Middle of Nowhere in Socorro

I will be shooting this young couple's wedding later this year, but they also wanted some fun, and different, engagement photos that they may use for the reception poster or invitations. They are Tim Burton fans so this had a Beetlejuice slant where there wedding will be in "Nightmare before Christmas." They finally found the appropriate abandoned house, I brought some Xmas lights and a spotlight and they made the ball decorations there. The bride had someone make her dress. The house is in a relatively secluded area so we weren't bothered by passers-by. This shot was taken around 8pm at night.
The shot was sharpened and then contrast added, then layers of light blue and sepia were added for depth. The spray paint behind the bride happened to be red, so I took out the red from the wall as much as possible so she could pop more than her background. A "vignette" haze border was added to the interior of the shot, then a black/red border was added to the outside of the shot.

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