Would you fix this WB? - Page 2

ShepsMom · Oct-12-2009, 05:22 PM

I like the orangy one

FedererPhoto · Oct-12-2009, 05:30 PM

When in doubt about color casts and WB... B&W!!

GoofBckt · Oct-12-2009, 09:49 PM

I would leave it "as shot" personally. i tend to prefer the warmer tones anyway and I think churches lend themselves to this anyway. I like it.

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Originally Posted by joshhuntnm

This is as shot. There were some yellow windows in the hall. Easy fix, but would you?

angevin1 · Oct-13-2009, 05:40 AM

When I have doubt, I always go for what I like!

And my second choice is what it really looked like.

I don't think any of the other processing Swartzy did improved the shot.

Kinkajou · Oct-13-2009, 06:35 AM

I would say it's a step or two oversaturated with the yellow/orange... I would try to take it down a little bit so that it's not overwhelming, but leave enough of that yellow/orange in there so that it retains the warm feeling of those colors... or, as Federer suggested, make it BW.

Swartzy's lower left version seems to be pretty close to what I think looks right. I understand what he is saying about the image itself, though. The shot would be more meaningful if the B&G were actually up there. Without them up there, it looks more like a test shot to make sure that you've got your settings right. But, since we don't know who the reader is and presumably the B&G do, then it might be more meaningful to them than to us as outside viewers of the image.

joshhuntnm · Oct-13-2009, 04:25 PM

In a Catholic wedding, here in the Southwest anyway, this is where the bride and groom are most of the wedding. When they are not there, I wanted to be up front where they were. They didn't pay for a second shooter.

Cmau · Oct-20-2009, 09:14 PM

To further muddy the waters, I prefer the image in the top left, but then I'm quite partial to black and whites. My opinion about fixing the color balance mirrors swartzy's... I like pretty much any of his options better than leaving the color cast.

digger2 · Oct-20-2009, 10:36 PM

That is really subjective. Many years ago, over 20 in fact, I was asked to take such a picture and the overlay a picture of the brides father looking down on the couple. The whole family had been devoted to him, and obviously believed in the after life so the view was appropriate. Not my taste but they were paying.
I also had a picture of the bride side on to the camera with hands extended, and printed in a shot of her father with his hands out.
That type of shot is/was a staple of wedding photography in England.

cj99si · Oct-21-2009, 07:31 AM

Way too orange, shouldn't be hard to fix.

Shima · Oct-21-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cj99si

Way too orange, shouldn't be hard to fix.

I wouldn't completely fix it but I'd definitely tone the orange down a bit.

Oct-12-2009, 05:22 PM	#11
ShepsMom Gone Crazy, Be Back... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Swamps of Florida Posts: 4,105	I like the orangy one __________________ Marina www.intruecolors.com My Gear: Nikon D80/Nikon D300 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G SB-600 SB-800

Oct-12-2009, 05:30 PM	#12
FedererPhoto Major grins Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 230	When in doubt about color casts and WB... B&W!! __________________ Minneapolis Minnesota Wedding Photographer - Check out my Personal Photography site and Professional Photography Blog Here is a wedding website I created for a customer as a value-add. Comments appreciated. Founding member of The Professional Photography Forum as well.

Oct-13-2009, 05:40 AM	#14
angevin1 Ich weiß nicht! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the Moment Posts: 982	When I have doubt, I always go for what I like! And my second choice is what it really looked like. I don't think any of the other processing Swartzy did improved the shot. __________________ tom wise When ya really need talk to one: http://www.gethuman.com/ www.tomwisephotos.com

Oct-13-2009, 06:35 AM	#15
Kinkajou Major grins Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 583	I would say it's a step or two oversaturated with the yellow/orange... I would try to take it down a little bit so that it's not overwhelming, but leave enough of that yellow/orange in there so that it retains the warm feeling of those colors... or, as Federer suggested, make it BW. Swartzy's lower left version seems to be pretty close to what I think looks right. I understand what he is saying about the image itself, though. The shot would be more meaningful if the B&G were actually up there. Without them up there, it looks more like a test shot to make sure that you've got your settings right. But, since we don't know who the reader is and presumably the B&G do, then it might be more meaningful to them than to us as outside viewers of the image. __________________ kozelsky.smugmug.com - kozelskyphoto.com

Oct-13-2009, 04:25 PM	#16
joshhuntnm Las Cruces, NM Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,305	In a Catholic wedding, here in the Southwest anyway, this is where the bride and groom are most of the wedding. When they are not there, I wanted to be up front where they were. They didn't pay for a second shooter. __________________ Josh www.joshhuntphotos.com www.rememberingmysenior.com www.rememberingmychildren.com http://www.photographybydawson.com

Oct-20-2009, 09:14 PM	#17
Cmau Silly grins Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 48	To further muddy the waters, I prefer the image in the top left, but then I'm quite partial to black and whites. My opinion about fixing the color balance mirrors swartzy's... I like pretty much any of his options better than leaving the color cast. __________________ Craig Maunder Craig Maunder Photography: commercial and wedding photography for Hamilton, London, Toronto, Waterloo and Southern Ontario

Oct-20-2009, 10:36 PM	#18
digger2 Big grins Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23	Purpose of the pic? That is really subjective. Many years ago, over 20 in fact, I was asked to take such a picture and the overlay a picture of the brides father looking down on the couple. The whole family had been devoted to him, and obviously believed in the after life so the view was appropriate. Not my taste but they were paying. I also had a picture of the bride side on to the camera with hands extended, and printed in a shot of her father with his hands out. That type of shot is/was a staple of wedding photography in England.

Oct-21-2009, 07:31 AM	#19
cj99si Major grins Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 724	Way too orange, shouldn't be hard to fix.

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