HELP!!!
Aug 11, 2013 10:39:32 #
Bill Houghton wrote:
CR5 but I use old school tech. Made a copy layer - then cloned out the hairs as best I could. Then spray painted the skin tone back. Where her hair was cast a shadow the made most of problems. For her arm, just selected it and did a contrast adjust. for the back drop, just selected it and did a Bucket fill. And time. Took about 2 hours complete. It could have been done in Gimp.
Thank you Took 2 hrs but you did a great job
Aug 11, 2013 10:42:27 #
Flipper2012 wrote:
Thank you Took 2 hrs but you did a great job
Thank You,
Aug 11, 2013 10:44:31 #
I think all you need to do is soften things up a bit. It is a very tender photo to remove some blemishes on the newborn. The marks that babies get when they are born, blur the backdrop and smooth out the skin. I would leave the hair the way it is...You captured a special moment and your composition is balanced. Don't over-think it or make it too staged.
As an afterthought , I would smooth the mother's skin around her mouth as well.
As an afterthought , I would smooth the mother's skin around her mouth as well.
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Aug 11, 2013 10:45:36 #
Bamboo wrote:
The hair looks natural to me. What is distracting to me is the white from the back of her neck and the pattern in the background. I did no post processing only cropped. Forgive me if I was out of line.
Not sure where to respond, I think this crop is really good! I do NOT have the credentials to give an accredited response, but worked for a Pro Photographer who just earned her Master Craftsman w/PPA for 6 1/2 yrs and who used my two kids as here models for 18 yrs, that sometimes the hair across part of the face is TOTALLY ok! It is what she and I called a "happy" mistake. It is natural, like today's music scene is realizing that scratches across vinyl is sometimes better than the squeaky clean sound of digital music. This is a precious image!
Aug 11, 2013 10:56:00 #
She will probably like her hair . Show her one and ask. I find the wrinkles in the negative space more distracting.
Aug 11, 2013 11:34:42 #
Nice shot!! Here's my try from your original raw photo. I resized it to 5 X 7 before uploading.
Aug 11, 2013 11:45:05 #
MaggieMay1978 wrote:
I did a photoshoot the other day and I didn't notice till I got home that her hair was distracting from the picture...what is the easiest way to rectify?
Thank you in advance!!
Thank you in advance!!
\Here is my final edit.... I am not gonna touch the hair....thank you all on here for their awesome input!!
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Aug 11, 2013 11:46:13 #
RicN wrote:
Nice shot!! Here's my try from your original raw photo. I resized it to 5 X 7 before uploading.
Thank you for your edit :)
Aug 11, 2013 11:47:35 #
brokeweb wrote:
I think all you need to do is soften things up a bit. It is a very tender photo to remove some blemishes on the newborn. The marks that babies get when they are born, blur the backdrop and smooth out the skin. I would leave the hair the way it is...You captured a special moment and your composition is balanced. Don't over-think it or make it too staged.
As an afterthought , I would smooth the mother's skin around her mouth as well.
As an afterthought , I would smooth the mother's skin around her mouth as well.
Thank you! :)
Aug 11, 2013 11:49:09 #
infocus wrote:
MaggieMay, I tend to agree with Bamboo in as much ... (show quote)
haha No never!!! I used to live in the UK!!! maybe in a past life though!! haha
Aug 11, 2013 11:49:27 #
CHuckle's wrote:
Not sure where to respond, I think this crop is re... (show quote)
:thumbup: thank you!
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Aug 11, 2013 11:50:13 #
Great edit. BUT I still get distracted by that white spot on the back of the neck.....
Aug 11, 2013 11:53:14 #
oops..white spot on back of nect is gone now...Yes..B/W, cropped..sharpened and edited and it looks so much better. Great job you all!
Aug 11, 2013 11:54:20 #
MaggieMay1978 wrote:
I did a photoshoot the other day and I didn't notice till I got home that her hair was distracting from the picture...what is the easiest way to rectify?
Thank you in advance!!
Thank you in advance!!
I don't really think the hair is as distracting as the overexposed mother's arm or the large black space to the right which throws the whole image off balance. Of the various modifications from the preceding contributors, I would take the cropped versions and the ones where the mother's arm was given some shadows and less exposure, making it look like an arm instead of a white sausage. I don't find the hair on the face disturbing, but that is something that some people, you included, would. I like the expression of the picture, and I think with the PP it can be a very attractive one.
Aug 11, 2013 11:57:11 #
bunuweld wrote:
I don't really think the hair is as distracting as... (show quote)
I used the burn tool to make the hand darker
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