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Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

03/08/2009 08:05:26 PM · #1

I want the glass to look more realistic. Basically I would like it to look like glass was there.

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

03/08/2009 08:22:46 PM · #2

left ya a comment.

1) put in some reflections (photograph a window on the street to get feeling for what a realistic window reflection looks like, it's harder than one would guess)
2) as violinist suggested reduce the size of those water drops

cool overall concept!

03/08/2009 08:30:55 PM · #3

Reducing the size of those drops will be no picnic. That is one of the biggest problems. I also agree with your reflection, but now I have to think about what reflection would be in that window. I am guessing it would be of the alley where I shot this.

I think the harder problem will be getting the reflection upside down in the drops. That is probably something that would really add to the shot.

Message edited by author 2009-03-08 20:32:09.

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

03/08/2009 08:45:28 PM · #4

How about this. Got rid of the larger drops and threw a street scene as a reflection.

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

03/08/2009 08:54:12 PM · #5

don't you have it as a psd file or something so you can just change the size of the overlaying waterdrop layer? the reflection is not bad, but try to find more of a contrasting scene so you get like one part of the glass look like it reflects the sky or something...hard to explain, i'll go try to find an example...
i think the waterdrops don't have to reflect the reflection upsidedown as long as this is not going to be printed larger than 8x10 i think, because the water drops are too small to figure out any reflection in them (or just do it on the biggest drops if u wanna knock yourself out on it...lol).
and don't forget to fix the blownout highlights on their faces, they really do distract!

edit for typos

Message edited by author 2009-03-08 20:55:45.

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

03/08/2009 09:07:16 PM · #6

I used several images for the reflection. Seems to be working better. I did what you said and used a bike path image and some others to make it more realistic.

I cannot shrink the water drops. They were sized up so that they would work. I can shrink that layer, but I would have to build a new water drop image to get it to shrink.

David Ey

Nikon D80

03/08/2009 09:10:03 PM · #7

Think about using real glass.

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

03/08/2009 09:14:32 PM · #8

Originally posted by David Ey:

Think about using real glass.

Then what would I have to edit?

David Ey

Nikon D80

03/08/2009 09:18:56 PM · #9

Why do you want to?

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

03/08/2009 09:26:30 PM · #10

Because it looks better than this:

And it is fun.

Ja-9

Nikon D750

03/08/2009 09:38:17 PM · #11

Originally posted by Jason_Cross:

in this one...there is a bad reflection in the womans eye and cheek...it looks like her "make-up" is running...I like the first one best...no reflection of the street...as it isn't defined well enough

03/08/2009 09:48:18 PM · #12

I see that. I will edit that out. I sort of like the reflections because it grunges up the image and makes up for some of the imperfections in my photography.

It isn't one of my best, but it was fun to make. I enjoy creating scenes. As you are editing you don't know where you are going to end up next. Everything just sort of happens.

Message edited by author 2009-03-08 21:49:51.

Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC

03/09/2009 12:03:13 AM · #13

Aw heck. I spent all that time on this shot, sent it to the band only to find out they got in a fight tonight and now one of the dude's isn't in the band anymore.

I can't say that it surprised me that much, but still that sort of sucks.

fldave

Pentax K5II

03/09/2009 12:21:40 AM · #14

Just clone in Godzilla (ala Art Roflmao) in place of the ex-parte member...?

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

03/09/2009 06:31:33 AM · #15

Originally posted by Jason_Cross:

LOL that sucks indeed! :D
but that's band life you know, could be they're happily reunited again tomorrow...

i once did a promo shoot for this band

they were 8 members and they wanted me to shoot 6 of them at a time in every possible combination of the 8 guys just in case one of them drops out one day...