Wedding Day

I like the shooting angle her pose and expression works great too. A bit bigger distance to the background would soften the shadow. Nice shoot of lovely lady.

Best regards Tore

Have to agree with Tore - the shadow is very harsh and distracting from what is a beautiful subject. Nice catchlights!  Regards Steve

Hi frank,

It is nice to see you post some of the wedding shots you did. What you shared with me on Saturday were excellent.

About the shadow, this is a fun exercise for you to remove in PS4.

I would do it, but that defeats the purpose for you to give it a go.

You can always call me if your need a hand.

By the way, the people that look back on this image years from now, will be fond of the memories that your capture provided.

Nice work. (do not loose sleep over the "shadow", either !)

Best Regards,  Mike

Hi Frank,

I did this in 4 minutes. Just an idea of what you can do with your RAW data.

Where did those terrible shadows go ????????????

Best Regards,  Mike

I like how Mike improved the shadows.  However the skin tones look a little dark to me, as are the highlights in the hair.  I would also like to see the neck twist lines softened and the highlights of the eyes made slightly larger.

 You have one classical problem I do not know how to change; her nose line is perfectly on top of her cheek line - known as a "split profile," one of the hardest situations to avoid in this kind of pose.

If you intend to do many wedding candids, you might want to equip yourself with a flash that is either hand holdable or mounted so that it can be positioned high by about 18 inches above the lens.  That will make your shadows go downward behind your subjects.