okay...need help with post processing please!

[dosha]

Hi ya'll...I have been on here for years learning and recently had a surprise wedding shoot for a friend. I had no idea what I had gotten myself into until it rained and we took pictures in a church where half the lights were off! The ceremony was pitch black with stars on a black backdrop and a yellow spotlight on the couple! The photos on here are amazing and I want her to have some great photos so I am asking for help...here is a photo, can someone edit and tell me what they did so I can figure out what I am doing wrong (I am having a problem with skin tones). I just got cs3 and a photoshop guide, so I am learning. Thanks so much in advance for any help you can offer!
I am uploading via photobucket so I know the print will appear soft, I am having a problem with the coloring and skin tones.
Thanks again!
Dosha
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n223/dosha_02/DPP_0020copy.jpg

[Flo]

First off, I think you did great with what you had to work with!

For the skin tones.just do a slight remove color cast...watch the crops.I did this in an 16x9 crop..ridding all the napkins etc that were in the foreground?
http://macymae.smugmug.com/Nature/Misc/DPP0020copy/724515355_dvngA-M.jpg

Taking this one to the Wedding Forum, go to Talk Weddings.they will really know what you need to watch for in the future.

[dosha]

wow! Thanks a bunch! It looks awesome! I've never tried that, I will now though!

[jetcode]

nice work flo ...

[dosha]

okay, so I did that using levels and the color picker then adjusting the rgb levels to all be the highest...how does this look? or is there another way to do it?
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n223/dosha_02/DPP_0020copy-1.jpg

[Flo]

Thanks Joe..

I think this is better, but I may still be seeing a tad orange?...Try one more tweak.lol...could just be my eyes too.;)

[dosha]

I forgot to click on the white again after adjusting the rgb...it came out perfect. Thanks for the tip Flo, I bet this is something I will use often!

[Saphire]

How does this look, all I did was go into levels pick the middle eyedropper and took a sample from the lapel of the groom it looks about 18% grey.

[PixelMagic]

In addition to correcting the color cast I would add some fill light to lift some of the shadows. The couple's head/hair blends into the background but a little fill light would fix that (see illustration).

I'm guessing you shot RAW and converted using DPP....unfortunately DPP doesn't have a Fill Light feature.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2701/dpp0020.gif

[dosha]

alright...how's this? I added some additional light in the shadows and brightened the couple.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n223/dosha_02/2-1.jpg

[deserttarheel]

It seems that your last edit lost detail with the additional light/brightness - her dress and his shirt & tie (very blown highlights on him). Maybe scale back your last edit a bit??