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 10/23/2006 04:26:51 PM · #1
Hi all,

Took some shots of my lady this weekend and applied quite some post processing and was interested in receiving any feedback you might have :) Any comments are greatly appreciated...



Cheers :D
 10/23/2006 04:36:32 PM · #2
left comments on both
 10/24/2006 01:10:30 PM · #3
Thanks for the comments, updated the images!
 10/24/2006 01:46:58 PM · #4
You're welcome. Updated comments.
;-)
 10/24/2006 02:39:56 PM · #5
Originally posted by Noel_ZH:
Took some shots of my lady this weekend and applied quite some post processing and was interested in receiving any feedback you might have :) Any comments are greatly appreciated...


Generally speaking there is not a lot wrong with the post processing. My comments are more to technical aspects of the pictures moreso than anything else...

In both images your model is basically centered. Off setting your main subject can add viewer interest, especially if the other side has something interesting to see. You could apply off setting to both images effectively. On the first one you might try cropping off the right side and some of the bottom because the detail is better on the left. On the second one you might consider cropping some from the left and top of the image.

The first picture is taken back lighted. That is very difficult to do outdoors without a reflector and get good lighting on your model. There are several post processing techniques you can apply if you don't have a reflector. There is 'contrast masking' of the Bear_Music variety, Highlight/Contrast of the Photoshop CS2 variety, and HDR (multiple combined images of different exposures).

Now for the second image. Radial blur is an effective technique used to attract attention to your model. Unfortunately her face is overexposed on the left side and it sends the viewer right to it.

Again, like in your first image, lighting proves to be an issue. Those things are easy to overlook, especially when smitten with the model. ;)

In the future you want to pay close attention to the lighting because...

In photography, lighting is EVERYTHING!
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