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Bridal Fashion Photography ~ Lola ~ Charlotte Fashion Photographer

07.27.09

Here is Part One of my three part series of my high fashion bridal portraits. Lola is our 1940’s aviation-inspired bride with a modern twist. This girl is just gorgeous! Hair and makeup stylings by Courtney. And again, I have to thank my honey, Alin, for helping me with lighting and set preparations. Thank you babe, and I love you very much! The dress was designed and created by the amazing and talented Lorimarsha! Check out my favorites from our session. I would love to hear your thoughts below!

Following hairpiece created by Chamberry Cherry.
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Following hairpiece created by Chamberry Cherry.
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Following hairpiece created by Rachel Larraine.
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Following hairpiece created by Baroque And Roll.
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Following hairpiece created by Rachel Larraine.
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Following hairpiece created by Baroque And Roll.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Rachel Larraine.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Chamberry Cherry.
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Following hairpiece created by Baroque And Roll.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Rachel Larraine.
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Following hairpiece created by Baroque And Roll.
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Following hairpiece created by Crimson Empress.
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Following hairpiece created by Rachel Larraine.
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by Caroline

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July 27, 2009 - 8:48 pm

Alin Ghetes - Nice job babe!! had a lot of fun that day looking at a pretty girl all day!! Oh ya, and Lola wasn’t bad either ;) We make a killer team!!

July 27, 2009 - 9:06 pm

Monica - WOW these are really just AMAZING I love browsing through vogue all the fashion mags and these SCREAM MAGAZINE QUALITY!
WOW is all I can say!

July 28, 2009 - 9:50 am

audra bender - amazing, unbelievable, beautiful, breathtaking. love, love, love, love.

July 29, 2009 - 2:14 am

susan * gabi - ok, if i had to chose a favorite …. the second to the last one. THAT is what you call art. dang girl, i don’t know how you do it but i SOOO wish i could see the world thru your eyes. i bet it’s almost as amazing as the way you capture it …. much love.

July 29, 2009 - 10:04 am

Caroline Ghetes - Thank you babe!! Monica, you flatter me ; ) Thank you for the kind words. And Audra, thank you! I appreciate you stopping by! Susan, that i an interesting choice : ) I love this girl. She had a very unique look and amazing presence. Thanks again for the sweet comments you guys!

July 28, 2009 - 3:11 pm

lorimarsha » Blog Archive » Creative Collaboration - [...] I was recently contacted by Caroline Ghetes who saw my dress designs in my Etsy store. She asked if I was interested in a creative collaboration- her photography, my dress. Of course I said yes! She did a photoshoot with a vintage aviation theme and I am thrilled with how she designed the shots. See them here. [...]

Bridal Portraits ~ Sarah Lynn ~ Charlotte Fashion Photographer

07.26.09

Meet Sarah Lynn! Part 3 and the final part of my three-shoot bridal portrait inspired extravaganza! You may notice that she is wearing the same dress as Lola but I wanted to see if I can get two completely different looks using the same dress, as a way to challenge myself. Lola’s was kind of a modern day 1940’s aviation inspired bridal shoot and with Sarah Lynn, I wanted more of a natural country farm girl feel. And the dress, by the way, was designed and created by the amazingly talented Lorimarsha who can be found through Etsy! We shot at the gorgeous The Farm at Hodges’ Dairy I can only post one image from Sarah Lynn’s session from yesterday afternoon, as that is all I have time for now, but stay tuned. I have MUCH to post this upcoming week from these three sessions and from my weekend getaway to Charleston with Alin. Here is one of my MANY favorites my Sarah Lynn’s session.

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by Caroline

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July 26, 2009 - 5:42 pm

Bianca Ghetes - wow this looks so fairy tale-like! love the lighting and the sizing ratio between her and the tree!

July 27, 2009 - 11:25 am

Mark - Nice one, Caroline!

July 27, 2009 - 12:11 pm

Caroline - Thank you Bianca! And Mark you too. It means a whole lot comin’ from you : )

Bridal Portraits ~ Callie ~ Charlotte Fashion Photographer

07.25.09

Okay, so this is shoot #2 from my three shoot series of high fashion bridal portraits from this weekend. This morning, I got to shoot the lovely Miss Callie. Hair and makeup by Yours Truly. Bouquet was also designed and created by Moi. The dress is an actual vintage piece I found on Etsy by the fabulous Claire of Green Hydrangea Marketplace. The veil and patent leather flower hair piece you see was also found on Etsy by Katherine of ‘Liaison’. LOVE LOVE LOVE her pieces!

I realized after a year of living in the south that the brides here, I have found to be leaning towards more traditional attire when it came to their wedding day. Brides! Get out of your comfort zone and try something different! Make yourselves stand out! A high fashion bridal look does not need to come at a high fashion cost, you know. Etsy is a GREAT place to find unique, high quality hairpieces, dresses, shoes, and other wedding day decor and you do not have to break the bank to look original and chic!

So I am going to show you one image from my many MANY favorites from this morning that I hope will inspire some of you traditionalist brides to step outside the box and do something different.

This shot was taken inside the Mez at Charlotte’s Epicenter. I had shot a bridal shower party here a few months ago and have always wanted to come back and shoot this wall with a very stylish bride. Many many more images to blog from yesterday and today’s sessions, along with a ton of images from Alin & I’s weekend getaway to Charleston, SC and will be posted starting Monday. Come back and check here daily! I would love to hear your thoughts! Let me know what you think below!

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by Caroline

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July 25, 2009 - 11:57 pm

mary - looks soooooooooo amazing! she looks like a high fashion figurine doll!

July 26, 2009 - 3:10 am

kat – rocknrollbride - awesome! i neeeed to see more..

July 26, 2009 - 6:42 pm

Caroline Ghetes Photography - Thank you Kat! MANY more from this session coming up this week : ) Mary she did remind me of some sort of porcelain doll, I agree : ) And thank you too!

July 28, 2009 - 7:13 am

Flory - I love all the elements in this picture. The white doves floating in the blackness, the way she stands out and is that smoke I see? It’s an awesome picture. And you’re right about the dresses, I really like this vintage look.

I ♥ Faces ~ Fix-It Friday ~ Mr. Handsome

07.25.09

Over at I ♥ Faces, they post an image every Friday for everyone to borrow and use their own methods of editing to make that picture look better. This one isn’t a contest, but it challenges us with something new every week to see if we can improve an image by putting our editing skills to the test. So this week we got Mr. Handsome! Here he is, unedited.

BEFORE
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AFTER -cool version
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AFTER -really cool version
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POST-PROCESSING DETAILS:
*I use Photoshop CS4 & also a few of the Totally Rad Actions to edit most of my images and this one in particular.
~Yin/Yang (around eyes, on handsm and parts of the hair)
~Flattened Image
~Clone stamped some of the green underneath his right eye
~Created separate layer from around his right eye
~Highlighted the new layer and changed the color balance from the CS4 Adjustment menu (reduced yellows/greens)
~Flattened Image
~Boutwell Magic Glasses (100%)
~Copied his left eyeball using lasso (5 pixels) and pasted on his right eyeball where there was a lot noise and loss of detail
~Flattened Image
~Did Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance using CS4 and then did the following (Blue +30, Magenta -10, Cyan -10)
~Yin/Yang around eyes again to brighten and darken a little bit around eyelids
~Pro-Retouch to slightly soften skin and lips
~+Contrast (20%)
~Grandma’s Tap Shoes (20%)
~Using lasso tool at 50 pixels, I created a new layer from electing the outside edges
~Selected the background layer and decreased levels in the Photoshop Menu to create a slight vignette
~Flattened Image
~Using CS4, brightened level of overall image
~Cool as a Cucumber (20%)
~Pool Party (20%)
~Antique Tone (50%)

And there you have it!!

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by Caroline

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July 25, 2009 - 2:43 am

wendy - Thanks for stopping by! I must admit, I looked around your blog a little bit. Fabulous photos! I love your style. A lot. I am just beginning but hoping to get that good.
Very nice edit. I like how you lightened his eyes. Funny captions too. :)

July 25, 2009 - 2:45 am

Caroline Ghetes Photography - Awww well thank you Wendy! You will do just fine! If the passion is there, then the rest can be learned!

July 25, 2009 - 3:13 am

Kate – k8tography - I love these edits – you have made his eyes look fantastic! I laughed out loud at your caption!

k8

July 25, 2009 - 11:51 am

Lori Lynn - Wow. You really put a lot of work into this, but the subtleties really pay off. It looks fantastic and it never occured to me to use the left eye to fix the right eye. I have so much to learn.

July 25, 2009 - 3:24 pm

Crystal - Love his caramel eyes. Great edits. :)

Please check mine out.

crystalraephotography.blogspot.com

July 25, 2009 - 9:28 pm

Tanya Grossie - Awesome!! I love the text! Great Idea!

July 25, 2009 - 10:23 pm

Caroline Ghetes Photography - Thanks you guys! It took a while but I had fun : )

July 25, 2009 - 10:57 pm

Life with Kaishon - Wow. I loved the picture before, but your edit is my absolute favorite. So crisp and fantastic. Those eyes are to-die-for. Wow. I love your style. Your pictures are amazing!

July 25, 2009 - 11:17 pm

Caroline Ghetes Photography - Thank you Kaishon! You are sweet : )

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