Bridal shoot from weekend

[Chipe]

I had two shoots this past weekend. This is a few shots from the bridal session I had. Let me know what you all think. Feedback is very much wanted. Good and bad.

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc342/chipe13/IMG_2431.jpg

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc342/chipe13/IMG_2500.jpg

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc342/chipe13/IMG_2514.jpg

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc342/chipe13/IMG_2516.jpg

http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc342/chipe13/IMG_2601.jpg

A question...As you can see she has a tan line. I have not tried to make it look like she does not, but she was wondering if its possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on how, if its possible, to blend in her skin so it looks like there is little or no tan? I will have to try to see what I can do in photoshop. But any suggestions?

The wedding shoot is in two weeks. I am excited! Hopefully I will get my website up and going soon after. Thanks for looking!

[Steve Paxton]

Great work! I particularly like the second image - the angle is wonderful!

I generally steer clear of heavy Photoshop work - such as removing major tan lines. The problem with it is you set the bar pretty high when you do that with a single image. Clients may come to expect that you will do it with all of them.

Instead, I offer to retouch images on a case-by-case basis. If it comes up, offer to retouch of few of their favorites.