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An old high school friend of ours took our engagements pics on December 4th. The pictures came out lovely, but I can only focus on the darkness under my eyes. I really hope I don't end up feeling the same way about our wedding pics.
See? I love this pic except for under my eyes, and the bit of hair sticking out on top.
It was really cold that morning, which is why I was more then glad to cuddle up. :)
I love this pic most of all, if only my eyes weren't so bad. This looks much worse in its full resolution.
Squinty eyes in this one. Gotta love that early morning sun.
Ok, you can't see our faces in this one. I just love this one so much. It really showcases the beautiful desert around the part of Las Vegas we live in.
All photos by https://www.facebook.com/amelindabobaephotography
Your photographer should be able to clean up the darkness under your eyes in photoshop. My mom does it all the time.
you could photoshop that out fairly easily if it bothers you... I don't think I would have noticed unless you had pointed it out though fwiw :)
@tksjewelry: This is the final versions of the pics that I received.
@jenangeles: Oh that's perfect! Is that easy to do with photoshop? I've never used it. I only ever used Paint Shop Pro and that was years ago.
I have genetic undereye circles (my bio mom has them, my grandmother has them.) It really sucks and I feel the way you feel about those pics every day of my life! I think you should find a really good concealer to use on a daily basis and invest in an undereye cream. I used one from Benefit that really helped, but nothing can really get rid of mine since it's not lack of sleep that makes me have them. Using that cream really lightened them up and brightened my eye skin up which helped a ton with the darkness around my eyes. I think you look fine and with a little Photoshop magic you can have the pics you want. :)
it was fairly easy but I use photoshop on a regular basis so perhaps I'm not the best judge.. :) I just used the clone brush.. maybe download photoshop and give it a go. there's tons of tutorials out there for doing stuff like this.
Ask the photog to touch up the pics and now you know to load up on the concealer for the wedding. Make sure you get a good color match and take pics prior to ensure you dont look like a reverse racoon.
I don't think anyone here should be editing and reposting another photgraphers images that are copyrighted.
Anyway, this can be fixed, I suggest selecting your favorites and asking the photographer to fix those. It appears your shoot was done midday in harsh sun and the photographer didn't pose you well in relationship to the lightsource.
@ReyDar64: Pandak didn't take the photo's, the photographer is the one that holds automatic copyright.
Awwwww such a cute couple! Congrats on the engagement! I'm sure that photoshop will help, but it's not needed!
Thank you all for the help. I am going to ask my photographer to edit my photos today, because I am both photoshop illiterate and, as pointed out, I am not the copyright holder. I guess I was just so excited to see that it could be fixed that I didn't think about that last night. Thanks again for the help though :)
That is a really simple thing to fix in Photoshop, so I'm sure you'll be able to get something done about it!
I don't see anything wrong with what jenangeles did. Clearly it was to show what a little editing could do and not an attempt at stealing copyrighted images.
I definitely agree with asking the original photog to do some touch ups! I know some of my photog friends will not do such unless specifically asked so as to not inadvertently step on anyone's toes :)
everyone here is so tough on each other. @jenangeles was just showing her it was possible- she didn't ask for the disk and edit all the pics.
@relaxedabout it: I'm so glad that she did show me it was possible Thank you @jenangeles:
I agree, no reason to get bent out of shape at @jenangeles. She did not follow up with anything indicating she could/would offer her own help or would further use the image, and if nothing else she may have inspired OP to give her photog further business.
On a side note to add, I really love that you showcased the Desert landscape in your pictures! It's such a crisp and beautiful blue sky we get to experience in the SW region of the US.
@kate169: she was just showing her that it could be fixed and that she won't have to concentrate on the darkness under her eyes.
I am like DeadUtopia, I have genetic undereye circles and if I was given my professional photos and that is all I could see I would be very very upset. Any pictures I take that is all I focus on. To see that it can be fixed would make me feel better and obviously I would ask the photographer to fix it. jenangeles was simply showing OP that they could be taken away. I personally would tell my photog to fix it before even giving them to me. I hate seeing my dark circles and I would automatically be disappointed in my pictures.
@hismm: It really is. The sky is such a beautiful blue in some of our pics.
