Shooting into the sun gives you haze before it gives you gold
Backlit portraits at sunset are the frames couples ask for, and the raw files rarely look like the final image. In this example the low sun floods the lens: the frame is milky and gray, the couple's faces are underexposed, the sky is blown to white and there is no warmth at all. A camera bag and a reflector are still lying in the grass at the left.
Who uses this
- Wedding photographers editing sunset portraits to a signature look
- Studios that want one hero frame graded to set the tone of a gallery
- Photographers who prefer to hand off the heavy frames and keep batch edits in-house
How the edit is handled
A human editor cuts the veiling flare, restores contrast and lifts the faces, then builds the warm grade: golden grass, a glowing veil, and skin that stays natural instead of turning orange.
Highlights in the dress are protected so the fabric keeps its detail. The bag and the reflector are removed. The couple's pose, expressions and the landscape are kept. We work from the raw file when you have one, because it holds far more highlight and shadow detail.
What to upload
Send the raw file if possible, plus one or two finished images in the look you want us to match.
Photos
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sunset.jpg
1 credit ($8)
1 photo to edit
Instructions
Shot into the sun and it came out hazy. Please cut the flare and give it a warm golden grade.
Private: recreated on our own images, not customer photos
The before/after shown here is recreated on images created or licensed for this site — never a real customer's photo. Your upload is seen only by the editor working on it, and the edit comes with free revisions within 14 days of delivery if anything needs adjusting.
