Sunday, September 26, 2010

Bride and Groom to be... and so much more


Bride and Groom To Be...
 I met with the bride and groom today at the wedding location. Lighting is going to be a wicked evil bugger here, but never fear, because my Kung-Fu is strong.

The location is beautiful with many strong backgrounds and props to work with. My creativity went into overdrive.

To the left is the happy couple I am shooting for. I am not sure what they were talking about, as I was way to focused on the location and light situation to have paid any attention to them right now, but I am sure, based on the use of the finger down to the table that she won. :)

Vows Location

The image on the right is where the vows will be given. We will move the furniture out of the way to open the location up and expose the hidden firewood piles as well as the wood stove.

The mirror makes for interesting element in this frame. I am going to try a few higher angle shots, as well as some low angle shots during the event. This is going to make a great location for shooting the vows.

I have to give props to my model. She is 9 year old Hannah, my daughter. She is a ham in front of and even behind the camera. But most importantly, she is patient with me as I do what I do.




Special Shots Location


The pool table is going to my platform for a few special shots involving the unconventional nature of the wedding.

This is going to be a blast!

The wall to the far left corner of the room will be my potential backdrop for the guest portraits.

Can you see all of the character of the room? I can. Oh man... I am stoked!





 

Lightroom Preset: Burnt Caramel

The purpose of the Burnt Caramel preset is to create a golden brown/dark cream tone to the image. This is done by using split toning and strengthening the black levels.

The image to the left is primarily blue and in my original processing of the photo, I converted it to black and white, which works all on its own.








I love the look and feel of the photo on the right, which has the Burnt Caramel preset applied to it.

The preset gives the photo a sepia feel without the aged (old) look to the image. It also warms the image a little without having the golden tone of yellow which would look artificial since the shadows in the photo indicate the sun it still high in the sky and that golden hour is a long ways off.

Download Here


To install the preset, copy the file in the zip (xxx.lrtemplate) to your Develop Presets folder on your computer. If you don't know where to find this folder, open Lightroom. Click on Edit menu and select Preferences. Click on the Presets tab and click the Show Lightroom Presets Folder... button.