Before Editing
After Editing
Ahhhh. The wonders of photo editing. It is amazing what a wedding or portrait photographer can do with a little time and photo editing software.
These photographs were from a family portrait session that I shot in Delaware. The photographs were shot under studio lights in the clients home. This is the same type of lighting that would be used in a engagement photo shoot. The shoot went great. When the shoot was over, we made some edits and converted a few to black and white. The client contacted me and asked if there was anyway to alter one of the photos to include just the father and son. I responded with sure !
The task was accomplished using Photoshop Elements. The mother and daughter were simply painted out of the photograph. This is particularly easy because we shot on a solid black back drop. After about 1 hour of altering, we were able to make the edits, then soften the edges. And like magic, we have a new photo with just the father and son. It seems that all of my Photoshop training has paid off.
Consider this technique when you are trying to make changes to existing photographs. This could also be done with older photographs that you are trying to restore. These basic techniques can also be used to alter a traditional wedding photograph.
