Golden glow

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I love the look of this photographers glowing warm shots.

Specifically the seventh and 15th down.

http://www.missbymarissa.com/blog/ann-arbor-senior-photographer-abbey-elizabeth/

I'd like to use these shots:

 

 

Thank you!

[Damien Symonds]

20 minutes ago, Jennifer Casalegno said:

I love the look of this photographers glowing warm shots.

Specifically the seventh and 15th down.

Did you maybe mean seventh and seventeenth?  The 15th one, by my count, is a girl leaning against a stone wall with one leg out, and it doesn't look particularly golden.

[Jennifer Casalegno]

yep. sorry

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, great.

Go ahead and raw-process your photos as normal, then we'll talk about the golden stuff.

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I switched one

[Damien Symonds]

No.

[Damien Symonds]

While you're fixing the raw editing, can you also look for some golden example images that have the same lighting as yours?  That is, the "panda eyes" facial shadows?

Presently, you're desiring a beautiful look that just isn't possible with your photos

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I hate those eyes!! Can I reduce that look?

[Damien Symonds]

To a degree, yes. It would take some very patient and time-consuming D&B.

Can you re-shoot?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

No re-shooting but I can learn and be better next time.

[Damien Symonds]

The example photos you linked ... I assume they had some fill flash used.  You'd need to ask about it in a photography group though - I can't advise you on that.

[Jennifer Casalegno]

This one has less panda eyes. Will it work?

[Damien Symonds]

Well, it would still require a fair bit of D&B to make it look akin to the example ones, but yes, it should be feasible.

And it's lovely and golden already, yes?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

yes.

[Damien Symonds]

Amazing what correct white balance does :\

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I really have become terrible with wb lately.

 

What should I do first?

[Damien Symonds]

Pour a stiff drink, put some music on, and start very gently dodging and burning her face to make it look front-lit.

[Jennifer Casalegno]

Am I approaching this the correct way so far?

[Damien Symonds]

Yep, good stuff!

For the areas of her face which are too bright, maybe this might work?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

[Damien Symonds]

Hey, good progress!

[Jennifer Casalegno]

Thanks. Now what?

[Damien Symonds]

Well, keep going.  There's still more shadow on her face than your example images.

[Jennifer Casalegno]

Better?

[Damien Symonds]

Yep, I don't see how you could do much more.  Good job.