Please help this wedding photo!

For me, I'm constantly resetting the ISO, the speed and the aperture. But a good filter in bright sunlight is helpful sometimes. I know I shoot RAW just to edit these types of images easier. This one doesn't look that bad.

Ok, I put some of these suggestions to work: opened the orginal, brought the exposure down, did the ruler/canvas/crop adjustment JDPhotoguy described (which, btw, is AWESOME! I have a new way of straightening photos in PS now!) & then edited some. I think it looks a great deal better; anything else I should do to it? (top image is revised, bottom first edit)

One thing I wanted to ask: I realize there is a lot going on with the foliage being so in focus; I can solve that with my closeups since I use a longer focal length lens & wider aperture, but is there a way (other than a different backdrop) to get around this when using a wide angle lens?

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Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #14347522
One thing I wanted to ask: I realize there is a lot going on with the foliage being so in focus; I can solve that with my closeups since I use a longer focal length lens & wider aperture, but is there a way (other than a different backdrop) to get around this when using a wide angle lens?

Glad you liked the ruler trick!

There's always post processing a mock DOF. You'd need to isolate the group in a layer of it's own, then have 2 more underneath it with gradient layer masks. A small one in the front just to touch the first little bit of grass, then the main one behind. Both together will give you a sense of having shot with a fast lens. It's not always practical when you're doing batch work though.

Lens blur in PS gives you a lot of options. If you play around with it enough you can (obvious doesn't apply to this picture) even get a halfway descent bokeh.

You can fake almost anything in photoshop as long as you have material to work with from the camera. It's just how much time you want to put into doing it!

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I would select a new photo. One main mistake I see is that half the bride is hidden! Why not have the bride and groom take a step or two out from the rest of the wedding party? My eyes are drawn to the girl to the right of the bride.....

can you post the raw file?

I honestly didn't even know the bride was there until executive images mentioned it. Either B&W it or choose another photo. This one really isn't worth the time and effort to artificially blur foliage for.....unless of course it's the best one out of the batch.

Executive Images Photo wrote in post #14409597
I would select a new photo. One main mistake I see is that half the bride is hidden! Why not have the bride and groom take a step or two out from the rest of the wedding party? My eyes are drawn to the girl to the right of the bride.....

great point. my eyes were actually drawn to that same girl too.. didn't realize it until you mentioned it.

and the groom looks like he is squeezing for a spot in his own wedding photo. hehe

LOL, I'm with you guys, thought it was bridesmaids/groomsmen, had to go back and look and found the bride in there as well..... oops.

Guys, I think this link will work for getting the RAW file. Thanks for the input, I totally agree with the comments about the posing :0) https://rcpt.yousendit​.com …022073502000000​00&s=19104