Engagement Shot - Just Not Feelin' It

Here's a link to a RAW image in a Dropbox folder from an engagement I shot the other night. I'm also going to attach my edited version & I"m just - bleh. I feel like it's just off. Please feel free to do your own editing & share with me. It was shot with OCF speedlight camera left with a warming stofen-like diffuser. Here's the link: https://www.dropbox.co​m …su6f190/MBP_540​7.CR2?dl=0

Here's my edited version:

I'm not a wedding/engagement photographer so take it for what it's worth. I think this would be best cropped to a portrait. The couple's expression is great but gets lost in the sunflower field. A vertical crop with a levels and curves adjustment.

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Dave3222 wrote in post #17119508
I'm not a wedding/engagement photographer so take it for what it's worth. I think this would be best cropped to a portrait. The couple's expression is great but gets lost in the sunflower field. A vertical crop with a levels and curves adjustment.

Thanks! I appreciate it & your edit I do have several shots of them that are close in, this was just one I wanted to show some of the surroundings in

Mine isn't too far from what you have, just little tweaks.

here's my take on it, lovely setting.

Do you have a link to any of the others in the set?

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You're being terribly sore on yourself for no good reason. This would work as part of a larger set.

Nice edit, chocolatekara.

Harth wrote in post #17119634
Mine isn't too far from what you have, just little tweaks.

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Thanks, Chris! Looks like you opened the shadows some?

chocolatekara wrote in post #17119668
here's my take on it, lovely setting.

Do you have a link to any of the others in the set?

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Love your edit! One thing that stands out to me isa bit more saturation & also like how you darkened the ground to the camera left. Did you just burn that? Here's a link to my blog post of the whole session: http://www.michellebro​oksphotography.com …emson-engagement-session/

Lol thank you, I can be at times, IrishK...

It's a good RAW file to work with. Adjusting the highlights in the sky and bringing some of the shadows would make a nice photo.

it's a standard engagement image but somehow missing the passion and feelings for each other. Kissing or gentle touches on the forehead, shoulders would have added more to it.

Cheers,

cliousa wrote in post #17121077
It's a good RAW file to work with. Adjusting the highlights in the sky and bringing some of the shadows would make a nice photo.

it's a standard engagement image but somehow missing the passion and feelings for each other. Kissing or gentle touches on the forehead, shoulders would have added more to it.

Cheers,

Thank you! I do have some poses that incorporated more touching, but that was kind of a challenge with this couple - they were cute but kind of awkward about getting real close

blackgold59 wrote in post #17121279

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Quick edit from me, it was fun to play with..thanks!

I worked on getting a bit of the orange out of the faces, but yet tried to keep in mind the type of light this was being done in and shot at. A bit of teeth lightening on both, a bit of saturation added in as well on the dress and a bit of noise reduction. Also on the mans face I worked on some of the spots that were lit up more I'm guessing from the lighting that was hitting him. Some burning as well as a vignette added.

I will remove this photo tomorrow if that is ok since it does not belong to me.

Nice job! And thanks for adding the details of your edit

Lots of good edits in here. Great learning experience for you OP!