In the unedited image, the dress has a blue cast. Is it actually white? If it is, would adjusting the WB help make it "brighter"?
ababysean, I realize you are a (advanced) beginner, but understand people come at this from different points of view. I want to ask you if YOU *really* like this style (trend)? While I undestand the all to common lemmings mentality of giving the customer what they want, because everybody else is doing it, I personally disagree with it. By not trying to set yourself (generalized you) apart from everybody else, you are (eventually) going to be less likely to be chosen by a client. Not because you are aren't doing something different, but because there are so many people doing the same thing it can come down to a coin toss.
Again, I know you are learning. I do feel there is value in learning how to nail a style. I feel there is greater value in taking that style and somehow, making it your own. Eventually, you need to set yourself apart from all the other MWC's.
I also have to say, I am faced with a similar problem in the jewelery business. I am regulary asked to duplicate something from a picture off the internet, magazine ad, catalogue. Even here, I try to sway the customer with my own spin on their chosen design. What usually sways them is that they will have something more unique than what is commercially available to everyone.
Keep learning, and absorbing everything! But please, everytime the words "but it sells" come out of your mouth, or fingers, I ask that you look deep inside and ask yourself if you always want to be that lemming.
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When I got my tilt shift lens, I have thought a lot about going out and using it exclusively for everything. How to take that tool, and create something of my own. Well, in all my parusing the net, I found a guy who does just that, and his images are freaking amazing. I always get bummed when I see an idea I have has already been "taken", but I always keep in mind, that I can strive to make it my own. :thumbup:
