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Post production techniques in wedding photography using Photoshop. The RAW image on the left is as shot in camera and the image on the right has been processed in Photoshop to create the Contre-Jour effect.
Digital is a different route to the same image in Film
To work quickly on the day having the advantage of years of experience pays off. The effect of Contre-Jour is a very old techinque and gives a stunning effect to wedding photographs. Using film the photographer would have a medium format camera with interchangeable film backs and would carry both colour and black and white film stock. To achieve the effect on the right film stock such as Ilford FP4 would be used and exposure techniques used to create the effect, a light and airy almost dreamlike quality.
Using digital this production time moves into the post production phase, all processing of all the images shot on the day is done in post production rather than in camera on the day and certain ones have more than others. But in all cases the original file is kept and remains unchanged. Not all digital cameras are the same and to do this the sensor and processor must have enough quality to allow the image to be changed in this way. It is also important to remember that Photoshop is not a Panacea to improve mediocre photography, it is a tool and part of the chain to create an image. To get the shot as much work as possbile has to be done in camera and the outcome has to include the potential of Photoshop. There are some rather cliche and tasteless effects in Photoshop and no software can replace a sound understanding of what does and doesn't work, it must be used correctly. When done right this offers the opportunity to have a mix of black and white and colour in your photographs with the choice to switch.
Removal of unwanted detail and enhancing of the image is done, to see the six stages for one shot follow this link.