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<blockquote data-quote="yauman" data-source="post: 267036" data-attributes="member: 15418"><p>The answer is definitely yes - and maybe even better. And yes, professional photos are always post processed. Many pro photographers like wedding photographers may not want to or know how to do their own photoshopping and outsource them - I use to work for a couple of event photographer to retouch their images. So if you don't want to do it yourself, find someone to do it for you. If you want to do this semi-seriously, the edit function of iPhoto is NOT enough. If you like iPhoto, you need to upgrade to the next level - get Aperture - it's like the big brother to iPhoto - gives you more control and adjustment but same interface as iPhoto so it's easy to learn for someone with iPhoto experience. However, I would recommend, and other here have that you need to learn at least Lightroom - it's the standard of the industry. And to take editing to the next level, you need Photoshop.</p><p></p><p>As for your photo, you can do a few things to get the dark background and blurred it when you are taking the picture. You'll need to open up on your aperture to get the shallowest depth of field. Judging from the scene, I say you need to be at F2.8 or F3.5. That would require you to up your shutter speed a lot more - and meter on the whitest part of the woman's arm. The door will be underexposed. If you are using a speed light you can even do better - meter on the door then stop down at least 2-stop ie underexpose 2 or 3 stop then set your speed light to iTTL-B mode and shoot. Only the couple be be lighted properly and the background will be dark.</p><p></p><p>If you notice in my "fix" I removed the red dress in the lower right corner. In a picture like this where the main subject is very neutral tone, anything that's vivid will draw your attention to - so you need to crop it off. I would also crop off the door handle/lock - it also draws your attention. The focus of the image for a viewer should be on the couple's faces and nothing else.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yauman, post: 267036, member: 15418"] The answer is definitely yes - and maybe even better. And yes, professional photos are always post processed. Many pro photographers like wedding photographers may not want to or know how to do their own photoshopping and outsource them - I use to work for a couple of event photographer to retouch their images. So if you don't want to do it yourself, find someone to do it for you. If you want to do this semi-seriously, the edit function of iPhoto is NOT enough. If you like iPhoto, you need to upgrade to the next level - get Aperture - it's like the big brother to iPhoto - gives you more control and adjustment but same interface as iPhoto so it's easy to learn for someone with iPhoto experience. However, I would recommend, and other here have that you need to learn at least Lightroom - it's the standard of the industry. And to take editing to the next level, you need Photoshop. As for your photo, you can do a few things to get the dark background and blurred it when you are taking the picture. You'll need to open up on your aperture to get the shallowest depth of field. Judging from the scene, I say you need to be at F2.8 or F3.5. That would require you to up your shutter speed a lot more - and meter on the whitest part of the woman's arm. The door will be underexposed. If you are using a speed light you can even do better - meter on the door then stop down at least 2-stop ie underexpose 2 or 3 stop then set your speed light to iTTL-B mode and shoot. Only the couple be be lighted properly and the background will be dark. If you notice in my "fix" I removed the red dress in the lower right corner. In a picture like this where the main subject is very neutral tone, anything that's vivid will draw your attention to - so you need to crop it off. I would also crop off the door handle/lock - it also draws your attention. The focus of the image for a viewer should be on the couple's faces and nothing else. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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