Bride

[Gallery29]

Any CC would be appreciated. Taken with a Canon 50D, natural light and no flash.

 

[Gallery29]

First post and no responses. OK. Hmmmm...

 

[Trever1t]

a little underexposed IMO. Since the window is blown anyway she should be lit better.

 

[Gallery29]

I kind of like the underexposed aspect of it. It's dramatic. Thank you for the CC, though! I appreciate all comments!

 

[cgipson1]

I agree with Trever... you just have huge black areas (NO DETAIL), with little bit of white dress (That isn't white, because it is underexposed). You have the large blown out window area (NO DETAIL)... and no face. You may consider it dramatic.. most pro's would consider it a tosser. There is no interest for the viewer (unless they like looking at large black and white areas with no detail)

 

[greybeard43 15]

I took the liberty, hope you don't mind but this is how I see this picture.

 

[cgipson1]

I took the liberty, hope you don't mind but this is how I see this picture.

Nice edit, and far superior to the original!

 

[Gallery29]

Thanks for all of the comments. Nice edit greybeard! I like that. I'm still learning. I appreciate all of the comments.

 

[davisphotos]

Greybeard's edit is much improved, I agree the original lacked some detail. I'm not a big fan of the looking out the window shot, myself-it's been so completely overdone and has become cliche. If the bride is looking out the window anyway, I may capture a candid shot, but i have never posed a bride looking out a window.

 

[Ernicus]

The darkness isn't what shows the drama and emotion...to me...her pose and demeanor does. I take this image as a bride who just got jilted....she is staring off into the empty space of the window wondering what went wrong and what she's going to do now.

It's easy to go overboard with the the dark for drama...especially as a noob, it hides many flaws yet at the same time creates a huge flaw. For me anyway.

Nice edit btw. window still kinda blown out...but not much ya can do about that at this point.

 

[Ernicus]

Havin' some fun with it....

 

[Trever1t]

^ uh, not unless the groom is ...Satan?

Nice edit Greybeard, still needs a bit of work but perhaps with a RAW file very salvageable.

 

[Ernicus]

maybe it is...lol

 

[Gallery29]

Ernicus - LOL. That looks awul, but I'm sure you already knew that!

I'll post some of my other stuff for y'all to rip to shreds and teach me a few things. This is fun.

 

[Ernicus]

Ernicus - LOL. That looks awul, but I'm sure you already knew that!

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Indeed. I do dumb chit when i'm bored and can't sleep.