How to Light/Edit This Shot
I haven't been using this lighting style as much as I did in the past. I only use it now when I feel like it fits the couple/bride and the situation. I don't have a reasoning system...I just kind of go with a feeling. Anyways...I think this dramatic lighting style can be really cool in certain situations so I thought I would show you how to do it. I also wanted to give you an idea of how I edited this shot.
Gear Used:
Nikon D3s
Nikon 17-35mm f2.8
Alien Bee 1600 with Large Softbox
Here is the lighting Diagram:
The Alien Bee was at full power. My camera settings were: ISO 200, f/11, and shutter speed set to 1/160 of a second. I place the bottom of the softbox at chin height of the subject and then angle it down slightly.
Here is the image right out of camera:
It is overexposed, but I knew that the subject and the background were the ratios I wanted. AKA I had the shot I wanted, I would just have to adjust the exposure in post.
I use Aperture to edit. I brought down the exposure, increased the blacks, and saturated the blue. Throw in 2 curve adjustments and this is what you get:
Next I did a little dodging and burning and ended with this photo:
Kim + Taylor = Hilton Head "Beach" Wedding Sneak Peek
I love these two. I have never seen so much laughter and so many tears (of joy) at a wedding. You can tell how amazing this couple is by the amount of love that surrounds them from their friends and family. The original plan was to have a wedding on the beach, but the mild hurricane winds sand blasting any one crazy enough to be on the beach helped everyone decide to move the ceremony indoors. This wedding was full of wonderful beautiful people and probably one of the cutest babies ever created.
What do you think of this Photo?
I can't decide if this shot is awesome or I barely missed an amazing moment. What do you think of it?
A few people asked if there were any photos of Cara right before this moment, so here you go...
Grace + Ben = Sneak Peek
