Lighting at the water tower: Here is an engagement photo of a couple at a water tower at night. Creative lighting was used. What do you think? Please download this one.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Here is an engagement photo of a couple at a water tower at night. Creative lighting was used. What do you think?
Please download this one.

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Bobbee

BrentHarder wrote:

Here is an engagement photo of a couple at a water tower at night. Creative lighting was used. What do you think?
Please download this one.

The thumbnail that came through on UHH seemed to have the vertical perspective thrown out quite a bit. I did download it and bring it up in 2015 CC. It looked better, but while I was there I twisted the vertical in Lens Correction anyway. It did what I thought it would do and chopped off the top of the tower. Maybe you have a uncropped version and can try this. I like this lighting.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Bobbee wrote:

The thumbnail that came through on UHH seemed to have the vertical perspective thrown out quite a bit. I did download it and bring it up in 2015 CC. It looked better, but while I was there I twisted the vertical in Lens Correction anyway. It did what I thought it would do and chopped off the top of the tower. Maybe you have a uncropped version and can try this. I like this lighting.

Thanks for liking he lighting Bobbee. You have quite an insight to photography. Merry Christmas to you!

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Amazing lighting Brent. It really brings out colors in a way that I believe would not be as interesting in daylight.
-Doc

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

docshark wrote:

Amazing lighting Brent. It really brings out colors in a way that I believe would not be as interesting in daylight.
-Doc

I totally agree Doc, thanks for checking this one out!

greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

I Really like lighting and colors.. The idea behind this shot is wonderful but for me and this is just me I have a problem with the Bride and Groom becoming to small of a part of the image because everything else in the scene is so big, for me it really hurts the intimacy of the shot and for these type of shots intimacy and emotion is what makes them. It looks like this is a composite since the fence is so much bigger than the subjects and if that is the case scaling down the fence and water tower, and then re cropping the shot would really improve it . I really like the lighting and the idea with this shot! Greg

jaysnave Loc: Central Ohio

I like it. It reminds me of another wedding photographer I know who always includes an "end of night" image with similar lighting. Usually in front of the venue. One image was in an elevator.

In keeping with Greg's comment I wonder what it would have looked like a little closer with a wide angle lens. The subjects would have been more prominent and still included the water tower.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

greg vescuso wrote:

I Really like lighting and colors.. The idea behin... (show quote)

Thanks Greg for your thoughts on this photo. I suppose we could always crop it, right?

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

jaysnave wrote:

I like it. It reminds me of another wedding photographer I know who always includes an "end of night" image with similar lighting. Usually in front of the venue. One image was in an elevator.

In keeping with Greg's comment I wonder what it would have looked like a little closer with a wide angle lens. The subjects would have been more prominent and still included the water tower.

Good idea with the wide angle and being closer. We could have it ALL!
Thanks for your thoughts.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

Well.....leave it to me to disagree. (which is part of the joy of all this, we all see things differently)

I'm also a fan of using negative space. Not just for the sake of a big boring area around the tiny subject, but in cases like this, where it shows the story of the location.

If all the images were close up, who would realize that the photo was taken at a certain (probably important to the couple? Maybe where they were engaged?) location...

I've seen some like this (not backlit, just the negative space) where the couple was just in front of a boring brick wall. Those, I just don't understand the "artistic vision" This one, on the other hand, I really, really like.

What did the couple think?

jaysnave Loc: Central Ohio

bkyser wrote:

Well.....leave it to me to disagree. (which is pa... (show quote)

You rabble rouser! Just kidding, I love disagreement in photographic art. We need to open ourselves to other viewpoints or we will be stuck doing what so and so said was the right way and never grow as photographers. After all we are all trying to understand the way our minds process an image. Sorry, to keep offering links, but for anyone interested this is a good review of the psychology of negative space.

http://users.rider.edu/~suler/photopsy/negative_space.htm

For my viewpoint, I am sticking with the wide angle lens look because I need an excuse to buy a 14-24.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

jaysnave wrote:

For my viewpoint, I am sticking with the wide angle lens look because I need an excuse to buy a 14-24.

That made me :lol:

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

I like the setting but not the lighting as used behind the subjects. Even with the back light the subjects get lost in the scene. When back light is used I like it to expand the whole back area so you can't tell the source. In this case it easy to know it was a speed light, though we all know speed lights are used it shouldn't be so apparent IMO.

I'm also going to take a guess here and say either a wide angle lens was used or a zoom lens opened as wide as it could go. The vertical angles would suggest that plus the size of closest part of the fence.

Again, love the setting, just not a fan of the composition making the subjects so small in the huge area, plus the back light is to pronounced in a pin pointed small area ....... just my personal take, again, love the setting ;-)

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

bkyser wrote:

Well.....leave it to me to disagree. (which is pa... (show quote)

bkyser, the couple loved it. Of course this was not the only photo though. I think it's a good idea to give the clients a wide variety of images, that way there are bound to be some WWCD photos (winner winner chicken dinner). I am like you, I also am a big fan of negative space. This image with the tower adds character that a close up would not have. Thanks for really, really liking it!

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

jaysnave wrote:

You rabble rouser! Just kidding, I love disagreem... (show quote)

jaysnave, if you need to justify your viewpoint so you can get the 14-24 lens, then please go ahead and do it! You rabble rouser! Hahahahaha......I'm happy that this image can cause a difference of opinion and get the mind moving and circulating blood. Bring it on everyone! Thanks You rabble rouser!