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06/22/2003 06:18:44 AM · #1 |
Just interested to know how many people edited their submissions to the Black on Black outside what the 'normal' rules would allow.
Which tools/techniques did you use and do you think your original image would be scoring as well/badly without the edits?
Didn't manage to enter myself due to lack of inspiration.
Message edited by author 2003-06-22 06:19:06. |
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06/22/2003 06:22:12 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by robsmith:
Just interested to know how many people edited their submissions to the Black on Black outside what the 'normal' rules would allow.
Which tools/techniques did you use and do you think your original image would be scoring as well/badly without the edits?
Didn't manage to enter myself due to lack of inspiration. |
Removed one dust speck with the clone tool. Should have removed the whole frikken subject. Probably would have done splendidly. lol
Message edited by author 2003-06-22 06:22:35.
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06/22/2003 07:33:13 AM · #3 |
I didn't do anything to my BoB entry that wouldn't have been allowed in any other challenge.
Shari
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06/22/2003 07:35:58 AM · #4 |
I edited my picture quite a bit, mostly using dodge and burn tools, but some airbrushing as well. However, it's probably quite a bit less than how much people think I did on my pic. ;)
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06/22/2003 10:06:29 AM · #5 |
i found it really useful on this challenge because my lighting really brought out dust spots that a) would have been impossible to fully remove in real life and b) leaving in would have majorly spoiled the 'clean look' i wanted. so i was happy i could take them out :)
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06/22/2003 10:15:33 AM · #6 |
| Blacked out a few undesirable elements in the background. I don't mind a little distraction in my pictures, life is distracting, but by pure gamesmanship I cleaned up a little to meet the DPC recommended esthetic code requirements. |
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06/22/2003 10:17:44 AM · #7 |
| only thing I did outside of the regular rules is I used the airbrush tool to cover up a flashspot. |
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06/22/2003 11:06:12 AM · #8 |
| I only used the burn tool a little to tone down a couple of bright specks and to enhance the contrast on one element. |
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06/22/2003 11:12:11 AM · #9 |
i cloned out a couple of dust specks that weren't noticeable until i looked at it on the monitor. the only other post-processing i did was to adjust the levels a bit and a slight sharpen after i resized.
i'm noticing that the relaxation of the rules didn't produce a "digital art" competition. |
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06/22/2003 11:32:56 AM · #10 |
took out dust spots, etc and used the history brush to bring back some parts of the subject that were too far blended into the bg.
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06/22/2003 01:38:06 PM · #11 |
| I dodged, burned, clones out two hot pixels, and submitted my entry. Then I went into photoshop and played with the smudge tool a bit and thought, "what the heck" and re-submitted. Both shots were nice (imho) but I had an attack of "oooooh... you don't get to do this very often, take advantage of it now!!!" lol... |
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06/22/2003 06:33:18 PM · #12 |
I went all out this week. One of my favorite things about digital photography is using Photoshop afterward. Taking the photographs is great fun, but making it perfect in Photoshop really brings it alive.
Since the rules were relaxed, I made significant changes to my entry. I used the clone tool extensively, as well as the airbrush, multiple layers with various layer blending modes and opacities. I also used the copy and paste feature with new layers.
My image would be considered digital art due to the extensive changes from the original. Once the challenge is over, I will post my final image and the original. The original would not normally be a keeper, but Photoshop brought it to life!
My image is currently doing very well, better than I've done for awhile!
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06/22/2003 08:57:29 PM · #13 |
I cloned out a bright pixel and lightened a dark area.
Back during the big "more editing, not more editing" threads, someone stated something to the effect that if the editing is done well, the viewer will never know it. I have only voted on about 40% of the Black on Black and I have seen two pictures with very obvious dodge and burn and I was wodering why these otherwise good photographs had these very distracting characteristics. One explanation is that they intended this to show-up. Another explanation is that they did not see the picture the same way I do. How can this be? I think the root of the problem is the monitor used for editing. If the monitor squashes the blacks and the D/B is a very low level, then the photographer might say, "Nothing happening here, I'll increase the value." Now they can see the effect and they edit it. But when I look at it with a monitor that does not treat the blacks in the same way, I might see the original low level attempts. I'm pretty sure that is what happened.
Tune up those monitors and erase any attempts that you thought did not show up.
Dennis
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06/23/2003 09:23:05 AM · #14 |
used clone tool to remove some specks/ highlights
Used dodge/ burn to enhance the tonal range for some of the highlights and to reduce some of the shadows.
Used multiple layers to apply selective sharpening.
Score is pretty average, mainly I think because my subject is boring and my shot is in colour (see the various other threads about the confusion over the meaning of 'low-key')
There are a few entries that look pretty obviously photoshop'ed which will be interesting to see how they do. I don't particularly like photographs like that but I wonder what the general voting bloc will think.
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06/23/2003 10:25:57 AM · #15 |
cloned out something I would normally have cropped, and used dust removal filter.
other than those, all DPC legal stuff.
the picture still sucked :) |
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