Gorgeous Bride

[syuan]

All brides are beautiful. but some just take your break away...

[syuan]

A few more to share..

[straightshoot3r]

Too much blur/PS action. Ease up on that and you'll have some nice images.

[Furinox]

Originally Posted by straightshoot3r

Too much blur/PS action. Ease up on that and you'll have some nice images.

I agree

[bryanlindsey]

I actually like the PP a lot. It's the armpit chub that's driving me crazy...the curse of strapless dresses.

[syuan]

Originally Posted by straightshoot3r

Too much blur/PS action. Ease up on that and you'll have some nice images.

Thanks Vincent, for your feedback. Blurring is on purpose to express certain mood.

[syuan]

Originally Posted by Furinox

I agree

Thanks for the input. I played with blur to express certain mood on top of the natural lens bur. for me as long as the face and eyes are sharp and in focus, a degree of blurring is actually pleasant and help to redirect the eyes to the face, which serve my purpose.

[syuan]

Originally Posted by bryanlindsey

I actually like the PP a lot. It's the armpit chub that's driving me crazy...the curse of strapless dresses.

thanks, Bryan. LOL yeah, i could have fix that a little. but since these are not for prints or for client delivery, so i didn't bother.

[Snarfy]

You talk about directing all attention to her eyes and then use a Lens Flare filter?

[syuan]

Originally Posted by Snarfy

You talk about directing all attention to her eyes and then use a Lens Flare filter?

Snarfy: thank you for your comment. I love lens flares, indoor or outdoor. the sun, speedlight back-lite, plug-in, whatever works to give you a more dynamic image. I don't think it (lens flare) takes anything away from the attention on the bride, but rather enhences it.

[JustAnotherGinger]

I do find that the flare distracts, from the subject. Play around with PP, or hardly do any...it seems like these shots have a lot of potential!

[Snarfy]

Lens flare, so long as it is shot with intent, can be used for visual interest. Natural flare occurs, and can be used as part of a composition as a means of enhancing a particular dynamic. The PS filter effect was created as a means of adding some color and contrast depth to a naturally occurring bright splotch in an image. Masters of the craft, such as Bruno Dayan, use highly stylized versions of these filters as a means of giving emphasis to light sources that created flare in the original photograph.

When a photoshop filter is dropped onto an image that clearly did not have a source of light remotely close to the frame, my eye tends to be entirely distracted by a weird blob of color and light emanating from nowhere. I cannot look at anything other than the unnatural flare, because it does not belong. My eye knows this, thus my brain knows this.

Believe what you may, as I am no master of the craft and my words are naught but opinion, but out-of-place lens flares make me want to blood-let for digital artistry.

[syuan]

Originally Posted by WhiteWolfPhoto

I do find that the flare distracts, from the subject. Play around with PP, or hardly do any...it seems like these shots have a lot of potential!

Thanks, Stephene for your honest feedback.

[syuan]

Originally Posted by Snarfy

Lens flare, so long as it is shot with intent, can be used for visual interest. Natural flare occurs, and can be used as part of a composition as a means of enhancing a particular dynamic. The PS filter effect was created as a means of adding some color and contrast depth to a naturally occurring bright splotch in an image. Masters of the craft, such as Bruno Dayan, use highly stylized versions of these filters as a means of giving emphasis to light sources that created flare in the original photograph.

When a photoshop filter is dropped onto an image that clearly did not have a source of light remotely close to the frame, my eye tends to be entirely distracted by a weird blob of color and light emanating from nowhere. I cannot look at anything other than the unnatural flare, because it does not belong. My eye knows this, thus my brain knows this.

Believe what you may, as I am no master of the craft and my words are naught but opinion, but out-of-place lens flares make me want to blood-let for digital artistry.

Chris: Thank you for taking the time to address the reasons for your view. Appreciate your effort. and so eloquently stated. don't think I could do that. while I see merit for your argument which are true in general, there are times when a light source such as a strobe/speedlight can be used in contrasty situation for backlighting to give that (in your words) 'weird blob of color and light emanating from nowhere' look when the light stand aren't visible to the eyes in an image. the use of lens flare in pictue #5 might not be the best, but then it isn't intended for print competition where every little element of creating an image is broken down, analyzed, and critqued nor is it done in the spirit of photo journalism where the factual representation of natural occuring scenes is the main goal of your image capturing. Creating an image whether through the viewpoint of a camera or by the strokes of a paintbrush is an art form; and as such the appreciation for it is subjective and varies widely from person to person. nevertheless, i appreciate your honest constructive criticism. it gives me something to think about next time i make use of lens flare when capturing an image. if you feel the need to further explain and support your argument, convice the readers at large on the forum of your persuasion for whatever reason, you are welcome to do so, though i won't find it any more constructive or beneficial then a painter who attempts to convince another why his work is better, and I probably won't have the time to reply to it. Thanks again, for your time and feedback.