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Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

11/26/2007 03:46:36 PM · #1

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To me I like it, but I was wondering what others thought

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

11/26/2007 03:47:50 PM · #2

I think it's a great example of how time of day and weather conditions play a role in outdoor photography...

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

11/26/2007 03:49:50 PM · #3

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

I think it's a great example of how time of day and weather conditions play a role in outdoor photography...

The original photo was dark on the subject. I purpousely did it this way.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

11/26/2007 03:51:01 PM · #4

Originally posted by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I think it's a great example of how time of day and weather conditions play a role in outdoor photography...

The original photo was dark on the subject. I purpousely did it this way.

Then you succeeded if the result is what you were trying to achieve.

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

11/26/2007 03:55:16 PM · #5

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I think it's a great example of how time of day and weather conditions play a role in outdoor photography...

The original photo was dark on the subject. I purpousely did it this way.

Then you succeeded if the result is what you were trying to achieve.

I know, just wondering if it was appealing to others...

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

11/26/2007 03:56:29 PM · #6

Originally posted by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by bennettjamie:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I think it's a great example of how time of day and weather conditions play a role in outdoor photography...

The original photo was dark on the subject. I purpousely did it this way.

Then you succeeded if the result is what you were trying to achieve.

I know, just wondering if it was appealing to others...

Did your model like the photo?

I'm not a fan of the lighting in that particular image. It's just harsh in my opinion. Compositionally, having the foot clipped that closely on the right feels uncomfortable also.

Message edited by author 2007-11-26 15:56:45.

fotomann_forever

11/26/2007 03:58:41 PM · #7

I might would like it if there were something to make her back and left boob from just blending into the background. I don't mind the over-exposed look, but it must be intentional rather than oops.

CalamitysMaster00

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II

11/26/2007 04:00:39 PM · #8

I tend to LOVE high contrast photos (they have an artsy look to them) but I also value good details too - the key is to blow it up while still keeping details. Your highlights are too strong here in my opinion, though its appealing as an eye-catcher - its not appealing to look at.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

11/26/2007 04:01:06 PM · #9

Here is the original:

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fotomann_forever

11/26/2007 04:04:31 PM · #10

Originally posted by bennettjamie:

Here is the original:

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This photo was screaming for fill flash. I love what the light is doing to her hair. You just needed fill via flash or reflectors to make it pop!

And I like this original better than the edit.

aliqui

Nikon D300s

11/26/2007 04:21:43 PM · #11

I think in your edit, you've gone too far with the high-key. It hurts my eyes, heh. Here's my attempt with your photo. I adjusted the white/black/greys in Selective Color, dodged and burned her face, used the sharpening tool to bring out key features, and did a tiny brightness/contrast.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/26/2007 05:58:40 PM · #12

Although the lighting is a bit harsh (due to the time of day), I took a stab at editing it (I hope you don't mind).

My main goals were to salvage a blown-out shirt (recover as much tone as possible), and to lighten the face without making it look too fake...

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- cropped and straightened horizon
- tweaked exposure
- adjusted hue/sat on the blues and cyans
- selected just the face and tweaked the shadows on its own layer
- sharpened using high-pass filters and layers

Message edited by author 2007-11-26 18:52:52.

Apple iPhone 5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/26/2007 06:00:48 PM · #13

I like the editing, and the effect you're going for. The cropped toe is distracting though. But overall, yes, it's appealing.

MikeJ

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/26/2007 06:46:32 PM · #14

If you are going for how it is technically ask photographers. If you want to know if it's appealing, ask non-photographers. Both groups are going to look at an image differently... although you might get the same answers but for different reasons and in different ways.

She is pretty and makes a great subject for a portriat. What jumps out at me first is the tilt. She's falling forward. The second thing is the blown highlights. They attract too much attention away from her face and pose. Not enough to overcome the tilt though. With the other two items, I never noticed the foot being cut off until after it was mentioned, and though rule of thumb is not to cut off body parts, I don't find it that over powering in this image because it's well away from the main focus of the portrait, which is her face.

She's appealing, the way you have her presented here is not so appealing... in my opinion.

Mike

NstiG8tr

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

11/26/2007 07:31:20 PM · #15

all I have to say is...where is the rest of her foot? Did the train come by and chop her toes off. This would be the only acceptable reason for her toes to be missing. I agree with the fill flash comment also.

bowronfam3

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/26/2007 08:56:27 PM · #16

I thought I would give the editing a try. I think your edit was just a little too much. You know how they say, "If you like an artsy effect you're putting on a photo, take it down about 2 notches for a perfect photo!"....it's really true!

jdannels

Nikon D300s

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

11/26/2007 11:27:07 PM · #17

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Here's my take, cut off both feet and straightened some. Copied the image and ran a levels adjustment to brighten her face, then erased around her to keep the rest dark. Brightened the eyes alittle. Then ran shadows/highlights on it but erased the effect about halfway off the girl. Through some texture on it but erased the effects on her and it helped darken the background.

LERtastic

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

11/26/2007 11:36:24 PM · #18

I am a huge fan of high contrast (just look at my portfolio), but I have learned that there is value in trying to keep the photo from blowing out. This edit by

bowronfam3 is exactly what I envisioned the photo should look like before I even saw the original. In your first edit, the light was too bright and harsh, this edit pulls the detail out of her face without loosing the proper skin tones, as well it fixes some of the areas that appear blown out in the original.

Originally posted by bowronfam3:

Message edited by author 2007-11-26 23:37:22.

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/27/2007 12:07:30 AM · #19

I like the concept of the photo, the setting, pose etc..

But I think it's a bit too overexposed in your original post.

The overexposure behind her would look nice, but at a lower intensity.

Overall, I like the concept and shot, but the overexposure you added is a bit too much in my opinion.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/27/2007 12:31:18 AM · #20

Here's another perspective on it:

Dodged the face. Burned the background. Intensified the color just a bit. Cropped to get rid of the cut off foot and to put her on a third's line.

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

11/27/2007 12:34:37 AM · #21

Originally posted by dwterry:

Here's another perspective on it:

Dodged the face. Burned the background. Intensified the color just a bit. Cropped to get rid of the cut off foot and to put her on a third's line.

That crop makes a world of difference.

11/27/2007 09:14:44 AM · #22

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by dwterry:
Here's another perspective on it:

Dodged the face. Burned the background. Intensified the color just a bit. Cropped to get rid of the cut off foot and to put her on a third's line.

That crop makes a world of difference.

It really does.