Experimental "Jesh de Rox" Photography

As a photographer I am against photo manipulation to the point where the image can almost be labeled surreal. Such techniques such as HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, especially for the use of portraits are accused of that in my book. Check out the work of Dave Hill for some of the "better" examples.

About a few months ago I stumbled across man by the name of Jesh de Rox. Let's just say he's a little bit of a legend in the wedding photography world. In addition to capturing great images he really has a talent in photoshop. His images are "surreal," but in every good way imaginable. Today I tried to take a stab at his post processing technique with some "never before seen" pictures from Alicia and John's wedding. Here were the results.