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 11/26/2005 05:58:05 PM · #1
Trying to work on my advanced dodging and burning with a stack of photos I have and this one came out.

It seemed a bit dark at first but then it sort of grew on me.

What do some of you think?
 11/26/2005 06:00:33 PM · #2
I really like the botttom, but I think the sky needs some work. Might try doing the effects layers for the sky/ground sections in separate layers, and change the blending effect. Multiply often does wonders for an almost blown sky for me.

edit - make sure you feather the selections when you copy them to new layers, you may have to dodge n burn the edges of the seams after applying the blur, I think vector masks can help, but I don't know really how to use them.

Message edited by author 2005-11-26 18:03:30.
 11/26/2005 06:02:06 PM · #3
I think it's quite lovely, and I think you can improve it. It is clipped in both highlight and shadow areas, more than seems desirable to me. I'd go back to the original and do some serious contrast masking or shadow/highlight adjustment (depending whether you use CS2 or not) so it's flatter than you want it to be, then do the same workflow on it so the end result is not totally blown in the sky and shows a trace of detail in the shadows.

I like it a lot!

Robt.

Message edited by author 2005-11-26 18:02:52.
 11/26/2005 06:08:44 PM · #4
Thanks for the feedback :-D

I will definitely go back and work on the clipped areas.

The original was a very good exposure and even toned. I usually don't burn and dodge heavy ( I lean towards natural photos) but it seems there is a real following around here for "grungier" photos so I thought I would educate myself some on the trend.

Thanks again :-)

Message edited by author 2005-11-26 18:09:34.
 11/26/2005 06:10:44 PM · #5
Originally posted by hokie:
Thanks for the feedback :-D

I will definitely go back and work on the clipped areas.

The original was a very good exposure and even toned. I usually don't burn and dodge heavy ( I lean towards natural photos) but it seems there is a real following around here for "grungier" photos so I whought I would educate myself some on the trend.

Thanks again :-)


I don't think this is "grungy" at all. It's "dense", is how I look at it. It has weight, it has desnity, it has gravity as it were. It takes a relatively ordinary scene and works tooverlay emotional values upon it, which I think of as a Good Thing.

Robt.
 11/26/2005 06:11:08 PM · #6
I like to call it hard light glow, grungy seems a smidge different to me. ;o)
 11/26/2005 06:28:26 PM · #7
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 11/26/2005 07:24:17 PM · #8
Thanks for the comments everyone! I learn a lot really fast this way.

It seems when you start to process photos a bit more you will move more towards some people and away from others, which is very interesting.

I tried a similar process on another photo I had in my stack of photos, only this time I tried a more monotone approach.

I am also including a before and after photo.

The Before Photo

The After Photo

Let me know what you guys think :-D

Message edited by author 2005-11-26 19:27:21.
 11/26/2005 07:26:54 PM · #9
very interesting, nice job controlling the clipping there. I like it. This really bourght out the wonderful S curve in the path.
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