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07/23/2011 10:11:06 PM · #1

I'm editing a basic group shot for a local baseball team. I don't know what is expected for the editing. Is this too over-the-top, or is this what's expected? Is it over-the-top either way?

Thanks!

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/23/2011 10:42:43 PM · #2

Please?

I'm mostly worried about the text. Should I do basic black and white? Should I tone down the yellow? Tone down the top and/or bottom gradients?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

07/23/2011 10:54:27 PM · #3

It looks okay to me. Text is nice. Top gradient a little overcooked, bottom gradient is fine. The faces seem slightly overexposed to me in this processing, I'd like to see that muted a little, but in the end it's about how it prints, not how it looks on my screen...

R.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

07/23/2011 10:56:14 PM · #4

Thank you, Bear!! You're always so helpful!

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

07/24/2011 12:04:25 AM · #5

It's a little hard to tell without seeing the original, but I agree with bear that the faces seem a little bright.

I like having the text mirror the team's colors, but the font seems a little heavy to me.

But who cares what I think. Does the team like the font?

kenskid

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/24/2011 12:08:29 AM · #6

Text is good.

The faces do seem a little bright. The only way to have prevented this would have been to get the sun at their back and use a flash in the front so you could control the light. All in all...a good team shot. I'd put out a few buck for it if I was on the team !

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

07/24/2011 12:14:38 AM · #7

I like both the text and the lighting, but that yellow is searing my eyeballs.

chromeydome

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/24/2011 12:43:50 AM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I agree, and on my monitor the yellow in the clothing is pretty intense. A bit less gradient at the top, and a test print to see how the faces and the yellow really come out is probably worth a try.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/24/2011 02:02:20 AM · #9

In group shots I have found that if you aren't in the picture, it is about the over all feel, which here looks fine. If you are in the picture, it is about how you look in the image, which here is only okay, the faces are over contrasted and a tad blown.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/24/2011 02:14:05 AM · #10

I left some comments, but forgot to add that I would have changed their team name. "Mothras" maybe. Something a little more, um... well, less like butterflies. Just sayin. ;-)

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