Engagement shoot CC Please #2

[ricohcam01]

Here are a couple more.
Please let me know what you think.

[cmM]

#2 has a very nice feel to it.
#1 is a little too cheesy IMO.

[symes]

I have looked at both your posts and you have some nice shots, but I think they are missing that nice pop...

If you allow image editing, I'll have a go with these...I like fiddling with B&W photos...

[ricohcam01]

Sure symes go ahead. Thanks.

[symes]

Sure symes go ahead. Thanks.

Rico...turn your "Image editing okay" to ON in the user CP

cheers,

[CyberPet]

I like the second one - cheezy or not... it has some connection with me - the viewer. Their faces look a bit too pale - maybe try to "burn" their faces and her hand, so you see her engagement ring better... just to give them just a bit of a tan. The rest of the b/w conversion looks nice! (A really quick way to do that is to go into Selective colors, choose white and pull the "black" lever to about +50 to get more tone in their faces, and then choose the burn tool and burn just a tad on the hand - with the brush set to about 10% Highlights).

Something like this:

http://the-halls.se/edited/engagedcouple.jpg

Btw, she is a HOT girl!!! Lucky you :D

[BLINN]

Great shoots, what a place to start. I bet the couple will be very happy with any of the four shots.

[kawter2]

I like #2 but, I don't know that i'd pay for them.. If you did them as a favor I would be thrilled, but IMO not up to par for something worth selling.

You have a good eye.. keep shooting

[graykita]

They are both very good but i love #2 more.

[symes]

I like #2 but, I don't know that i'd pay for them.. If you did them as a favor I would be thrilled, but IMO not up to par for something worth selling.

You have a good eye.. keep shooting

I am not sure that is correct at all...

in fact, these are certainly worth money IMO

Anyway below is a punched up version of what you did, I quickly took the bags under their eyes away and did a little selective USM to bring out some of the deail...let me know what you think...

Cheers,

[kawter2]

symes, sorry we disagree, I wasn't trying to be mean, or condescending in any way and I do apologize if it was taken that way.

I'm in a pissy mood and I apologize if i went rough, I think you have a great eye, just needs a little bit more IMO

[symes]

symes, sorry we disagree, I wasn't trying to be mean, or condescending in any way and I do apologize if it was taken that way.

I'm in a pissy mood and I apologize if i went rough, I think you have a great eye, just needs a little bit more IMO

I am curious what more you would want??

Please don't take this as an attack...I am also trying to learn...I am just curious what the OP is missing here??

[ricohcam01]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I have another shoot tommorw I will post some to those. I am doing it in snow I hope it's not too high key.

[Sean Joyce]

Much better than the looking away ones. Her smile is still a little hesitant.

[Mick Emmett]

Sorry I'm a little late with my slant on the photo, hope you don't mind me experimenting with your work ricohcam01 but it does appear you don't mind in this case.

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[cameron]

Sorry I'm a little late with my slant on the photo, hope you don't mind me experimenting with your work ricohcam01 but it does appear you don't mind in this case.

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Seriously? I'm not trying to be a jerk, but... this doesn't look anything at all better than the original photos - it's probably never a good idea to change the color or hue of peoples faces to anything other than sepia or BW - blue makes them look like aliens. :)

[Mick Emmett]

it's probably never a good idea to change the color or hue of peoples faces to anything other than sepia or BW :)

Not one for change or something different then Cameron, Picasso will be turning in his grave (or was he cremated?).

Sorry! I didn't realise we were supposed to be trying to improve on the originals, that wasn't what I was trying to do as the originals seem pretty darn good to me as they are. Nope; as I stated I was just experimenting and thought I'd show the result, improvement was never my intent; just different. If you're not fond of the last one then you'll hate this one, but again just trying something different that might be of interest to someone. I have narrowed her cheeks a little to give her face a slightly longer look and had to do a little burning on the high contrast areas of the faces, if it offends anyone I'm sorry and it can be quickly removed.
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[i2iSTUDIOS]

The B&W conversion could use some work to make it look more of the film style B&W, I don't have PS here at work so I can't do anything right now sorry. :(

[ricohcam01]

WOW some of these changes are crazy... But that is why I love to come on here. Everybody is just great and creative.

[simatbirch]

I think the originals are pretty good, but Cyberet seems to have nailed it down just that little bit more.

There's nothing wrong with a little cheese when it comes to wedding memories (not that i find them cheesy in the first place - i like them).