Today's wedding: 5-19-07

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Just thought I'd share a couple of these. I believe all that I'm posting were from the 30D and 17-55 IS.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/7bsepia.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/1sepia.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/2sepia2.jpg

[Borderfox]

Really nice, love the last three

[maytownme]

These are fab,really love the 2nd one,beautiful moody soft B&W.Wish I could take half as good.
P.S whats the secret of your black and white conversion in the 2nd shot?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

It's an action called "Midnight Sepiav2". I think I may have gotten it from fredmiranda.

The color with that action always comes out too yellow though, so I just let the action do its thing, and then I use the brush tool with the dodge & burn layer active to lighten and darken as needed. Then I desaturate (ctrl+shift+u) and then apply a 50% sepia photo filter.

Seems to do the trick. Thanks for the comments.

PS- I also did my own PP before running the action. USM 15,150,0 and USM 150, .3, 0. Curves, saturation, and levels in Raw conversion as well.

[italypa99]

great shots very nice

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Here's the first one, PP'ed like the others.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/3sepia.jpg

[jjmucker]

yeah they're great. good PP work you've done here

[mmahoney]

Nice shots as others have said and the PP is very good .. just right.
Mike

[CyberPet]

Keep the kids in color, it's gorgeous :)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Keep the kids in color, it's gorgeous :)


Mmkay. :eek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/2.jpg

[liza]

Nicely done, Ronnie! And I agree that the kid pic should be kept in color. Love the ring shot, though! The action is very nice for those type of shots.

[Lorem]

I dig #3. Nice contrast between texture of hands and soft flowers.

[dgcorner]

Very nice ones Ron!

[verty]

really nice shots ronald..
in particular the 2nd photo.. it looks like you have used some photoshop filter and its called
Midnight Sepiav2?? where can i download it from??
i do like it and think it could come in handy with some wedding shots of my own :)

[song4themoon]

Midnight sepia can be found for free at www.atncentral.com

Looks like you have the same problem that I do.. you leave too much of the sepia which causes too much of a glow. While working on them it looks good and looking at them later it's too much (so in your second pic) :(

I love the last shot

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Yeah, I was just gonna post the link. Here's the actual download link for the right one.

http://www.atncentral.com/Zip_Actions/MidnightSepiav2.zip

As for the "too much glow", that's easily fixed with the brush tool with black selected on the dodge and burn layer. Just burn away the glow, and dodge back in the normal manner if you take it too far.

[condyk]

The rings one is a really nice composition with everything pulling in the same direction ...

[Grace]

I love the kids in color too@! as if you hadn't heard that before :) 2 seems cropped just a bit to tight...or needs to be closer..but still a great emotional shot :)

[verty]

Midnight sepia can be found for free at www.atncentral.com (http://www.atncentral.com)


thanks for that matey :D

[MrsOpie]

I like the vingetting in #1. I think #2 is too soft for my taste. Did you get that midnight sepia action from me? I posted it here last week. Its very true that the action leaves the image with a yellow tone. I like the idea of adding a 50% sepia photo filter. Lovely post processing.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I like the vingetting in #1. I think #2 is too soft for my taste.

Same here. I have many versions of it, though.

Did you get that midnight sepia action from me?

Nope. Got it a long, long time ago.

Its very true that the action leaves the image with a yellow tone. I like the idea of adding a 50% sepia photo filter. Lovely post processing.

It is true, but only if you let it "do its thing", which I rarely do. I tweak the settings as it goes through them. I usually change the hue to a more brown (sepia), and turn down the saturation a bit. Sometimes I'll reduce the gaussian to 15 or so, as well.

Glad you like them.

[JimAskew]

Ronald,

Very well done...the kids are a knockout :D I liked the color version of them best. Based on this sample your B&G will be well pleased :D

[jamesdean007]

Nice Job Ronald and thanks for sharing the action.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Thought I'd add one more, just for kicks. The lilacs in the background were from their yard.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/remulac/montage.jpg