Under the Bridge

I struggle with nighttime photography, yet there is a window of opportunity

during weddings to use the night as a beautiful canvas...give me your

opinions on this image on how I could make it better next time. Thanks!

Hi Colin

Yes the night can lead to some dramatic photos. I like the framing and location here. The back flash is a nice idea but needs some refinement. It's quite hot and harsh and has introduced some burnt out areas and bright spots which draw the eye away from the faces. Since it's such a high contrast there's a sharp transition to dark and most of the faces don't have too much detail. Perhaps a reflector to kick a bit of light back or a little LED lite panel so you can dial in the right amount of light to get some detail in. You can always take away details easier than trying to get some in pp. If it was shot in RAW there is probably a fair bit you can recover both in the blown highlights as well as the faces. I did a quick edit to show what I mean. Toned down the hot spots, lowered the contrast,put a little more detail in the faces and added a bit of gaussian blur. I like the background lights but find them a bit harsh and blurred them some. It's really rough but gives you the idea. Others may have other opinions, just my 2 cents.

Regards

Greg

nicely done.

If i was a judge in this you made the top 10