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05/05/2007 03:49:23 PM · #1 |
Hey all, this is my first attempt at black and white. Thoughts? Advice? Tips?
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05/05/2007 03:55:52 PM · #2 |
The contrast & lighting is spot on. I just wish you would have walked forward a little and taken one from the railings. The foreground spoils it a little for me. For a first attempt its really good.
Mike
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05/05/2007 04:16:41 PM · #3 |
I left a comment. The best way to benefit from feedback for something like this might be to post 3 different images that represent some variation in your technique or style and get feedback on those and combine the feedback to refine your style for your next productions.
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05/05/2007 04:21:15 PM · #4 |
First of all, welcome to the world of post-processing. You'll love it...and hate it...all at one time.
Not bad, especially for your first. I see that the image is in grayscale. Did you just desaturate it, or did you spend some time with a particular conversion method? The reason I ask is that it looks a little washed. You do have a great foundation to start with, but I think it could use a little more contrast. I spent a minute fiddling with it and came up with this.
I added a soft light layer, filled it with red, desaturated and adjusted it with a channel mixer layer than added a slight curves adjustment for some contrast. I also added a small border, as I stand on that side of the never-ending border argument. Let me know if I can help you with anything I mentioned, and good luck!
Edit to add: I also burned the shadows in the clouds a bit using the burn tool at 8% with a few passes.
Message edited by author 2007-05-05 16:22:47.
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05/05/2007 04:25:38 PM · #5 |
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05/05/2007 06:11:43 PM · #6 |
| Thanks for taking the time to look at my photo - all very helpful tips. You're right ericwoo, I did convert to grayscale, and I did this because when I used the channel mixer, I kept getting a really weird pattern in the sky, but maybe I just needed to do some selective levels and I was just being lazy. |
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