@MissCallieJean: @Yunalala:@hismm:
I know her motives were good, but it's still not cool to edit someone else's work that is protected by copyright. I also understand a lot of people don't know that you aren't allowed to edit someone else's work, that's why I said something.
I looked at the pics before reading your comments, and I did not notice the darkness under your eyes until I went back and relooked, so I don't think people will be focusing on that at all. But if it bothers you Physicians Formula makes a great under eye concealer that reflects light, you can get it at any drugstore. Also, there's always photo shop!
@kate169: well it seems to have made OP feel better about her pictures. So instead of stressing about it until she hears from her photog, she can relax and know that it can be fixed. As much as a person can say "oh yea, we can fix it, no problem" it means nothing until you actually get to see it.
I love your pics - very nice! I'm happy that you'll have the opportunity to ask your photographer to do just a bit of editing to make you feel better about the photos.
I think you both look great and your eyes are beautiful. :)
I love your pictures. Your bright yellow sweater looks great with the setting.
I agree that OP was shown that the part of her pictures she didn't like could be fixed, and has said she will talk to her photographer now that she knows it is an possibility. She didn't come here asking for a professional to fix her pictures. I think this is a bride asking other brides for advice and we should respect what they were looking for instead of jumping on other psters.
@kate169: Kate is correct and that is why I also made a comment. Yes, what they did may of been helpful, but it should of been done via PM. You shouldn't be editing another photographers images and posting them publically. It's not only against the law, it's unethical.
@USER876: ... to be fair, it's not like anyone else needs or wants an edited photo of the OP and her FI, so I don't see why it matters if it's over PM or not, lol. I think people are making a bit bigger of a deal out of this than necessary. :)
i'm with deathbydesign. oh the internet, where the experts lie in wait for someone to slip up...
No one is being untruthful here. Copyrights exist to protect the work of the creator. Photographers retain copyrights to images and typically give a customer printing or usage rights to the photos. Photographers don't want the general public editing or changing their photos and reposting them on the internet. If a poor job was done on the edit, it reflects badly on the photographer's work or portfolio. This is a common issue that many people don't understand.
I won't get too deep in the copyright debate... @USER876: is technically right. I doubt many photographers would care in this particular example, but it's important that people understand that copyright issues are something that photographers take very seriously. When it's your life and livelihood it takes on a new meaning!
@PandaK: As some of the other users here suggested, retouching under your eyes isn't a huge deal for a technical standpoint. Most photographers who are experienced in photoshop can handle the request. BUT... not all photographers include retouching in their basic services. And even simple retouching requests becomes a big undertaking when it comes to editing each and every shot for a wedding. You want to make sure that you and your photographer are on the same page when it comes to requests like this. Due to the volume of photos delivered in the average wedding many photographers do not include even basic retouching in their fees.
I don't really understand why everyone is jumping on the people who have commented that it's against copyright to edit other people's photos...that happens ALL THE TIME on the boards here and people are usually not all "Chill out" and "It's not a big deal". I wasn't trying to make a big deal out of it...just saying it's not cool. I feel like no one is interested in hearing that though so I'll just keep my thoughts to myself next time.
@kate169: I appreciate you sticking up for photographer rights! I think it's also really important that people get good advice here, and informing brides about the rules of copyright law is valuable and relevant!
speaking for myself- i don't disagree that we shouldn't edit other people pics. maybe it's bc it feels so much like a really boring lecture that's not even coming from the teacher. it's just god, sometimes people need to relax a little bit. noone's livelihood is being threatened.
@relaxedabout it: I mean I see what you are saying but saying "That's not cool" isn't a lecture.
Your e-pics are really beautiful! But if you under-eye circles really bother you, definitely talk to your photographer to see if they would be willing to do a little re-touching in photoshop.
@USER876: I'm pretty sure that pictures cannot be put in PMs ... so that really isn't a possible avenue to show the OP what might be possible with photoshop.
I think if vendors wanttot be on the boards to give advice, that's fine. But lecturing brides about copyright policies and telling them what they should and shouldn't do is out of line in my opinion. I think the photographer is pretty obviously not professional (no offense if she is OP, I'm just guessing that from the fairly obvious lack of photoshop/editing), though even if it wasn't I find it annoying for the vendors to be arguing with bees about this. It's not that I don't understand, it's that I feel it's unecessary and not your place, they're not your clients or anything.
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