Instead of showing several images from this past weekend, I thought we’d start off with just a portrait from the wedding of Micah and James. This particular portrait is one of my early favorites; there are so many! This was taken at a wonderful place called Chapel Dulcinea out at the Wizard Academy. It’s a very cool place. They were married at Hope Chapel, but came out here for portraits after the reception and before the family get together. They were very patient and really enjoyed getting to take some photographs while all dressed up. We’ll have more from the wedding soon, but in the meantime, enjoy this one!
Micah Near Chapel Dulcinea
By the way, this image uses a technique called “high dynamic range” photography (HDR), which combines several photographs into a single image using a combination of algorithms and Photoshop editing / layering. It works on some images, not on others; I think it works well here because it brings out the texture in the sky, rocks and trees.
This is really cool, I like it a lot! That high dynamic range stuff is pretty neat.
Are you doing this with a single image and processing it multiple times? I’m assuming you mask her out or comp back in over the top? I actually like the hyper-real feel that it gives here, gives me an idea for a project I’ve been thinking about.