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Chioma + Obi – White Wedding, Abuja

I’m going to start posting slideshow galleries like the one below on this blog more often. These will be a summary of the entire wedding as opposed to the full gallery you can see on my main site. I find that you can tell a better story with a sequence of photos presented over a time period.

Sometime last year I had the opportunity of covering a wedding ceremony in Abuja, the Capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with Tom Saater as my assistant. It was a really fun affair as the couple had me cover their civil ceremony the previous year.

It would be really interesting to hear what you all think about this gallery.

Enjoy!

Relentless Builder - January 27, 2012 - 5:44 am

I actually prefer this gallery layout because it takes less time for the page to load and I like the option of using the slideshow or going through specific pictures one at a time. Lovely pictures, by the way!

Ynx - January 27, 2012 - 12:17 pm

Beautiful couple….great job matey! Amel Larrieux…yayyyy!

majo - January 27, 2012 - 5:44 pm

night sky lanterns. NICE touch.

Kemi + Rotimi – Wedding Ceremony, Atlanta GA

I’ve actually been meaning to put this post up for sometime now. I have been just a bit distracted by the other tasks I’ve had do recently, including the experimental training posts I’ve posted over the past week or so.

Below are images from a recent wedding ceremony I covered in Atlanta, GA. It was shot following the engagement ceremony which I previously posted on the 10th of January. Enjoy!

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mako - January 24, 2012 - 2:24 pm

Best pic is the little boy with the cash

frances - January 25, 2012 - 3:54 pm

i love i love i love

ann - January 25, 2012 - 4:13 pm

definitely agree- re: little boy (and the gorgeous shoes of course)

Enhancing a Portrait using a Soft Glow

This tutorial has been inspired by the NOT so good skin post production a lot of amateur wannabe retouchers and photographers have been presenting of late. I often wonder if these guys use their eyes to see what they are doing or if they are just doing it because it’s what has become the standard way of post production. IMHO it’s not very flattering to use.

In this video I am attempting to present a more natural and quick way of doing Skin portrait post production. I hope it’s helpful. Please make comments so I can improve on how I deliver these videos.

Enhancing a Portrait using a Soft Glow from Jide Alakija on Vimeo.

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How to get more detail out of your images

So many images out there look so sharp and full of detail. I spend hours behind the camera trying to work out what the best conditions are to get the more amount of detail from my images. I use to often wonder how my fellow photographers did it and in batches of one hundred images. Surely there had to be a way they were doing it. This video is an attempt to explain a very effective way to show more detail in your photos. It is the first among a series of training videos I will be posting from now on along with our work in portraiture, wedding and other forms of commercial photography.

Please take the time to comment and let me know how best I can do these videos as it’s easy to take for granted the knowledge you have (or don’t).

How to get more detail out of your images from Jide Alakija on Vimeo.

A short introductory video on how to get more detail out of an image in Photoshop

Peter-Ben Femi Anifalaje - January 19, 2012 - 3:37 pm

Great post Bro! I am learning these days that I need to pay more attention to photoshop!! This is the boot I need in my butt to get into it!

Olu Akintorin - January 19, 2012 - 4:02 pm

Nice. quite helpful.

Kemi + Rotimi – Engagement Ceremony, Atlanta, GA

I’m about to head back to London after spending so long in Lagos, Nigeria. I think in one stretch this is the longest time I’ve ever spent here. It’s been a very good and fruitful time away from base. I’ve met some very interesting people and made some very good contacts. I will miss them all.

Below are images from a recent Yoruba Engagement Ceremony I photographed in Atlanta, Georgia last year. This was one of the first events where I employed multiple speedlites at the venue.

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Ynx - January 10, 2012 - 2:32 am

Awwww…love love love!

Doyin (Events by Doyin) - January 10, 2012 - 2:48 am

Beautiful!

Relentless Builder - January 10, 2012 - 4:38 pm

Lovely pictures. See different phases of gele tying and the aftermath … Congratulations to the couple!

frances - January 24, 2012 - 10:56 am

awesome

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