Halifax NS Wedding Photographer: Can your photographer do this?

Sometimes at weddings there are things that are out of a photographer's control-like the venue's walls, or those lovely folding curtains that divide a room. Sometimes the photographer doesn't always know where the bride and groom are going to set up their table for the signing of their marriage certificate or how close to the wall that table might be. Usually a good photographer will tell you things to look for when considering where to put these tables and sometimes there just is no choice-there isn't enough room to move the table out further from the wall, and there were two large windows so no matter where the table went the windows were an issue. The closer the couple is to that wall the more chance a shadow will be cast against the wall.

Can your photographer fix the problems that might arise to give you the best image possible? Do they have digital darkroom experience-can they show you problems they have resolved in an image to give their client a better image?

For example, last week I shot a wedding at the Halifax Ballroom in the Marriott Hotel on the Halifax waterfront. There were things that were out of my control, such as where the couple chose to put their table for signing their marriage certificate. There was a window with alot of sunlight coming in to the right of them, the table was placed too close to the curtain divider so they were standing and sitting too close to the wall casting a slight shadow even with my SB-900 lighting the shadows, and not to mention the hideous metal strip connecting the two curtains that divided the room right behind them-not a flattering picture (See below-left image).

Before.........................................After


When choosing a wedding photographer you should make sure you have a photographer that has experience in the digital darkroom, not just blemish removal. You want the best possible images even if there are aspects that are out of the photographer's control-can your photographer fix those problems?

Above you will see the image on the right, adjusted in photoshop CS5. I removed the metal strip behind them, I also adjusted the light level on the left side of their faces and adjusted the shadow that fell on the wall behind the groom to give my clients a flawless image! Also removed noise from the image-every camera no matter how expensive it is will have some level of grain or noise in their images-can your photographer remove this?

Wouldn't you rather have the image on the right? It's very important that you ask your potential photographer to show you examples of their digital darkroom experience-afterall you are paying for their services and this should be included!

Below is another example, on the top the original and on the bottom is the new image with half a sconce on the wall above bride removed, the metal divider removed, the shiny spot on bestman's forhead removed, the slight shadow behind groom's face removed and the maid of honor who is standing directly behind the groom-her glasses and small amount of her face visable-all removed.