How To Accomplish This Look

[avsfan21]

I have seen many pictures as of late with this sort of tone and color to them. How do I accomplish it? Is it mostly a saturation and vibrance issue?
Is there a soft glow on the subjects? I've been racking my brain but cannot figure it out.

Thank you!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=5572487&id=66042687655

 

[reznap]

The technical flaws in the photo you posted are numerous.. but whatever it's not yours right?

But, looks like pumped contrast to me, and an artificial vignette.

 

[avsfan21]

Yeah. Not my photo.

If you could list the technical flaws, that could be a great lesson to me as a beginner!

And thank you for your input.

 

[Derrel]

Use wide-angle lens. Stand too far away from subjects, so subjects are small and insignificant within frame and lack immediacy. Underexpose by 2/3 of a stop. When processing image, add excessive vignetting so corners have steep light fall-off. Tweak so that image has excessive contrast and poor shadow detail. Done!

 

[Vinny]

For me besides being overly processed - too much background and everything looks out of focus to me - no main focus. If the photographer wanted the log cabin church in the background he/she should have positioned the couple so that when they were the center (or 1/3 off) of the shot, the church was in the background without so much "scenery" - it is a wedding photo.

 

[KmH]

Darrel covered it all.

As technically poor as the image is I bet the couple loved it, and Black Hills Photography whistled all the way to the bank.

 

[avsfan21]

Thanks everybody.
This forum is very helpful and glad I joined!

 

[reznap]

As technically poor as the image is I bet the couple loved it, and Black Hills Photography whistled all the way to the bank.

The couple probably wanted to save a few bucks on their wedding photos and went with a family friend or someone on craigslist - that's whatcha get.

In addition to all the other stuff mentioned, the tree on the far left should be cloned out.

 

[avsfan21]

Small town. It's what you get. Haha.

 

[ababysean]

gah looking through the other pictures I think he could be her dad!

 

[Dominantly]

Use wide-angle lens. Stand too far away from subjects, so subjects are small and insignificant within frame and lack immediacy. Underexpose by 2/3 of a stop. When processing image, add excessive vignetting so corners have steep light fall-off. Tweak so that image has excessive contrast and poor shadow detail. Done!

:thumbup:


To the OP, I would say one of the easiest ways to figure out how how to manipulate color, contrast, saturation, luminance, etc; is to download a free trial version of Lightroom and play with the sliders.

I, for one, enjoy decreasing saturation and raising luminance.

 

[avsfan21]

I have photoshop.
So I will attempt to experiment tonight.
There is so much to photoshop that I feel like I'll never know anything.
Haha.

 

[EmmaIam]

I have no idea why you would want to accomplish this look, but it looks to me like the guy/girl used a programme called 'nik colour effex' and an action called 'midnight' or Monday Morning ( in whatever shade there are many to choose from) . Nik Effex is a programme I bought some years ago. it has its uses, but sadly as everything, you grow out of them...!!!! Em

 

[EmmaIam]

Heres a rough sample of that particular action of nik effex. Before and after...I personally dont like it, I used midnight blue, the other chap might have used no colour, or lowered the opacity.

before


After ( urgh!)