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06/13/2004 10:19:00 AM · #1

been so busy have not had my camera out in days..

i was just wonder if anyone cound tell me how this shot would of done in the challenge or not ... a few whys would be helpful still learning and would like to have a better understanding DOF shallow and deep =)
visual aids alway work for me LOL

shot taken in St louis last yr.


this other one is my 4 yr old who would not hold still.. i would like to if possable lighten her face but not lose the contrast of the city ..any way i can do this?


thanks and happy shooting
Dee
06/13/2004 11:12:35 AM · #2
For the challenge- I think they are okay but don't think they would of scored very high for several reasons: the colors seem a bit flat I think thats because light. To me your daughter is much more interesting then the view out the window and the focus of the far-ground seems a bit off. Your shots show you have a very good understanding of dof/near and far! It may also help you to look at the entries from other members for more understanding and ideas.

i would like to if possable lighten her face but not lose the contrast of the city ..any way i can do this?

You could try with Photoshop [carefully] selecting the areas and adjusting levels to lighten her face -- maybe some saturation adjustment, or a little burn tool for the far-ground.
06/13/2004 11:37:29 AM · #3
I like the second one far better because of the arch shadow in the background. Assuming good PS tweaking and focus, you probably would have scored about 5.5. A more interested expression would help.

The Highlight and Shadows feature in Photoshop CS can work wonders on a shot like this. Here's a [very] quick adjustment (excuse the low resolution).

06/13/2004 11:46:38 AM · #4
I too like the shadow/highlight tool. Here's my quick take; I didn't use shadow/highlight on this, however. I wanted to lighten just the face, so I dodged instead. I also did a curves adjustment to bring up the contrast of the scene thru the window,and burned a little bit at the top of the scene to reduce brightness.


06/13/2004 11:52:50 PM · #5
Good job!
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