This photo was taken at a wedding in Quito, Ecuador. I wasn’t the official photographer for it but I did try and get some good photos of the event to give back to the bride and groom later. To see more photos of my first “non-official” wedding event click on the links below:
- Mathias and Maria Fernanda Baekbo: The Wedding Day
- Mathias and Maria Fernanda Baekbo: The Wedding Day II
- Mathias and Maria Fernanda Baekbo: The Wedding Day III
This photo wasn’t Photoshopped and used Adobe Lightroom only to edit it. I used the adjustment brush (my favorite tool in Lightroom) to highlight all the area around the flowers. Then I turned down the saturation all the way to give it the Black & White feel, leaving only the flowers in color. This is a very simple way to add a different perspective to your work and people really like this style. It can be a little hard depending on the photo you take, as this one took a little more time as I had to zoom in around the flowers to clean it up.
After I got everything desaturated that I wanted, I then highlighted again around the flowers to add more clarity and contrast to give the background more depth. In total this took me about 15 minutes of editing, most of which was spent on zooming in around the flowers. If you have tried this technique and have a photo you want to share, please leave a comment with a link to show us. Would be great to see what others have done.
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