Here's a suggestion for that shot. All the spots and bare areas in the snow, clone them out. And what looks like a building at the right horizon clone to sky. Make the entire area of snow on the ground just white. Leave a few areas of light and dark shadows on the snow to retain authenticity. Sky, Subjects, Tree all great. The spots and bare areas are distracting. Take them out and the photo will be elevated to brilliant.
don't see why it should be totally cleaned out. For me it brings out more life to image. Actually some of the steps are from deer.
I know I'm late to the party but...
First of all-wonderful shot, you definitely captured the spirit of a December wedding.
Secondly-thank-you. Thank you for your perspective on bringing more life to the image. Beautiful Princess robe aside-this is not a Disney "animation wedding". I love the fact that these are real people-in a real field-with real snow-a real building, and a "real kiss".
If we are going to clone out the "spots", why not stay inside where it's nice and warm and shoot this against a blue background and cut and paste the couple into the middle of the Alps? Maybe even use a CGI groom-in case this one doesn't cut it?
Let's get back to reality...real people...real places...shot by real photographers....
Mongrel wrote:
I know I'm late to the party but...
First of all-wonderful shot, you definitely captured the spirit of a December wedding.
Secondly-thank-you. Thank you for your perspective on bringing more life to the image. Beautiful Princess robe aside-this is not a Disney "animation wedding". I love the fact that these are real people-in a real field-with real snow-a real building, and a "real kiss".
If we are going to clone out the "spots", why not stay inside where it's nice and warm and shoot this against a blue background and cut and paste the couple into the middle of the Alps? Maybe even use a CGI groom-in case this one doesn't cut it?
Let's get back to reality...real people...real places...shot by real photographers....
Mongrel wrote:
If we are going to clone out the "spots", why not stay inside where it's nice and warm and shoot this against a blue background and cut and paste the couple into the middle of the Alps? Maybe even use a CGI groom-in case this one doesn't cut it?
To be honest, in my OPINION it exactly what happened in THIS PICTURE!
First of all, I would like to say that this is great PICTURE in context of wedding idea and overall non standard "wedding environment". Really liked it as final result.
But as for "OF CAMERA PHOTO", I doubt it...
I'm not an experienced photographer, but I have some years in PS and other stuff.
When you look on the picture, you look for details, detail, details...
As it was posted, it was really raining day, and a lot of "wet" snow with strong wind (seen from background).
What I don't see in this picture is:
1. Where is all the wet spots on the groom's LIGHT GREY clothes. Put a colored t-shirt and go out in a raining day for even a few minutes. Go back inside and see what your clothes look like!!!
2. All the snow (and rain?) drops that seems so clearly on grey sky in background, where is it in foreground Not a drop on couple clothes. TOTALLY clean foreground (except few snow spots on bride's robe that I have wrote opinion about it in last point). Unless "somebody" holding a high enough wall out of scene...
3. His boots seems to be too clean for one who just made his way through the snow, even for low on-ground level snow. Let us not forget it is wet snow which means it will stay on at least on boot's sole. His bottom part of pants is totally dry (try it by your self, go out in windy -rainy day with such clothes even with umbrella, bottom part is always get wet)
4. The wind's direction is against bride back, so why is her robe seems so dry and clear of wet spots. Her hair not even moved by this wind.
5. To the end, you can take this picture and apply on it high pass filter
This picture has many suspicious "things" especially around bride's robe AND (the only one) foreground "snow drop" on her robe.
All this makes me "wonder" where and how this PICTURE was made and main question according to photographer state, is it out-of-camera (with few color editing) photo or a inside taken shoot...
The splash of blue and warm skin tones against the bleak skies is very effective at conveying a message of love conquering all. I like how you have enough DOF to recognize the tree in the background. Excellent.
Not a drop on couple clothes. TOTALLY clean foreground (except few snow spots on bride's robe that I have wrote opinion about it in last point). Unless "somebody" holding a high enough wall out of scene...
