How to get an indie look in photos?

How do I get my photos to look like this?

• Click https://www.flickr.com/photos/123485469@N03/ for similar examples. I am a professional photographer, and want to know how to get this soft, lighted look. I have Lr and Ps. ...show more

• Answer:

  They just look like two slightly overexposed images to me. Notice the complete lack of detail in the bride's dress and veil. The couple picture also suffers from very poor composition in my opinion. Part of a bench in the foreground drawing attention. There's more detail in the background then there is in the couple which makes the background a major distraction. Whoever took these is barely above the snapshot level in my opinion. Read: http://www.shutterbug.com/content/window-light-interior-portraits-using-sunlight http://www.shutterbug.com/content/fall-portraits-outdoors-working-autumnal-light http://www.shutterbug.com/content/natural-light-portraiture-why-one-photographer-loves-sun http://digital-photography-school.com/natural-light-portraits-made-in-the-shade http://photographyknowhow.com/photography-lighting/ http://photographyknowhow.com/quality-of-light-in-photography/ http://photographyknowhow.com/direction-of-light-in-photography/ Actually learning about light and how to use it is far more important than depending on software like Lightroom and Photoshop. The old adage "Get it right in the camera" was, is and always will be true.