Dana and Stephen were married just 20 minutes ago. The sun was down, but there was still a touch of light, and the courtyard had a few lamps. Dinner with family and friends were next. But wouldn't it be fun to stop for a few pics in the courtyard? It had been a wet day, and moisture still soaked the sandstone walls. A gorgeous opportunity to bring out the textures in the stone. And one last chance to get images while hearts still glowed from the vows. This is the toughest time to urge "Hurry! We're loosing light!" without sounding like you've gone from a quiet photographer to someone gone bananas.
Recipe:
Shot at ISO 8000, 60mm, f7.1 at 1/60second, fill flash. After capture, I ran the image file through a noise reducer and boosted the exposure about 1/2 stop, and raised the fill light. I find the exposure is destructive, and prefer to add fill light in LightRoom when possible. I employed a small lens vertical correction to correct lens distortion on the church lines. Using the adjustment brush I added clarity and contrast while darkening the area everywhere but where the couple stood. I erased a cigarette butt from the cobblestones, and darkened the grounds to erase the evidence of the flash. I darkened - for clarity- her dress to bring out detail, while lightening his vest which had a design built in...plus darkened his hat, which has lightened up with a slightly grey tone. Added clarity and "black control" brought out the texture of the wet stone walls.
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