Test image after calibration

[arthurking83]

Dave, for the visual cue to how much the over exposure is, always check the histogram. There is over exposure in the image.
Some histogram tools in various software have the ability to display lost highlights/shadow in the image via flashing cues for each.
For example if you have a copy of Lightroom you click on the small triangle in the top right corner of the histogram graph and it will show you where the lost highlights are in the image.
Of course other software will vary on how it all works, but it's a good way to get a finer tuned pseudo calibration.

The only other thing I wanted to mention was the slight blue cast in the image. The whites especially in the groom's shirt look to have too much of a blue cast, mainly in the darker areas of the white sections.

This is usually due to a cooler than ideal WB setting in camera and no adjustment made in PP.
If you shot in cloudy conditions, and used AWB in camera, (we know you shot in raw mode in camera) first thing is to set WB to cloudy and take it from there.

For me, I would set WB in the raw file from what ever it was, to either cloudy or about 5700-6200K(depending on what software you're using)



Only because Darren mentioned the background(and he's most definitely right too! ) if you have unappealing backgrounds to contend with, first thing you do with the subjects is to pull them away from the background in the hope that you can get it blurred easily.

[Duane Pipe]

Dave, for the visual cue to how much the over exposure is, always check the histogram. There is over exposure in the image.
Some histogram tools in various software have the ability to display lost highlights/shadow in the image via flashing cues for each.
For example if you have a copy of Lightroom you click on the small triangle in the top right corner of the histogram graph and it will show you where the lost highlights are in the image.
Of course other software will vary on how it all works, but it's a good way to get a finer tuned pseudo calibration.

The only other thing I wanted to mention was the slight blue cast in the image. The whites especially in the groom's shirt look to have too much of a blue cast, mainly in the darker areas of the white sections.

This is usually due to a cooler than ideal WB setting in camera and no adjustment made in PP.
If you shot in cloudy conditions, and used AWB in camera, (we know you shot in raw mode in camera) first thing is to set WB to cloudy and take it from there.

For me, I would set WB in the raw file from what ever it was, to either cloudy or about 5700-6200K(depending on what software you're using)



Only because Darren mentioned the background(and he's most definitely right too! ) if you have unappealing backgrounds to contend with, first thing you do with the subjects is to pull them away from the background in the hope that you can get it blurred easily.

I only found out yesterday looking at a tutorial on PS that camera raw has that feature Arthur and its almost a 2 click fix and
dose a better job than I can do by adjusting all other sliders and visually trying to do it.
I will have a go at warming the image to see if it will get rid of the blue cast, thanks for the tip.

As for the BG I am going back to where the wedding was and shoot a nice image to use as a BG, the couple will recognize the location
and wont know any difference