This is an image of a bride’s bouquet that was taken after her wedding as she stood in her receiving line. She was holding the flowers in one hand, and I was taking close-ups using a telephoto lens. I intentionally photographed the flowers using a shallow focus so that the background would go very soft. The final print was digitally enhanced. I have been doing this type of hand tinted image for almost 20 years. In the old days it was done with oils and inks directly on the surface of each print. Now, thanks to computers, I can do this effect digitally.

Minolta 7D camera and Minolta 200mm F2.8 lens. No flash.

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