We just hung a large new BW in our Gladstone St window and people are really responding to it…I can tell, when cars slow down and folks stare.
I thought it was the perfect time to talk about the issue of digital files. We book a few weddings
per year in which people tell us they are making their own albums. Sooo…in the interest of science I have posted these two files and allowed you to grab them and try your luck at changing
the color file to the bw. If you can create the kind of look we did..hey, good for you. Now multiply
that time by a few hundred images and perhaps you’ll see that it might be a good idea to let a professional make your wedding album.
I read recently in Popular Photography that over half the people who thought they had the skills and time to create their own albums hadn`t done so…over two years after their wedding!
We had a bride show up just last week who must have spent 50 K on her wedding three years ago…yup…the photographer (who will go unnamed) didn`t offer an album service and her hubby promised to make the albums..
I can`t imagine how many times he regretted that idea.
BTW, email me the results if you really nail that Photoshop test…we always have openings and lots of work…
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I totally agree with you! And, it shows that two photographers given the same image will achieve two beautiful results. As a photographer your eye is tuned to a quality image versus and over processed one or an under processed BW. Photoshop has given the art of photography a new depth, but I truly believe the craft of an outstanding photographer is striking that critical balance of getting it right in the camera first and knowing how to enhance that photo in processing to make it exceptional...and this can only be achieved through hours of experience. Great post and fun too.
Hey not bad....I liked the tone. We chose to soften the male subject to draw more attention to the female.
The reason for my post was to show that Photoshop work is really an art..and not something you just push a button on...How long did that take you...and how much work did it take you to learn your craft. A fair bit of time I imagine.
Here's my version for kicks ;)
http://m-contemporaryphotography.blogspot.com/2009/04/couvrette-image-with-m-retouch.html