No set of photographs of a wedding would be complete without at least one portrait of the bride. This portrait was taken outside the church before she made her grand entrance.Everything (her dress and the color of the church) made me think “high key” photograph. She was in the shade, so, to achieve the “high key” effect that I wanted, I set my exposure compensation to +1.5 EV so that the whites would be near blowing out.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 100mm, shot at ISO 200, f/5.6 and 1/1,500th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Added mid-tone contrast, clarity and vibrance.
Photoshop—Cloned out sign designating church as a national historical site behind the brides left side (a major distraction), used lens correction filter to add light vignette and softened skin using onOne soft skin filter.
I think that the high key style works well here. I also like the overall softness of the photo.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Beautiful portrait Patrick!
ReplyDeleteShe looks very composed considering the circumstances!
Well done!
Barry
If yesterday's post was a double I'd call this one a home run! It's a well done high-key image. I would imagine that the bride will want many copies..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Nothing else needs to be said.
ReplyDeleteCharles M
I can see you making lots of sales of this one. If she is as pretty as your photo, then the groom got himself one lovely lady. Nice, nice portrait.
ReplyDeleteTed
High key works great here Larry. Just a really nice shot of the bride.
ReplyDeleteDHaass
I see a new product in your service line: wedding photographer. You will be the perfect wedding photographer as you remind me very much of Martin Short's character in the Father of the Bride. Nice portrait of the bride. The lighting is outstanding and your post processing is spot-on.
ReplyDeleteAnne