need suggestions / help on a background
Oct 10, 2012 10:57:54 #
I'm not sure this is in the right section, but I really need some help here. I took this photo of my great grandaughter recently. I don't see them very often and usually 'on the fly' so didn't have time to really compose a shot. So, what I would like to do is get suggestions on a good background to use and hopefully I can use PE 10 to select her and move it to a nice background. My question, what would you suggest? I really can't come up with a good idea. Either scenic or plain. Please feel free to experiment with this. Maybe then an idea will click in my old brain. Thanks a lot.
Oct 10, 2012 11:12:30 #
Blur the background, next time try the one third rule,,,
Capn Jack wrote:
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Oct 10, 2012 11:19:36 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
Well, what you have is a "snapshot"... Basically nothing to brag about...
You are going to HAVE to take time to set up a composition... If you had her move to her left, then you would have had a nice greed carpet for a background... Then if you had her lift her head, a good shot would have come to place... Your setting were good..
You are going to HAVE to take time to set up a composition... If you had her move to her left, then you would have had a nice greed carpet for a background... Then if you had her lift her head, a good shot would have come to place... Your setting were good..
Oct 10, 2012 11:42:01 #
Yes, Donrent, I agree with you completely but asking that young one to pose for you is just asking for a foolish grin or worse. I realize the rule of thirds is broken here but with a good background from another photo I hoped to use PE 10 to move her entirely to the proper composition over the new background. Of course, nothing I can do about the tilted head. I think that is her idea of a provocative look.
Oct 10, 2012 11:52:27 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
Posing ? didn't say that....
Cute girl with a foolish grin ??? Nuttin better than that !
Cute girl with a foolish grin ??? Nuttin better than that !
Oct 10, 2012 11:55:33 #
myts10
Loc: SE Ohio
One reason I upgraded to PSE 10 was the ability to use the DOF adjustment. Can't do with my camera.
I've tried it with a few shots and it works. There is a lot of work cleaning up the edges to make it look right. I suppose you would have the same edge cleaning problem with moving her to another background. So I would just mover her over to the grass, it would match edges that way. Than blur the background and perhaps crop out some or all of the jeep.
I've tried it with a few shots and it works. There is a lot of work cleaning up the edges to make it look right. I suppose you would have the same edge cleaning problem with moving her to another background. So I would just mover her over to the grass, it would match edges that way. Than blur the background and perhaps crop out some or all of the jeep.
Oct 10, 2012 12:50:09 #
Capn Jack wrote:
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Not very good - five minutes in Elements - do something like this properly and then you can drop your poser into any background. Just cut out into a transparent background then experiment with pasting the image into any pictures you have.
Green Screen
Oct 11, 2012 00:41:29 #
Capn Jack wrote:
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Clone the lawn all around her. Not the best, but the quickest. Then crop to put her on right bottom "rule of thirds" crosspoint.
Oct 11, 2012 04:11:43 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
I was reading an article recently about a professional sports photographer who picks out his backgrounds before the game starts. Then he positions himself in the correct spot to utilize those backgrounds, waiting for the action to fill the middle and foreground.
You can do something similar and previsualize your backgrounds now, shoot test shots and then when your GGD comes around, place yourself in those pretested spots and shoot away. You will have upgraded your background and can concentrate on what your GGD is doing and capture it.
Also, you might think about sitting down or somehow lowering yourself so you are shooting her at her level instead of down on her.
You can do something similar and previsualize your backgrounds now, shoot test shots and then when your GGD comes around, place yourself in those pretested spots and shoot away. You will have upgraded your background and can concentrate on what your GGD is doing and capture it.
Also, you might think about sitting down or somehow lowering yourself so you are shooting her at her level instead of down on her.
Oct 11, 2012 06:03:01 #
Hi Captn Jack, your GGD has same cheeky/suprised look that my girls had at that age! I thought that she'd do well in the jungle or being inspected by one of my cattle.
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Oct 11, 2012 06:36:25 #
Oct 11, 2012 06:44:21 #
farmerjim wrote:
Hi Captn Jack, your GGD has same cheeky/suprised look that my girls had at that age! I thought that she'd do well in the jungle or being inspected by one of my cattle.
Well done!! That is one serious spider.
Oct 11, 2012 06:52:15 #
VERY GOOD REPLY. Donrent should have anwered the question as you did showing what can be done with the photo rather than being condescending with his reply. As for the child's candid pose I think it is adorable and very natural looking. I myself take many snap shots of my grandchildren at play and am more interested in capturing the moment rather than worrying about composition. I can deal with that P/P as you have shown in your examples. Thumbs up to your response.
Oct 11, 2012 07:17:34 #
You got some good advise here. I am not good at all in PP. The only thing I can add Is get lower when you shoot kids.:)
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Oct 11, 2012 07:29:50 #
Capn Jack wrote:
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She looks like a wildflower kind of girl. Maybe a field of flowers or a sandy beach with the sea behind her.
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