The Michelle Turner seminar begins in Maine!
I gave my first seminar in a series of two day seminars last week. What a great group of people- we had a lot of fun over the two days! (If you are interested in one of the seminars, click here to get more information or here to read more about our book.) Todd and Christine were kind enough to model for the group- what a wonderful couple! And smokin’ hot, too!
And one of Andree, who is stylin’ in her retro dress
For more info on the Michelle Turner Photography seminar, contact the studio! The Michelle Turner seminar is headed to Boston next!
Kim and Adrian held their wedding in Casco, Maine. It was a beautiful (and windy!) spring day on Sebago Lake in Maine. Here are a few favorite photographs from their destination wedding, or see their slideshow here:
I love the expression on Kim’s face as she looks at Adrian during the ceremony:
I love the colors that Kim picked out. Green and yellow are perfect for a spring Maine wedding by the lake:
I loved Kim’s bouquet!
Parlin and Vishal’s three day wedding took place in Poughkeepsie, NY. A beautiful, colorful affair, the bride was stunning and the groom was constantly laughing. See the slideshow here, or see some of our faves from the day:
Some of the incredible details on the bride:
Vishal was constantly smiling!
And who could blame him? Take a look at the beautiful bride:
One of the things that I love about the Indian wedding ceremony is that it isn’t all about the couple. The families are very involved in the ceremony- here is the mother of the groom with Parlin:
The father of the bride and the father of the groom:
Parlin’s gorgeous reception outfit was custom-made in India, a gift from Vishal’s family:
One of the things that I loved about this reception was the fact that it was professionally lit. The lighting and the colors created a fabulous splash of colors across the walls:
The guys, taking a few minutes away to enjoy a toast with the good stuff:
In addition to giving seminars, once a year I attend a seminar with one of my favorite photographers so that I can keep my style fresh and swap ideas with industry leaders. This year I chose David Beckstead, one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world in 2007. For you photographers reading this, I will be adding a seminar assessment to this post in a few days (it was a fabulous seminar!!!)- for the rest of you, I wanted to share some of my favorite images that I shot during the model shoot:
Nicole and Tim held their beautiful destination wedding in Mexico last weekend- it was a gorgeous day, with the ceremony at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe in downtown Puerto Vallarta. View the slideshow here, or take a look at some of my favorites from the day, which started with a True Romance Shoot downtown:
I loved these place cards- simple, but they say “beach wedding venue” in the best way. Nicole is an event planner in Chicago, so she had a lot of beautiful touches:
I am kicking off the Michelle Turner Photography seminars in two weeks (the first seminar is in Maine, with other seminars in Boston, Charleston, and South Dakota). To celebrate that and the release of my book, Wedding Photography Now (which is available from Barnes and Noble or Amazon), I am kicking off a series of posts for photographers!
Every week I get a number of emails from other photographers asking me about how I process my photographs. To be honest, a lot of the magic happens in camera- it’s about finding the right light, composing and exposing the photograph correctly, and using the right lens/focal length/aperture combination to produce those beautiful, dreamy, out-of focus backgrounds.
However, I also do a fair amount of post-processing to achieve the look that I am going for. I use a lot of my own actions and textures, but I also use some that are available for purchase from other photographers, and I thought that I would share those here! Remember, the key is not having a lot of actions, but rather knowing how and when to apply them.
This photograph, for example, had the following steps applied:
A) Color/Contrast correction in Adobe Lightroom 2 (Beta) and a midbump.
B) Yin/Yang from the Boutwell’s Totally Rad Action set.
C) The Shadow/Highlight filter in Photoshop CS3.
D) Big Run Color from Parker Pfister’s Action set.
E) The clone tool to manage highlights.
F) Jesh de Rox’s textures, set to overlay and masked out on their faces.
G) Kevin Kubota’s Magic Sharp action, applied selectively rather than globally.
A) Color/Contrast correction in Adobe Lightroom 2 (Beta) and a midbump.
B) Yin/Yang from the Boutwell’s Totally Rad Action set.
C) The Shadow/Highlight filter in Photoshop CS3.
D) Tilt Shift from Parker Pfister’s Action set, masked out.
E) Red Leaf Vintage Textures, set to Multiply and masked out.
F) Black and White conversion with one of Jeff Ascough’s actions (simply the best black and white out there).
G) Jesh de Rox’s textures, set to overlay and masked out on their faces.
H) Kevin Kubota’s Magic Sharp action, applied selectively rather than globally.
I’ve had a lot of questions about this next photograph, which had very little done to it:
A) Color/Contrast correction in Adobe Lightroom 2 (Beta).
B) Vintage Cross Process with Red Leaf Studios actions.
C) Kevin Kubota’s Magic Sharp action, applied selectively rather than globally.
Arguably one of my favorite photographs:
A) Color/Contrast correction in Adobe Lightroom 2 (Beta) and a midbump.
B) Yin/Yang from the Boutwell’s Totally Rad Action set.
C) The Shadow/Highlight filter in Photoshop CS3.
D) Tilt Shift from Parker Pfister’s Action set, masked out.
E) Big Run Color from Parker Pfister’s Action set.
F) iCorrect Portrait to bring back the skin tones.
G) A fair amount of cloning and healing in Photoshop CS3.
H) Jesh de Rox’s textures, at least three, but I may have used four different textures here, including one of my own.
I) This photograph is a large print in my studio. To blow it up, I used iDC photography’s resizing action.
J) Kevin Kubota’s Magic Sharp action, applied selectively rather than globally.
Stephanie and John were married at the beautiful Playa Fiesta hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a gorgeous day with beautiful light and a fun-loving bride and groom. To see their slideshow, click here, or scroll down to see a few of my faves:
