dreamy looking wedding photos-canon 10d

[wendy_porter]

I really love the look of some contemporary wedding photographs.

They are partially in focus and have a dreamy, etheral quality. I

don't know how to arrive at this effect. It might be rear or second

curtain sync, but the effect is shown on images with little movement

as well as motion shots. I have a Canon 10d and my question is if it

is rear curtain sync, how do I do it, and if it isn't does anyone

have any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[mattalofs]

Rear curtain sync is a custom setting on the 10D. Check your manual.

 

Pretty sure that the ehteral quality you are after is primarily done in PS or with a soft focus filter. Why not ask over at the wedding forum?

[beauh44]

Hi Wendy, Can you post an example of what you're shooting for? There are several techniques one could use to get "dreamy"! ;-)

[basscheffers]

Soft focus / diffuser filter. You can do similar in PS, but you probably want the real thing.

[donald_choi]

Perhaps you are refering to this effect:

 

 

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/glow.shtml

[frank_dzambic]

You can also experiment by buying the cheapest UV filter you can find, and then putting a very thin coat of vaseline on it and smearing it around, or by stretching a nylong stocking (pantyhose over it), or by doing double exposures, or by using a soft focus filter, etc, etc, etc. Since you're shooting digital, you'll know it when you've found it.

[wendy_porter]

It's Wendy again. I can't post an example but this website is full of them:

http://www.jvsweddings.com/begin/

 

Thanks for all the answers so far!