Tender Moment

This couple took advantage of a couple of free minutes to relax and soak in the fact that they had just gotten married while my assistant and me were packing up our stuff to move to another location. Fortunately, I rarely put the camera away, even if we are on the move and it paid off.

Lovely shot, indeed.

Wow.. that is beautiful! Great job capturing the moment!

Thank you both for you comments.

This is a wonderful shot, and what makes it most special is that it is unplanned -- just two people in love enjoyng being together. The capture of this moment is one I'm sure the couple will look back on and apreciate fondly forever.

Lovely capture of the moment. My only nitpick is the big black thing off to the left. I think an 8x10 crop with it removed looks a bit better.

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Tigran wrote in post #9601833
This is a wonderful shot, and what makes it most special is that it is unplanned -- just two people in love enjoyng being together. The capture of this moment is one I'm sure the couple will look back on and apreciate fondly forever.

Thanks Tigran, it was really nice to capture them like this because during the whole shoot they were so amped and full of energy.

tkbslc wrote in post #9602601
Lovely capture of the moment. My only nitpick is the big black thing off to the left. I think an 8x10 crop with it removed looks a bit better.

I like that crop as well, but I kind of miss the portion of the tree that was to the left. Maybe I will crop out the light and see how that looks.

Ron

Sorry but it doesn't do much for me.

My eyes drawn to the big black light first and then to the stain on the back of the seat, the couple are the 3rd thing I notice. Clone out the light and the brown stain on the seat and it may improve things.

Regards tkbslc's suggest crop I dont think thats the best solution, cropping to a different size ratio should be the last resort to save a picture that otherwise doesn't work, keeping the same crop ratio to what the camera natively shoots makes print sales much easier.

jonwhite wrote in post #9604618
Regards tkbslc's suggest crop I dont think thats the best solution, cropping to a different size ratio should be the last resort to save a picture that otherwise doesn't work, keeping the same crop ratio to what the camera natively shoots makes print sales much easier.

While I agree my crop isn't perfect (feel like the left side is empty now), 2:3 does not scale to very many standard US print sizes very well. So I don't know if that is an accurate statement. Most people order 5x7, 8x10 and 11x14. None of those are anywhere close to the sensor ratio.

[QUOTE=jonwhite;960461​8]Sorry but it doesn't do much for me.
My eyes drawn to the big black light first and then to the stain on the back of the seat, the couple are the 3rd thing I notice. Clone out the light and the brown stain on the seat and it may improve things.

Thanks for commenting...I do agree with you to an extent. I think the images works for what it is. It was an unexpected quick grab of an isolated moment. Although I do agree that it can be better by cloning out the items you have mentioned. I will do just that and repost.

Ron

Here is another edit without the light and stains.

wow Ron, that is so very beautiful!! I love it!! And it does look better without that big black thing and that stain. But you did an amazing job!!

Free2BeMePhotography wrote in post #9606889
wow Ron, that is so very beautiful!! I love it!! And it does look better without that big black thing and that stain. But you did an amazing job!!

Thanks Brandy, you gotta love Photoshop.

hi Ron, thats some neat photoshop work. can you please share on how do such things. I only use the basic / auto functions on the cs4. I see it can clearly do a lot more

Bhargav wrote in post #9607896
hi Ron, thats some neat photoshop work. can you please share on how do such things. I only use the basic / auto functions on the cs4. I see it can clearly do a lot more

I used the clone/stamp tool in photoshop. By using this tool you can sample areas of an image and paint with those sampled areas with a brush. By adjusting the opacity and hardness of the brush, you can achieve different results. You can find many tutorials on the internet that will show you the basics of this tool.

Ron