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01/10/2011 10:33:38 PM · #1 |
I took this couple portrait and am having a beast of a time doing something with the background - there was not much choice of where to shoot. I've tried blurring, cloning, darkening, lightening, and can't seem to get anything that works. Could sure use your wizardry, suggestions...
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01/10/2011 10:40:16 PM · #2 |
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01/10/2011 11:43:36 PM · #3 |
| How about some fancy texturing work on the whole of it? I can sort of imagine this picture looking very good that way. |
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01/10/2011 11:47:33 PM · #4 |
| Ha! Did not even cross my mind. I get the impression they want something very clean and literal, rather than artsy. But I'm going to play with it and see if I can create something interesting for them. Thanks Ursual! |
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01/11/2011 12:19:05 AM · #5 |
I don't think it's so bad as it is. Context but no detail. Looks OK to me.
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01/11/2011 01:02:41 AM · #6 |
I am not good at composition, but I feel that center composition would work well here.
removing the background completely is making it artificial.
Here is my version ( not a clean edit but you can get an idea ) 
It still feels tilted to right though |
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01/11/2011 01:10:19 AM · #7 |
Thanks guys.
@ Bear - yeah, I'm not bothered by the bg, but they want it "cleaner". Maybe just toning down the beige square over the right shoulder. Or maybe blurring even more (it has been blurred already).
@ prashant - the square crop is great, although I'm not sure about not seeing their hands. But it's something to consider. I guess I'll give them a couple of options and see which they like best. |
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01/11/2011 03:53:47 AM · #8 |
| I love hands .. textured, young, old, hands tell us so much about a person .. or in this case, a couple. My favorite photo of my deceased mother is one of her hands .. lined, aged, veins bulging ... they are the hands I remember when I think of her ... I believe that if you talk with the couple and explain that photography is not only capturing light but capturing the expression/emotions that they will come to view your sensitive, loving photo as perfect in the context you captured it. Just my view of course. |
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01/11/2011 05:30:42 AM · #9 |
this is my attempt:
with the low resolution image this is all i can do...
and i think that the hands are really important! ;-) |
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01/11/2011 07:10:38 AM · #10 |
Forgot that I can't upload to my workshop folder so I uploaded my edits to a private flickr gallery and sent you a guest pass email.
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01/11/2011 07:21:34 AM · #11 |
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01/11/2011 08:11:23 AM · #12 |
Here's my attempt...
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01/11/2011 10:34:14 AM · #13 |
Here's my quick and dirty clean up attempt.
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01/11/2011 10:55:07 AM · #14 |
this is the best i could do with what was supplied. :)
Message edited by author 2011-01-11 10:55:50. |
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01/11/2011 12:00:55 PM · #15 |
Here's a quicky on what we pm'd about. Anyway, feel free to ask if you have any questions. |
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01/11/2011 01:01:38 PM · #16 |
Very quick and dirty. Would have to spend more time on the mask.
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01/11/2011 01:48:24 PM · #17 |
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