A Smiling Bride-to-be
Uploaded: May 11, 2007
The setting sun caught her hair just right, as she seemed to be rehearsing her joyful smile the evening before the wedding.
I captured this during the outdoor rehearsal for this young lady's wedding that I shot a few weeks ago.
In Photoshop, I used a Gaussian Blur filter layer to soften, partially erased thru to sharpen several key features.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: +1, Exposure Time: 10/400, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 100, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 150mm, Camera Model: NIKON D200
Cassie L. Woodlee May 13, 2007
This is really beautiful Richard!! Love the softness and sunlight on her hair!! #654645Richard P. Lussier May 13, 2007
Thanks Cass, it was one of those great candid moments when she wasn't posing! :) #4279809Carla Metzler May 13, 2007
Beautiful, Richard!! #4279815Richard P. Lussier May 16, 2007
Thanks Carla! #4290675Lynn Margason May 18, 2007
SO, I see you've been captivating brides-to-be, too! This is lovely; I'll contemplate what you mean by "partially erased thru to sharpen..." Not sure how to do that but sometime when I get a chance I'll try to figure it out. Nice effect for sure; the hair is so becoming! This technique would be especially appreciated by an older bride (eliminating wrinkles and such). Glad to have seen this today.Richard P. Lussier May 18, 2007
Hi Lynn, thanks for the wonderful comment!Shelly A. Van Camp January 19, 2008
Very Beautiful image! #5365096Richard P. Lussier January 20, 2008
Thank you Shelly! #5365991Bill Knaps May 01, 2008
A beautiful portrait Richard. Nice softness. Bill #5870569Richard P. Lussier May 08, 2008
Thank you very much Bill! #5900392Max Aureli March 04, 2009
Beautiful!!! Gorgeous woman and love the effects!! Great work Richard!!! #7244296Richard P. Lussier March 06, 2009
You are very kind, Max, thank you. The best part of you commenting on my picture is that it led me to look at YOUR excellent art work on your gallery, thanks! #7250460Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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