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Monday, January 30, 2012

Seeke – my 2200th Tweeter Follower prize!

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A month ago I put up a competition on Twitter. I had about 2100+ followers at the time. I basically said that whoever my 2200 follower would be would be entitled to a free photo session. Seeke her was the lucky recipient of this prize.

We did the shoot two weekends ago and I promised to post some images from the shoot on my blog. We had a great time and it happens that I’d met Seeke a long time ago at a wedding. She was a bridesmaid then and I was a guest aspiring to be a wedding photographer. Here is the photo I took of her then.

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Jide Odukoya - January 30, 2012 - 8:12 am

WaooooO!…I love the story…She looks so young six years ago. She is cuter nw!

Wale Ariztos - January 30, 2012 - 8:11 pm

I must say….this is one of my favorite blog post. Her personality speaks through the photos.

Bambi - January 30, 2012 - 9:02 pm

OH WOW – what are the odds of that?!?!? See my baby cousin at my wedding way back when; brings back memories ;) Seekybaby still looking radiant – I guess Jide’s camera likes you A LOT! As always – lovely pics Jide (long time!) – u captured her true essence.

wani - January 30, 2012 - 11:19 pm

Love the one behind a tree, looking away from the camera..love composition and editing…nicely done as always….haha @ the thought of u as an aspiring photographer – amazing journey!

Bukky I - February 1, 2012 - 1:17 am

Seeke!! I didn’t know u loved him too!! He’s pictures are so awesome!! and u look beautiful as always :) :) I dont know why I’m so giddy, maybe ‘cos this was so unexpected…wow!

Relentless Builder - February 1, 2012 - 6:36 am

Small world, isn’t it. She doesn’t look much different from back then, to me, but her persona shines through in these pictures.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Chioma + Obi – White Wedding, Abuja

Posted in Weddings

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!

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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.

Bolu - January 28, 2012 - 8:31 pm

Absolutely lovely,think it’s amazing how you are able to capture and transmit the vibe of the wedding, great work

C. Turner - January 29, 2012 - 5:51 am

Oh my, beautiful couple + talented photog = gorgeous picures. Great job. The bride was lovely to work with as we created her wedding stationery…

Ayo-iShutter - January 30, 2012 - 3:10 pm

You have set the pace for 2012 as well.

The pace/timing of each pic in the slideshow is adequate & carries the viewer through the gallery effortlessly (and I like that,) without the need to scroll up and down the page. Great work and intelligent creative attention to detail. Well done Jide

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Kemi + Rotimi – Wedding Ceremony, Atlanta GA

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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)

Femi - January 30, 2012 - 3:40 am

lovely coverage! i like the smile on the little boy with cash too

Anthonia Seriki - February 1, 2012 - 3:23 pm

Absolutely beautiful pictures! It was such a beautiful weekend <3

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Enhancing a Portrait using a Soft Glow

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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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Thursday, January 19, 2012

How to get more detail out of your images

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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

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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.

toun okunnu - January 28, 2012 - 1:17 pm

God bless you!!! you dont know how long i’ve been wanting to learn how to vignette. your tutorial was easy to follow!

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