Plantation Partners

Sharon and Patti are teaming up to focus their real estate efforts on Longcreek Plantation, our neighborhood in Blythewood, SC.

We shot this for them yesterday afternoon as the sun was getting low in the sky. I used the D50 with a high shutter speed (Something over 500, but I don’t remember exactly) and fired an SB-800 through a white umbrella with a sync cord at camera right. The high shutter speed clamps down on the ambient light allowing the strobe light to separate the subjects from the background. A little post processing with Lightroom and Photoshop, and I was done in plenty of time for dinner!

--Steve

Image retouching

OK, so I am huge fan of Adobe Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4. I can't function without them. Many photographers will tell you that they hate working with either of these programs. I can understand that, these are very complicated applications, but the creative control that they offer cannot be ignored. The key is to not over do the process so as to give yourself away.

This video is an example of how I took an already good image and polished into what I think is a real jewel.

--Steve