Here’s this Friday’s Before and After shot.
This shot is from a wedding I did my very first year shooting weddings. It’s one of my favorite parting shots ever. It was very dark with the exception of the sparklers. It was also before I started shooting in the RAW format. Straight JPEG. Here we go!!
The original SOOC (Straight Out Of The Camera). A little dark.
First, because it was jpeg I decided to open it in Adobe Camera Raw. I added some exposure and brightness to slowly bring up the light. Then added some fill light for the shadows. I also increased the contrast to balance some of the fill and finally a bit of vibrance for color.
The next step I used the Yin/Yang action from the Totally Rad Action set and painted on the brides dress and painted darkness into the background. Now it’s looking good.
The last step after resizing the image for the blog was the add a little Magic Sharp from Kubota.
Now when the image looks pretty darn good now and natural expression and happiness in their faces is what really made the photo.
Take care,
Kent
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