide it, as it makes her look heavier. However, since it is there, I think I would remove it in Photoshop. I really love the pose in #2, as it does a great job of slenderizing her upper body. Good work!

I agree, I did not see it before but I do now. She is not a heavy girl but my pose makes her look that way.

I tried a little "liquefy" in photoshop. Before is on the left and after on the right. Did I go far enough?

craig · Nov 17, 2007

Whoa! Checked your web site. Strong work for sure. The liquify tool is questionable. You did a great job. Question is how much you want to alter what the camera captured.

Love & Bass

dangerdoormouse · Nov 19, 2007

Really like the first couple. How did you light her? The others are nice, but the top two really stick out.

wildmaven · Nov 19, 2007

Beautiful work! #2 is my favorite. I just wish the heel of the boot wasn't lost amongst the dark background.

Marian

Digitalis · Nov 19, 2007

dangerdoormouse said:
Really like the first couple. How did you light her? The others are nice, but the top two really stick out.

All were done with off camera flash using pocket wizards. The first two were shot through an umbrella. Others were just bare flash.

bellavita64 · Nov 19, 2007

Your liquefy editing helped some. I don't know, if it was me, I would probably wipe out the whole thing all the way to her arm. I understand there are some quasi-moral issues about PP. But the way I look at it, especially with a bride, is that she wants to look fantastic! If a pose makes her look heavier than she is, then by all means tweak the shot to make her look more "realistic". Which is more "real": an unfortunate posing malfunction that makes her look heavier than she is or a post-processing job that reflects what her actual body shape is?