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05/12/2007 03:00:22 AM · #1 |
I'm not familiar at all with photographing people.
Can somebody give me suggestions, comments, anything?
Please
Thankee, thankeeverymuch!!!!
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05/12/2007 03:18:07 AM · #2 |
Just my opinion.
The background is too present , too visible and a bit distracting as the model wears only black clothes.
She's very near the background and viewers can appreciate the texture of the wall but very little details of the lady , she appears too flat.
You could blur a little the background and see the difference.
As only eyes are visible , you could try to focus the attention on her face , have you tried different crops of this photo ?
By the way she has beautiful green eyes...
When I look at it more in detail , I notice a strange color of skin (orange tones), have you increased the saturation ?
It's maybe only a reflect.
Do you have more photos of this serie ?
Message edited by author 2007-05-12 03:29:40. |
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05/12/2007 03:49:49 AM · #3 |
about the brick wall:
even if you go 10 steps in front of the wall and use very shallow DoF, the pattern of the wall will always be visible. Your choice if that's what you want. |
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05/12/2007 04:12:21 AM · #4 |
There is definitely potential in this picture. But also some errors imho.
I would crop much tighter. That's always something you tend to do wrong in the beginning. Here the wall adds nothing but distraction. The strength of the photo is the eye.
Also the ligh is not optimal. Too much from above. The eyes are too dark. Have a look at this thread//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=585228
also color cast is a bit orange, but that may be my screen.
Message edited by author 2007-05-12 04:18:04. |
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05/12/2007 07:28:51 PM · #5 |
I thought I would show an edit of what I think would make this photo "pop" a little more.
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Message edited by L2 - Changed large image to link - please try to keep under 500 pixels and about 30kb :). |
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05/12/2007 07:32:00 PM · #6 |
| Are you going to share with us what you did to it to make it pop? |
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05/12/2007 07:38:47 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by bowronfam3:
I thought I would show an edit of what I think would make this photo "pop" a little more.
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Me too:
Levels, Hue/Sat, added some sepia toning, Blurred the background and sharpened the eyes!
Message edited by author 2007-05-12 19:40:37.
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05/12/2007 07:42:31 PM · #8 |
i just cropped, desaturated the background, adjusted hue/sat in her face and eyes, sharpened the eyes a little bit and voila :)
oh, and to make a comment on your original, the very bright brick just above the head is a bit distracting :)
Message edited by author 2007-05-12 19:43:22. |
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05/13/2007 12:27:54 AM · #9 |
Wow, Wow, Wow!!!
Thanks so much. These look great!!!
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05/13/2007 12:44:58 AM · #10 |
While I tend to agree, you can't leave the background out. The red brick at the top is a stark contrast to the black.
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05/13/2007 12:50:24 AM · #11 |
| Forgetting the rule of 3rd's the red brick draws alot of attention for me. Attention to an area that contains nothing. |
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05/13/2007 01:20:26 AM · #12 |
everyone else was having fun so I wanted to too. hope you don't mind. just soem curves, hue/sat,gradient map, brightened and colored eyes and I started to iron the cloth but i gave up.
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05/14/2007 04:25:52 AM · #13 |
What about this? What do ya think?
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