need a quick critique

[Dawid]

So I am trying to fix a few wedding shots on request, and I've run into some trouble getting rid of tan lines. I know her back has a little odd coloring to begin with, but after I re-add her shoulder blades I think it will look much better. Thoughts? Suggestions?


http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1162/backunfixed.jpg
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5919/fixedback.jpg

[kris_lumague]

a tad too much negative space in the photo

[UndacovA.Fotography]

I think the edited one looks odd with a smooth back it has no shape to it. its also an odd crop, you should have got more of the bride in the shot and less sky and its slightly under exposed.

I done just a quck edit, still not sure on the crop but you get the idea on the tan lines.
just done some dodge and burn and a touch of patch tool and upper the brightness. took all of 5 miniutes.

436791.

[shum]

^ This one is a bit toooo bright for my taste... but the back is more smooth and clear. Nice!

[chalger]

The white balances in background and foreground don't match. If you do not correct that the bride will look like she was pasted in... and btw, she does look like that.

regards.

[dfek]

Dawid, Your edit has fixed the issue with the tan lines although it looks like it could use just a little more blending around her left shoulder. The problem is that you have lost all the definition of her back.

Here is a quick edit I did using your two files. I took a selection of her back from the original file and desaturated it. Then I set that layer to an overlay blend mode and played around with with the opacity. With a little masking and some selective color adjustments I just tried to blend that layer into the new file so that her back had the fixed skin tone but maintained the definition. I also lightened up the photo a bit and blurred out the background but that wasn't absolutely necessary.

-Dave


http://www.dfek.com/POTN/fixedback_shadows.jpg

[spaced]

A quick go at trying to remove the tan lines. I approached this without the view of not trying to get rid of them completely, instead using a low flow/blend in lighten clone stamp, and try blend the lines into a natural glow. Keeping the shape is important. I used the colour selection and edited the Yellows/Reds, to get a 'Sheen' on the back.

http://imgur.com/aywAZ.jpg

[mritchy]

Ouch. I am sorry. This is the reason why I never use a flash outside. If I can't get the shot right with the ambient light and exposure control, I move the bride around a bit to get what I need. The sun isn't moving, so you need to work with it- not against.

[viet]

There's nothing much you can do about these tan lines, unless you spend a lot of time messing with it in Photoshop. I hope you charge accordingly.

Ouch. I am sorry. This is the reason why I never use a flash outside. If I can't get the shot right with the ambient light and exposure control, I move the bride around a bit to get what I need. The sun isn't moving, so you need to work with it- not against.

This is a ridiculous statement.

There are more than one reasons why people use flash outside, unless you are a master at using ambient, flash is the solution for sunny shoot like this one.

[Rhinotherunt]

Ouch. I am sorry. This is the reason why I never use a flash outside. If I can't get the shot right with the ambient light and exposure control, I move the bride around a bit to get what I need. The sun isn't moving, so you need to work with it- not against.

Umm... really... It is actually better to be proactive than reactive to the situations that present themselves. Watch some Dean Collins videos.

@ OP Learn how your camera's metering system works. It can easily be fooled. White dresses can trick your camera into underexposing images. This is because is it looking for gray. So, it underexposes the white and makes it gray. ;)

[mritchy]

There's nothing much you can do about these tan lines, unless you spend a lot of time messing with it in Photoshop. I hope you charge accordingly.



This is a ridiculous statement.

There are more than one reasons why people use flash outside, unless you are a master at using ambient, flash is the solution for sunny shoot like this one.

Utter and completely ridiculous. I am known for my humor. Looks like it worked wonders.

[Lowieken]

For what it's worth, I think spaced edit looks best.

[viet]

Utter and completely ridiculous. I am known for my humor. Looks like it worked wonders.

Oh yeah your humor are very well known to me :rolleyes: