So I’m coming to an interesting conclusion lately [after lots of LightRoom-ing over the last few months].. that NOTHING.. absolutely NOTHING tops great light. Great light has trumped a great background any day of the week. Take these two images for example.. very different lighting.. in the first shot the sun is behind a barn. I turned the couple with their backs to the barn to get the awesome aesthetic there with the old run-down building + beautiful bride contrast.. which I just love love and will walk 1/2 a mile to get it. The area was pretty dark [photographically speaking] with the shade of the trees and the barn blocking most of the sun… so I shot wide open and a little under exposed to avoid higher ISO than I wanted.. in LR later I bumped up the exposure and played with the contrast a bit until I liked it.
The second shot.. blows me away and its all because of the lighting. I faced the couple towards the sun [shaded by brush] and the light was amazing.. there were probably 100 cars behind them + my second shooter [which I had to edit out using the ol' trusty dust-spot remover in LR].
Allll that to say.. I am just in love with the lighting and color of the second shot.. even though it took a bit more work getting the cars out of there.. the color was perfect and my hunch was set in stone… LIGHTING wins over GREAT BACKGROUND any.. day.. of .. the .. week!
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Gorgeous shots! Yep, you are so right about light. I would take gorgeous light in a parking lot over ugly light somewhere pretty
nice job removing the cars! Love both pics. sounds like I need to get me some LightRoom!