Bold Images in Lightroom
Lesson 43 from: The Wedding Story: Capture Creative and Authentic PhotosDavina and Daniel Kudish
Bold Images in Lightroom
Lesson 43 from: The Wedding Story: Capture Creative and Authentic PhotosDavina and Daniel Kudish
Lessons
Class Introduction
03:25 2What Are "Epic" Images?
16:50 3The Slideshow Formula
11:04 4First Client Meeting
08:19 5Establish Client Relationship
20:35 6Expectation vs Preparation
10:39 7Pre-Wedding Checklist
06:55 8Gear for Photographing Weddings
07:16Capture The Subtleties
03:32 10Show The Connection
04:07 11Importance of Capturing Transitions
25:17 12Sidelines & Story Telling Details
23:42 13Anticipation & Patience
09:26 14Let The Scene Develop
21:10 15Sequencing in Numbers
08:53 16Successful "Anticipatience"
19:52 17Examples of Poor Reaction Time
08:57 18HTCG in 10
06:41 19Giving Direction
15:33 20Have Variety With Light & Composition
10:24 21Capture The Mood
07:37 22Take Advantage of Natural Light
05:43 23Be Creative With Video Light
06:47 24On-camera Flash For The Dance Floor
05:32 25Find Flattering Ambient Light
04:09 26Don't be Afraid of Tough Light
04:32 27Composition & Framing
12:07 28Lens Choice
06:11 29Keep it Simple
18:13 30Purpose of the Creative Portrait
29:07 31Scouting for the Creative Portrait
17:06 32Maximize a Location
05:48 33Unique Posing for a Creative Portrait
12:04 34Experiment with Your Photography
12:42 35Make The Image Personal
11:19 36Post Production Overview
05:04 37Stay Organized in Post Production
04:42 38Full Gallery Edits
05:25 39Lightroom Workflow Overview
06:48 40Bring Out Detail in Lightroom
10:55 41Black & White in Lightroom
10:51 42Landscape Images in Lightroom
06:32 43Bold Images in Lightroom
05:18 44Slideshow Edits
07:26 45Importance of The Slideshow
08:18 46Selecting Slideshow Images For a Large Wedding
22:13 47Culling Slideshow Images for a Large Wedding
20:22 48Complete Slideshow Example for a Large Wedding
07:22 49Slideshow Images for a Small Wedding
15:24 50Complete Slideshow Example for a Small Wedding
09:49 51Build a Business Around Storytelling
08:10 52Portfolio for Clients
15:04 53Importance of The Inquiry Reply
11:35 54Price List Best Practices
21:04 55How to Price Your Work
12:10 56Final Thoughts
05:05Lesson Info
Bold Images in Lightroom
Couple presets left to go through. Marfa, which we use on our backlit and sunlit photos. What it does is really increases the warmth in the image. It goes ahead and does a little bit of split toning as well as adjustments in the hue, saturation, luminance adjustments to really bring out that warmth that comes with sunlight. We'll go ahead and make the image a little bit brighter. Set the exposure here for our couple. Maybe just underexpose them ever so slightly. Adjust our white balance. Make them a little less pink. Once we're in the right ballpark we'll go ahead and take our adjustment brush set it to dodge and pass it over the bride and groom. What's important again is we don't want a big difference between our adjustment brush and the exposure in the image when we underexpose it ever so slightly and then bring that final touch of light through the dodging. This is the wedding after which this preset was designed so this is outside of Marfa in Texas and, as you can see, their ceremo...
ny just has this incredible backlight and that's why we named this preset Marfa. So we'll go ahead and adjust our exposure. Make it a little bit warmer. Adjust our pinks and greens. Go even brighter, give it more contrast, which works well on backlit images because it creates a bit of a haze over the photos. Same as when you're shooting in the rain or a cloudy day or any kind of reflection. Anything that adds a little bit of haze, well you can counter effect that by adding more contrast to the image. We'll take our dodge brush and bring out our bride and groom a little bit more, as well as the surroundings so that the quality of the light is, you know, falls very naturally on them. And we can go ahead and make just any final adjustments to the white balance, really preserve the warmth in the image and find the right coloring for it. (brief pause) I'll jump ahead to the Viejo preset which we use for preserving a lot of the ambient light in our images. What that does, again, it goes and gets a lot of the boldness in the colors while giving it a little bit more warmth which is what we want from candlelit photos or images that are really shot for mood. So this preset really preserves a lot of the mood in the images. Go ahead and adjust our exposure give it a little more contrast and fix our white balance so that we get the right balance of blues and yellows and pinks and greens. On this image, there's no dodging that's really needed on the bride. One thing that we do want to do, maybe is just apply our skin softening brush. This one has settings of minus ten on contrast and minus 80 on clarity and we don't want to pass it over on the entire image. We just wanna take a smaller brush and pass it over the skin part of the face So anything forehead, nose, cheeks, chin, neck and that's gonna really soften the skin. It's by no means the way that fashion retouchers do their retouching, but in the context of weddings, it's a great way to really make the editing a little bit more flattering on a bride. Again, using El Viejo. In this case we could have used Marfa which is meant for backlit images but Viejo is gonna really preserve a lot of the warmth and the color in the images as well. Go a little bit warmer. Fix the white balance, go brighter with more contrast. And then bring out our bride and groom with our dodging. If it's applied a little bit too much we'll just bring it down on the adjustment brush itself. And this kind of image, this is really what the preset El Viejo was designed for. It really preserves a lot of the mood and color in the image itself. So anything that's a chandelier or a candle, well, it's gonna go ahead and get that right white balance for that. So adjust our exposure. Adjust our white balance. Give it more contrast and go a tad brighter so we're not dodging our groom too much. Get as close as we can while preserving detail in the lights. And then dodge our groom as well as, you know, bring out a little more detail in the top of the frame. And take our dodge brush once more and apply a little bit more with a little bit more exposure so that he really stands out. So this approach is really what we're gonna do on our full gallery. It takes, I'd say, on average somewhere between eight and fifteen hours depending on the size of the gallery to edit a full wedding. Either Davina does it or our editor at The Image Salon.
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a Creativelive Student
Holy Moly! I have been very familiar with Davina & Daniel for several years and I also work closely with Image Salon for the past 3 years. I loved their relatability, raw honesty, human connection, and their teaching method. It was also super helpful to see the GoPro footage on a real wedding day and walk through their thought process with them. A refreshing wind of inspiration has now flooded my mind and attitude. I am excited to begin my 8th year of weddings with a clear mind and full heart. These two are the REAL deal and I am so happy I made this investment. Thanks, CL for always bringing the BEST of the BEST.
a Creativelive Student
I’ve been following Davina and Daniel’s work for years and suffice it to say, they are in my top 6 all time favorites. I was so excited to watch this creative live and it didn’t disappoint. From their approach to shooting through the moments, to their stunning locales and minimalist gear, there is something for everyone in this class. Both Daniel and Davina have a tremendous knowledge of photography and their willingness to share and educate is second to none. Oh, and just so you know, they are also the nicest people on the planet. Super sweet, amazingly talented. Thanks for having them on.
a Creativelive Student
Davina and Daniel are fantastic presenters as well as an exceptional photo team (plus they are super nice people, too!). I love their approach and methods and felt like there is so much value in this course. Even though I've been photographing for a long time, I took away a lot of great value gems from their course and look forward to applying several to my own business!
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