One of the things I hate to see as a photographer is a wedding done by someone that does not know what they are doing, what equipment to use as the results are rarely acceptable. Things do happen such as equipment may fail or the distance allowed during a ceremony makes it difficult to properly expose an image. Some churches and venues have such a mixture of lights that without “filtered” flash proper white balance is almost impossible and harsh shadows are almost certain. And that is what has happened here with this image.       

How to salvage an image

Here is the same picture cropped and worked on (approximately four hours) using many filters and most of the image editing procedures in PS 4 to create a memory for this bride. The color shift was the easiest correction, but the harsh shadow from the on board flash was the most difficult. Layers and many enhancements were used to make her day a good memory. This is the daughter of one of our friends from my wife’s work place. We were most happy to do this for her along with most of the images she received from the “paid” photographer.  Now many people can take reasonable pictures with digital cameras today but if there are any lighting or other distractions you will be better off to hire a professional and not be disappointed with the results, even if that photographer has to touch up a few images also.