Just one for CC

frommrstomommy · Jun 19, 2014

AA-11sky by capturedbybc, on Flickr

I'd love feedback on this. I've been fighting with this edit on and off and really want to make it work.

AmberAtLoveAndInk · Jun 20, 2014

I really want to love this image, I do. The pose is just adorable, but I think its too flared. Try bringing down the temp a bit and brighten your whites, I'd also tune down the green next to the grooms head, its a little distracting since the rest of the image (besides the bouquet) is lacking a little color.

frommrstomommy · Jun 20, 2014

I completely agree about the green.. I pulled it off the editing computer and was like ack that green! lol I will definitely tone that down. This was it before I added in a tiny hint of sky.. Her dress was sorta cream colored so I feel like I'm struggling to not make that toooo white too. Oh and the flare was entirely in camera happening.. nothing added there.

AA-11 by capturedbybc, on Flickr

AmberAtLoveAndInk · Jun 20, 2014

frommrstomommy said:
I completely agree about the green.. I pulled it off the editing computer and was like ack that green! lol I will definitely tone that down. This was it before I added in a tiny hint of sky.. Her dress was sorta cream colored so I feel like I'm struggling to not make that toooo white too. Oh and the flare was entirely in camera happening.. nothing added there.

AA-11 by capturedbybc, on Flickr

Ahh I see your problem, pop the whites and good bye skyline. Hmm, maybe this is just too much work, and it may not even give you the results you're looking for, but what if you merged the two in PhotoShop? I like the "cleaner" image below, gives much more detail to tue bride. Do a layer mask and paint that skyline back in? Either way, unless the bride is also a camera junkie, I'm sure she'll still love this shot. I would if it were my wedding!

AmberAtLoveAndInk · Jun 20, 2014

Also, if you decide to "paint" that skyline in, I would warm it up to match the temp coming from the ground.
If you can't get it to where you want, I would still go with the one with the blown skyline. IMO it gives much better focus on the couple even with that dreaded white sky us photographers hate!

Derrel · Jun 20, 2014

I also want to like this, but the backdrop is so large in relation to them, and so flared...oh golly, it just looks very challenging to edit that, B. Maybe you could enhance it or composite it...I loved the little girl + butterfly composite I saw last week here on TPF. Maybe you could "embrace the flare", like this guy did, and paste in more "filler"? I dunno, really...this is a toughie. Your gut feeling is as good as anybody's on this one I think.

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