Bridal Pictorial

[scorpio_e]

What do you think?

[JAS_Photo]

I think it is quite lovely.

[Chantelle]

I love it! excellent job!

[tirediron]

Very nice picture, but since it's in the critique section, a couple of nitpicks: (1) The background has to go. It really does not do this picture justice, and (2) It's just a bit high-key; the highlights in the chest area are blown/nearly blown. I would say that dialing back the exposure 1/3 - 2/3 stop would have nailed it.

[scorpio_e]

Thanks for the compliments and comments. The highlight a bit blown and I lost some detail in the gown. Not sure what I could do about the background as it was taken outdoors.

[casil403]

Can you clone out some of the black shadows on either side of her in the middleof the image? They look like bits of reeds or grass. I find them a bit distracting but other than that I like the background.
I do think the whites are a smidge too bright white though.
Other than that, it's a beauty!

[tirediron]

Thanks for the compliments and comments. The highlight a bit blown and I lost some detail in the gown. Not sure what I could do about the background as it was taken outdoors.

I would bin the background. Perhaps just replace it with all black, a dark gradient, or composite her onto a totally different scene.

[Mad Aussie]

This is nice.
I really don't mind the background at all to be honest. Playing with it might yield some interesting results though.

[scorpio_e]

Thanks MA...I'll give it a go.. It certainly need some cleaning up. I was looking at the RAW file and did not see the blown out highlights. The image here was brought into LR3 beta and exported. I wonder if that has something to do with it.
Thanks for all of the comments and recommendations

[Jason]

Really nice shot! Other than the pure white in the chest area, I can't think of anything wrong with this shot. I actually really like the background.