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Oct 17, 2011 15:03:22   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
OK...I am by no means a pro! I am learning to take pictures and I am learning to edit too! I did a wedding and am processing over 500 pictures.

I am trying different edits and teaching myself what looks good etc...

I would like to post a couple here and get some opinions and advice if you don't mind





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Oct 17, 2011 15:05:46   #
MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy
 
#1 - why did you turn them orange? The white balance is way off, her dress has a blue tint and as I already mentioned their skin is an un-natural orange.

#2 - great concept, but it's underexposed. It looks like you exposed for the sky and as a result you underexposed the couple who should be your main element in the photo.

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Oct 17, 2011 15:10:22   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
Thanks...I am having trouble with that...Not sure if it my monitor or not...It was very overcast and I tried to brighten the sky...Not sure how i made the skin orangish in the first pic

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Oct 17, 2011 15:15:41   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
any better?



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Oct 17, 2011 15:49:29   #
mljphoto Loc: Bigfork, MN
 
Eagle68 wrote:
any better?


What does the original look like?

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Oct 17, 2011 15:55:04   #
johnrennie Loc: North Florida
 
Your color correction is still way off. What post-editing software are you using?

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Oct 17, 2011 15:59:03   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
johnrennie wrote:
Your color correction is still way off. What post-editing software are you using?


The original was dull...

I am using PSE9

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Oct 17, 2011 16:02:23   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
Should I just leave it like this?



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Oct 17, 2011 16:04:01   #
MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy
 
they are too blue in the orginal. See the blue tint in her dress?

I really like this shot, it has potential. I'm at work (shhh don't tell) and I don't have photoshop here, plus this monitor is not calibrated. If you don't mind I'll have a play at editing it when I get home this evening.

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Oct 17, 2011 16:04:34   #
mljphoto Loc: Bigfork, MN
 
Eagle68 wrote:
Should I just leave it like this?


What I tend to do, and this is all personal preference, if I find a picture just can't get the coloring right I make it black and white, or sepia, or put some toning in there. But this is all completely up to you.

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Oct 17, 2011 16:07:26   #
gizzy.whicker Loc: Cumberland Co., Illinois
 
I'd use the Shadows & Highlights slider bars to tweak it a bit, and then just decrease the saturation a little bit. In my opinion saturated colors are distracting in photographs like these that convey strong emotions.

Eagle68 wrote:
Should I just leave it like this?

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Oct 17, 2011 16:10:29   #
MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy
 
mljphoto wrote:
Eagle68 wrote:
Should I just leave it like this?


What I tend to do, and this is all personal preference, if I find a picture just can't get the coloring right I make it black and white, or sepia, or put some toning in there. But this is all completely up to you.


When converting to B/W you need to have the exposure and colours correct to get a nice conversation, coverting to black and white is not a quick fix. Believe me after playing around at trying to get a "perfect" black and white (still learning), I have learned if you start with anything less than perfection when it comes to w/b and exposure your black and white will come out looking muddy, flat and have tone issues.

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Oct 17, 2011 16:12:27   #
mljphoto Loc: Bigfork, MN
 
MWAC wrote:
mljphoto wrote:
Eagle68 wrote:
Should I just leave it like this?


What I tend to do, and this is all personal preference, if I find a picture just can't get the coloring right I make it black and white, or sepia, or put some toning in there. But this is all completely up to you.


When converting to B/W you need to have the exposure and colours correct to get a nice conversation, coverting to black and white is not a quick fix. Believe me after playing around at trying to get a "perfect" black and white (still learning), I have learned if you start with anything less than perfection when it comes to w/b and exposure your black and white will come out looking muddy, flat and have tone issues.
quote=mljphoto quote=Eagle68 Should I just leave... (show quote)


This is true. I usually use the option where I can pick which colors it filters. Some pictures are better, if it's filtering green, others, red, etc. And some you can just hit b/w and it looks great!

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Oct 17, 2011 16:25:17   #
Eagle68 Loc: Altamont, NY
 
Thank you! I have done that on a bunch of them.

I also found that the bride and ggroom like the antique look to some of the pictures, but I have been getting a lot of criticism from other photographers on them

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Oct 17, 2011 16:30:02   #
MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy
 
Eagle68 wrote:
Thank you! I have done that on a bunch of them.

I also found that the bride and ggroom like the antique look to some of the pictures, but I have been getting a lot of criticism from other photographers on them


what does you vintage look, look like? Are they too yellow?

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