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 06/07/2009 05:12:15 AM · #1
hey, still working on pics for the Spanish classes, but this is for the Spanish Performance Competition which happens every year.... right before finals... *sigh*

There's this one pic that I just can't see for composition...

I was wondering if anyone might have something to offer in the line of advice.


I've been looking at too many pics, so my eye is a bit skewed. I can't decide if it should go straight or more strongly angled.

This is just out of bridge, so don't worry about any other modifications. Just the crop. Thanks.
 06/07/2009 06:43:08 AM · #2
if you have a fullsize version we can see then I may have an idea..
 06/07/2009 06:59:04 AM · #3
Originally posted by Simms:
if you have a fullsize version we can see then I may have an idea..


that's uncropped

The pics are still in raw, but if you would like, PM me and I can email you a cr2 or a JPG.
 06/07/2009 07:39:59 AM · #4


With no other detail or indicators of any kind, all I could think was to straighten a bit before cropping.
 06/07/2009 08:23:49 AM · #5
Originally posted by CEJ:


With no other detail or indicators of any kind, all I could think was to straighten a bit before cropping.


yeah, that's what I meant.

Do you think it looks better straightened or on more of an angle?
 06/07/2009 08:56:59 AM · #6
For me, straightened due to the reflection. The problem I found when cropping was subject placement without having a really odd sized photo when done.
 06/07/2009 08:59:24 AM · #7
Originally posted by CEJ:
For me, straightened due to the reflection. The problem I found when cropping was subject placement without having a really odd sized photo when done.


yeah, but I'm not too worried about that since the pics are just going onto a dvd. The students might print some of them, but most of them will end up on their blogs or something. Odd sizes are fine there.

Thanks. I think I'm satisfied.
 06/07/2009 09:42:06 AM · #8
Here I was ready to recommend a fertilizer for your pole beans...

R.
 06/07/2009 09:55:01 AM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Here I was ready to recommend a fertilizer for your pole beans...

R.

I was wondering when someone would catch on to that. ;)

While it is indeed boatloads of work, I am doing my best to give a decent pic to each group that did a play.

Last one I finished for the day (that made me smile). Inspired directly by the thread about lensbaby shots.

I don't have a lensbaby and this obviously isn't one, but...


Feel free to criticize or give your honest opinion.
 06/07/2009 09:56:44 AM · #10
For what it's worth, I've squared it up by skewing the image, down on the right and up on the left, instead of rotating and cropping. This maintains the aspect ratio, at the expense of making the figure look "thicker"; but considering the isolation of the figure as the only element in the photograph, making it more prominent may not be a bad thing. I also ran Topaz Adjust, Vibrance, on the image.



R.

06/07/2009 10:11:33 AM · #11
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
For what it's worth, I've squared it up by skewing the image, down on the right and up on the left, instead of rotating and cropping. This maintains the aspect ratio, at the expense of making the figure look "thicker"; but considering the isolation of the figure as the only element in the photograph, making it more prominent may not be a bad thing. I also ran Topaz Adjust, Vibrance, on the image.



R.


dang, that's pretty nice.

I had quickly given a bit of thought to the idea of doing some free transform stuff like skew. I like the way it worked out in yours, horizontal, but still has a feeling of the lines leading away.

Too bad I don't have time to learn this whole topaz thing. Gotta get this whole project done by tuesday morning and danged if my DVD burner packed it in too.

I still have to run the final batch too. I'm expecting 12 hours. I think I'll do half tonight and half later.

And there's a surprise pre-midterm test tomorrow morning at 8. yech. Methinks it's going to be a long day tomorrow.

The feedback is all appreciated, it helps keep me motivated and moving quickly.
 06/07/2009 10:13:27 AM · #12
Or. . . . enhance the sense of isolation in this shot by going the other way entirely. Add a big black border around it after a bit of burning on the random stuff at the edges of the shot?


06/07/2009 10:15:42 AM · #13
Originally posted by EBJones:
Or. . . . enhance the sense of isolation in this shot by going the other way entirely. Add a big black border around it after a bit of burning on the random stuff at the edges of the shot?



neat thing about that shot is the way the two halves almost look like angel wings. This version makes good use of that.
 06/07/2009 10:53:47 AM · #14
Originally posted by eschelar:
Too bad I don't have time to learn this whole topaz thing. Gotta get this whole project done by tuesday morning and danged if my DVD burner packed it in too.


Topaz is EASY at the level I'm using it here. Download free trial, install, it shows up as a filter in Photoshop or Elements. It has built-in presets; just click on one to preview the effect. If you like it, accept it and it processes the image for you. In this case, it was the "vibrance" preset. Topaz ia arguably the fastest, most effective way of processing a lot of images from a shoot like this, that need "enhancing", because you can set it all up as an action within photoshop and you're in business for bulk processing.

R.
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