Mark Lachance
About the Image(s)
My image for January, is called Bride and Daughter. I took this image at a wedding I shot the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Red Tail Golf Club in Sorrento, Florida. The image was shot at f2.8/, 1/250, iso 100 at a focal length of 34mm and lighting was provided by an on camera flash. Adjustments were done in Photoshop Elements and Portrait Pro.
9 comments posted
Walter Ho
The image is sharp. Using the camera flash as the fill light to light up the faces is appropriate as the sunlight is coming from the right rear of the subject.
Both the mother and daughter look alike.   Posted: 01/05/2025 10:57:33
Both the mother and daughter look alike.   Posted: 01/05/2025 10:57:33
Jody Coker
Lovely wedding photo. Good use of fill to lighten their faces. For me Mark the sunlit highlights are a bit washed out. Know that whites in the bright sun can be a real pain because getting a correct exposure there means under exposing your subjects face by a couple of stops. You were already shooting at iso 100 so the only options I see would be bumping the shutter speed up and using high speed sync on the fill flash or bumping the f-stop up, but that would bring the background more win to focus. Use of an ND filter would be an option too.
Also this one is a little off level to the right. I used the roof of the building to find level.   Posted: 01/06/2025 14:49:36
Also this one is a little off level to the right. I used the roof of the building to find level.   Posted: 01/06/2025 14:49:36
Mark Lachance
I know it's not entirely level, but I liked the angle. As far as the lighting it was challenging as it was a mix of sun and clouds that day   Posted: 01/06/2025 15:28:20
Jody Coker
Absolutely understand, artistically speaking the layout and lighting is totally a choice of the person behind the lens.   Posted: 01/07/2025 15:15:21
Dorinda Wills
Lovely image of mother/ daughter. I'm sure they were pleased with it. I would have liked just a bit more contrast for the mother/daughter and for the background as well. I just made some minor adjustments to whites and hilites. Tried to bring out the beautiful detail in the bride's lace dress and train. A little to saturation of the background to give it a little pop   Posted: 01/07/2025 20:45:04
Judy Merson
Lovely image of the bride and mother I agree with Dorinda and Jody on changes you could do They look so close in age Did you mean the bride is also the daughter?   Posted: 01/12/2025 01:23:19
Mark Lachance
No I don't think they look close in age at all and I think it's clear who is the bride and who is the daughter.   Posted: 01/12/2025 12:48:53
Leonid Shectman
Mark Lachance
Hey thanks, it's interesting to see different editing preferences.   Posted: 01/15/2025 12:47:56