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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 06:51 |
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Squarerigger
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B&W version. Attachment: Colonial Williamsburg Dec 2012 18 of 35 - Version 2.jpg (Downloaded 40 times)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 08:11 |
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Eric
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Personally I like the BW version but there are a couple of thoings that I would address. Firstly the shopping bag in the window. The quickest way to lose this sort of thing is to 'Burn in' the area. Mask the area and using the highlights option...burn in to near black. Then if you want to pull the area back using either output Levels or Shadows/highlights you can just do enough to lift the black to dark grey. Secondly the latch on the left is a distraction. so I would clone it out. (probably better to do this before cropping to give more selection area) Attachment: touchup.jpg (Downloaded 35 times)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 08:15 |
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Eric
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I would also increase contrast. A quick way to do this is duplicate the layer, set the top layer to Multiply and then back it off ...or partially erase selected areas to taste. In this example I have left the background darker to lift the man a tad. You might even consider cropping from the right to move the man more to the right and off centre. Because he is looking left you can afford to get him looking into the frame more by moving him right. But a nice interesting subject! Attachment: multiply.jpg (Downloaded 37 times)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 08:53 |
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Squarerigger
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Thanks Eric. Agree the bag and latch are distractions. I use Aperture and the burn feature will not allow me to go that dark. I can get it to be a little less visible but not all the way out. What program did you use to accomplish this?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 08:57 |
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Eric
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Squarerigger wrote: Thanks Eric. Agree the bag and latch are distractions. I use Aperture and the burn feature will not allow me to go that dark. I can get it to be a little less visible but not all the way out. Photoshop. Not familiar with the equivalent controls in Aperture. But many of the things I mentioned are in Elements and Lightroom. Here's what I meant about the offset cropping.... (but at the end of the day its down to what YOU like) Attachment: opt1.jpg (Downloaded 34 times)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 08:58 |
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Squarerigger
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I do like the B&W you created much better. Once again, Aperture does not have layers. My options in the B&W are contrast 0, contrast 2, and contrast 4. Contrast 0 is like a faded photo and contrast 4 looks like I spray painted the blacks with high gloss paint. Did you accomplish this with the same program you did the burn?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 09:01 |
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Eric
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If you want to get reeealy scarey...you can tilt him. His eyes are looking up slighting in the original so tilting him to look more horizontal (not down!) can be a bit more sexy. I would have been more tilted like this coming out of the tavern!  Attachment: opt3.jpg (Downloaded 35 times)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 09:01 |
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Squarerigger
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The offset crop looks great. I may have to look at getting some more advanced software.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 09:04 |
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Eric wrote: If you want to get reeealy scarey...you can tilt him. His eyes are looking up slighting in the original so tilting him to look more horizontal (not down!) can be a bit more sexy. Is there a way to tilt him and not the tavern also?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 09:10 |
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Eric
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Squarerigger wrote: The offset crop looks great. I may have to look at getting some more advanced software. Many people advocate getting it right in the camera....and thats a fair point. But frankly, I believe there is more than one 'image' in every 'photograph'. The only way to find those other images, is in the 'lightroom'. Besides, often there isnt time or the opportunity to 'remove the bag from inside the window'. AND...we all do it! Here's one of my wife wearing a new hat!!! Attachment: _DSC1405.jpg (Downloaded 34 times)
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