bridals7.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
I like this. Looking down works well for this pose. I would still turn her a little bit to her left (camera right).

bridals6.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
Nice angle to photgraph her from ... as for pose, maybe turn her a little bit to her left (camera right) and then have her turn her head up more towards you (effectively sticking her chin out more).

bridals5.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
Take a step or two to the right so that the gazebo frames her rather than bisects her face. And a reflector on your left to help light up her face.

In lightroom you can cheat a little with that sky. Go to the Luminance section and drop the cyan slider down a bit and the sky will go darker without having to edit the picture. (I like getting things as close to what I want before editing as possible, because the moment I load the image into photoshop I can count on it taking 10 times as long to do the same thing)

bridals4.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
I like including these kinds of pictures so she can see the people who were with her to help her. :-)

bridals3.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
Cute smile ... a little harsh on the flash.

bridals2.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
Left comment in the bridals1 comments about the cloning done on this image. It's a good idea ... it just looks sloppy. No doubt because you were in a hurry (having just shot the images last night and already having edited them, that's moving pretty fast). I generally leave the images unedited unless the bride purchases them, and then I'll do the "hard work" of fixing things up like this. No sense doing work you're not getting paid for and potentially rushing it to the point of not doing your best work either.


Message edited by author 2007-08-06 06:52:29.

bridals1.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by dwterry:
I like the composition, with her looking to her left, the flowers where they are (they could be just a tiny bit lower to allow her bust line to be seen better), her elbow out to let you see her back, the dress spread out behind her, and the chair to balance the image. All well done.

I noticed that in bridals2 you solve the white light in the left corner by cloning in the foliage, but it looks sloppy. I switched back and forth between this one and bridals2 and think I prefer this one. You might try burning the four corners of the image instead (i.e. add a vignette). But not too much.

tub3.jpg
by jerowe

Comment by violinist123:
Girls Kissing Girls material!

Storm Brewing
by jerowe

Comment by LN13:
Nicely saturated. Almost too much, but not quite.

Water of Glass
by jerowe

Comment by zaflabout:
i keep on reading in the forums how you are going through a dry spell.
trust me for the first 65 challenges i was stuck mainly in the 5's.

your portfolio speaks for itself, it's very hard for me to pick a picture that need technical commenting.

nbut i have to say this , this shot and it's outtake is an inspiration for me, after i saw it i was outhere trying to get that effect on water with long exposure.

i would say keep up your work, and you 'll be back in the 6's soon!