Jiu jitsu John
Dec 23, 2023 20:58:33 #
My son post Jiu Jitsu Training.
Bumps, bruises, scratches and he wouldn’t have it any other way…
Bumps, bruises, scratches and he wouldn’t have it any other way…
Dec 24, 2023 06:26:46 #
Dec 24, 2023 10:53:40 #
Dec 24, 2023 11:10:36 #
I like the pose and the off-center placement. However, the darkness is a very serious problem with what is otherwise a very good shot.
Dec 24, 2023 11:55:33 #
abc1234 wrote:
I like the pose and the off-center placement. However, the darkness is a very serious problem with what is otherwise a very good shot.
It’s interesting as the original image on both my phone and my laptop are not nearly as dark but posting here and on instagram the image gets much darker.
Not sure that it’s serious but I appreciate the critique.
Dec 24, 2023 12:18:55 #
rangerjohn wrote:
It’s interesting as the original image on both my phone and my laptop are not nearly as dark but posting here and on instagram the image gets much darker.
Not sure that it’s serious but I appreciate the critique.
Not sure that it’s serious but I appreciate the critique.
I find that when posting jpg's here that I have to brighten them 2/3 stop in LR. If you have this as a raw, you should consider working on this shot. It is worth saving.
Dec 24, 2023 12:43:35 #
abc1234 wrote:
I find that when posting jpg's here that I have to brighten them 2/3 stop in LR. If you have this as a raw, you should consider working on this shot. It is worth saving.
I put it in photoshop express on my phone real quick.
Dec 24, 2023 12:52:43 #
rangerjohn wrote:
I put it in photoshop express on my phone real quick.
Very much better. I wonder if the skin is too warm/red/saturated. What do you think? Have you thought of playing around with the cropping? Perhaps "move" him more to the left, possibly with cropping him slightly and then adding some of that black background to the right?
This is definitely worth printing and framing. A great shot of Jim at an interesting point in his life.
Dec 24, 2023 13:00:10 #
abc1234 wrote:
Very much better. I wonder if the skin is too warm/red/saturated. What do you think? Have you thought of playing around with the cropping? Perhaps "move" him more to the left, possibly with cropping him slightly and then adding some of that black background to the right?
This is definitely worth printing and framing. A great shot of Jim at an interesting point in his life.
This is definitely worth printing and framing. A great shot of Jim at an interesting point in his life.
I actually brought some of the red down originally. He was literally 10 minutes off the Mat from 2 hours of Jiu Jitsu so the colors are pretty natural.
I plan to experiment with some of these shots.
I am experimenting with crops, and some overlays/filters with a NIK Collection plugin for photoshop
Dec 24, 2023 18:47:30 #
Like your 2nd post of this shot John. The lighter version is much better.
Don
Don
Jan 17, 2024 14:46:54 #
I really like the second version with a little more light. I was afraid the brighter look would compromise the mood created in the first submission, but I don't think that's the case. I also think the colors are fine and suggest the effort he just made. My take is he hasn't had time to cool down. The asymmetrical composition is also just right IMHO. 
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