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(Rescuing over and underexposed images)
njsabs


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Challenge: Photo Tutorial (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Jul 16, 2011
Galleries: Family, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2011

I really learned a lot about different blending modes with this Photoshop tutorial.

The light was very contrasty, so the 'feed me' sign was completely over-exposed. I usually will just do an adjustment layer with a mask, but this time I decided to try different blending modes to correct. I used the 'multiply' mode to fix the over-exposure problem and a bit of a burn.

Blending Modes

Also, this shot is not an original. I just recently saw this image done by edmeng that just put a smile on my face.

[Jul. 23rd, 2011 01:38:13 AM]

Question about the exposure: the white paper was completely over-exposed in the original, and the black fur was completely under exposed. Will submit the original at rollover.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 65
Avg (all users): 6.6164
Avg (commenters): 7.6364
Avg (participants): 6.1852
Avg (non-participants): 6.7143
Views since voting: 1772
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 146
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)


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09/27/2011 07:24:09 PM
i love this pic i would rate this pic a ten!!!!! its soo awesome!! i love dogs, and sure if some one who dont like dog would like dogs if they see this pic
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07/26/2011 09:09:07 PM
Man, I wanted this to get the blue. It certainly did in my book.
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07/26/2011 01:27:52 AM
So glad to see a return of this image. I recognized it immediately. The only part I have a hard time with is imagining you taking a bad shot to begin with!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/24/2011 09:36:09 PM
This is amazing. The catch-lights are...wow.
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07/23/2011 09:53:00 PM
Sweet puppy 10
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07/23/2011 03:37:44 PM
I'll assume you nailed the tutorial.
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07/22/2011 04:05:29 PM
I'm very interested to see just how underexposed the original was.
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07/20/2011 01:48:54 PM
Oh he/she's lovely, I like his/her gaze :) Loving this doggy!

Message edited by author 2011-07-25 21:16:53.
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07/19/2011 08:10:40 PM
awe, too cute, perfect DOF
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07/19/2011 07:15:08 AM
Wow, he must be hungry. It looks like he took a bite out of his bowl! Cute shot. Nicely focused on the subject.
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07/18/2011 06:27:18 PM
lol
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07/18/2011 11:25:11 AM
So, did you purposely take a duff photo to make it all shiny and nice after? If so, job well done! It’s a characterful quality pet picture; the colours are really rich in complementary shades and hues, the focus is very nicely handled, and the dog’s expression is very, erm, expressive. His handwriting is a bit too neat to be fully convincing, and possibly the question mark is redundant (yes, I know, silly criticisms), but otherwise mildly amusing but more importantly very slickly done. Doesn’t look like a rescued photo at all, which I guess is the point.

My First Weighted Scoring System ™; composition + technical 2.5/3, challenge* 1/1, post processing results 2/2, ooooh factor 2.5/3, originality 1/1 = 9 (* I don’t think it’s possible to not meet the challenge on this one so everyone gets a 1/1)
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07/18/2011 10:21:28 AM
Fantastic. Straight out of a magazine ad. Those eyes are spot on with their catch lights. Perfect composition and exposure. As an animal lover - especially dogs, this gets a 10 from me.
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07/18/2011 07:28:53 AM
That's really cute, he or she looks like a really intelligent dog, hope this dose well coz it's brightened up my morning no end.
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07/18/2011 01:58:28 AM
a real beauty
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