See, you have rediscovered the wedding photographer's rule. If the
dynamic range is such that you have to choose the highlight detail in
the bride's white dress or the seams and fabric texture in the groom's
black tux... well, you can easily figure out which way to go. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Yes, Dr. Flash noted a number of opportunities for fill flash and also where
>> the flash would be the main light and not simply fill. But many of these
>> can be significantly improved with the shadow/highlight control, especially
>> if the raw images are run though Camera Raw. But, when the dynamic range
>> exceeds the capability of the camera,
>> <http://imagecraft.smugmug.com/gallery/5119866_c7wVy#309501579_KsE8X-M-LB>
>> as it does here with blown background highlights and blocked up black
>> tuxedos there isn't any other choice but flash or else choosing which end of
>> the brightness range you're going to accommodate. This shot, being post
>> ceremony, might have allowed flash but perhaps not during the ceremony
>> itself.
>>
> Or had them posed in a more feliticiously lighted spot. I suppose being
> in front of the altar seems natural, but the lighting is tough.
>
> It can be largely rescued. I don't think the lost detail in the tuxes
> matters to anyone but a nitpicker like me. And enough highlight detail
> an be recovered in the pillar to give it some texture. I may have
> overdone the faces, but as usual, I'm showing something like the limits.
> On a full size image, I'd be more subtle with the faces. In any case, as
> with your holiday shots, the participants are probably less fussy than
> we are, so a print with clear faces would probably be a hit.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Man/Men.htm>
>
> Moose
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