©JP Parmley
Here is an image we took in 2007. This shot was captured just before the bride and father walked down the isle. This was a difficult shot to get right because of several factors. First, the bride had her back to a brightly lit window and second it was shot through a window pane from inside the church.
Everything could go wrong with this once in a lifetime (for this bride) shot opportunity. But with a few very quick adjustments we were able to capture this moment. First, in full manual mode, the metering was set to "spot" vs. "evaluative". This made sure the face was properly exposed. Second, a mounted speed light was set to a manual mode at 1/8th power to give just a little fill light. And lastly, the shot was taken at a slight angle to the glass to eliminate a reflection of the flash in the glass.
I had actually forgotten about this picture, but when the bride recently reached out for a reprint of different image, I ran across it in it's original color version. With a few edits in Lightroom 3.6, we get this soft and intimate moment. If you are not using Lightroom, you should be! If you are, try playing with negative clarity settings on images that have bright lit backgrounds. You can create some wonderful effects.
Enjoy.....JP
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| Canon 5D, 1/60th, f3.5, ISO 800, 70-200mm 2.8L IS |
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