kathyt
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In the future if you plan on continuing weddings, LR will be your best friend. It will save you hours, if not days of editing. For example, if you have an image in similar lighting conditions as 50 others, you can edit just that one, and then sync the others to the same settings. I still have to tweak from there, but it is a major time saver.I made 4274 lighter and changed the tone a bit to fit in better with the set, thank you. (I could not find 4273, so I assumed you were taliking about 4274)I am a huge fan of back lighting. In a lot of your images you have some really dreamy light to work with, but you're not using it to your advantage. Two things would have helped you here. A larger reflector and a speedlight. (Oh, and an assistant ) Their faces are mainly in the shadows, and that gives them that grayish tone to their faces. That tells me that thier skin is generally underexposed. In the silhouette images its no problem to not have that second light source, but I can tell you were losing light fast with nothing to fill in with. In some of the images, your subjects are way beyond the light source. So just moving them closer would help tremendously. You would still need a second light source though to fill in thier faces.I am confused as to what style of editing or "Theme" they/you were trying to achieve here, because to me it looks like a mixed bag and not very cohesive. In wedding photography, being cohesive and consistent is key. That is what brings referrals to you. I do not seeing this being cost effective. Stick with what you enjoy, and the style you WANT to shoot. Then it doesn't become a chore. I do see some good images, but they might need a tad more editing.
I tend to work with every photograph individually, so I try to think of what style of editing is better for each photograph, sometimes trying out different ones and chosing the one that works best. Thank you for the tips, will have to learn how to be consistent if I ever do this again.
P.S. If you could point out where or what could be edited more, that would really help.
thank you for your reply!!!
So, I wanted to add that on certain images:
4273...I would bring your blacks down to add some contrast. You will know when you are close when his jacket is less gray.
4420...she is very cool. I would warm her up.
4326...needs to be warmed up as well.
I wouldn't mind editing 4420 and 4326 so I can show you what I mean if you would like. Are you using LR or PS? Or both?
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Thank you for offering to help out, I don't mind you editing my imiges. This would really help!
I am using PS, don't use LR.