C&C welcome, don't normally shoot black and white
Like it a lot, love the way he is looking right at me, like the light and shadow.
I like it, though I think the light needed to be a bit higher.
Birdguide wrote:
Like it a lot, love the way he is looking right at me, like the light and shadow.
Thanks Birdguide its a self portrait so I wasn't looking down the viewfinder just pressing the wireless remote
hlmichel wrote:
I like it, though I think the light needed to be a bit higher.
I will try again but lift the light a bit higher the shadow from the nose needs to be more of an angle downwards? but trying to avoid glare from the bald head so would you feather the light in this situation??
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - it is too bright and competes with his face. Then crop it tighter - all that shirt is not needed. While cropping, tilt him to the right. As it is there is an ever-so-slight slight feminine tilt to your head. Not bad, but guys look better with a bit of a tilt the other way.
I did a quick version of what I suggested. I will post it if you wish. I hate it when people make so-called fixes to images and then post it with a, "I hope you don't mind, but i...." A bit late by then!
CaptainC wrote:
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - it is too bright and competes with his face. Then crop it tighter - all that shirt is not needed. While cropping, tilt him to the right. As it is there is an ever-so-slight slight feminine tilt to your head. Not bad, but guys look better with a bit of a tilt the other way.
I did a quick version of what I suggested. I will post it if you wish. I hate it when people make so-called fixes to images and then post it with a, "I hope you don't mind, but i...." A bit late by then!
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I'll apologise now as I have done that in the past....wont do anymore and take your lead.... Go for it.. would love to see
JoboX wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - it is too bright and competes with his face. Then crop it tighter - all that shirt is not needed. While cropping, tilt him to the right. As it is there is an ever-so-slight slight feminine tilt to your head. Not bad, but guys look better with a bit of a tilt the other way.
I did a quick version of what I suggested. I will post it if you wish. I hate it when people make so-called fixes to images and then post it with a, "I hope you don't mind, but i...." A bit late by then!
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - ... (
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I'll apologise now as I have done that in the past....wont do anymore and take your lead.... Go for it.. would love to see
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OK - this is my version of doing what I suggested above.
Up kinda late, aren't you? :-)
I want to burn down that T-shirt too.
CaptainC wrote:
JoboX wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - it is too bright and competes with his face. Then crop it tighter - all that shirt is not needed. While cropping, tilt him to the right. As it is there is an ever-so-slight slight feminine tilt to your head. Not bad, but guys look better with a bit of a tilt the other way.
I did a quick version of what I suggested. I will post it if you wish. I hate it when people make so-called fixes to images and then post it with a, "I hope you don't mind, but i...." A bit late by then!
Nice image. I would burn in all that sweatshirt - ... (
show quote)
I'll apologise now as I have done that in the past....wont do anymore and take your lead.... Go for it.. would love to see
quote=CaptainC Nice image. I would burn in all th... (
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OK - this is my version of doing what I suggested above.
Up kinda late, aren't you? :-)
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Wow....see what you mean, more impact on the face from the tilt and darkened slightly. I'll take note of that for future reference and participant/model direction something I don't currently do.
Just finished an afternoon shift at the factory of soul destruction...Sorry work. I hoping to improve my photography to get out and get a proper job.
I like the Second adaption it feels a bit more balanced, if I go dark on my images I normally question am I losing detail.... the impact on your variation is a lot more effective.... that's me up for the next couple of hours tweaking away in Photoshop.
Nice edit captain!
In your face for the people that don't think edits matter!
PalePictures wrote:
Nice edit captain!
In your face for the people that don't think edits matter!
Totally agree PalePictures experience on the computer makes or breaks a photo.... CaptainC Thanks for your time, I stayed up late last night and followed your advice even burning the T Shirt for an avatar...thanks again
PalePictures wrote:
Nice edit captain!
In your face for the people that don't think edits matter!
Russ...thanks.
Yes, of course the post processing matters. There is no way to get that final image straight from the camera.
JoboX wrote:
PalePictures wrote:
Nice edit captain!
In your face for the people that don't think edits matter!
Totally agree PalePictures experience on the computer makes or breaks a photo.... CaptainC Thanks for your time, I stayed up late last night and followed your advice even burning the T Shirt for an avatar...thanks again
You are welcome. One the ways to see if anything needs toning down is to look at the image upside down. That make recognizable things less so and we can see things that are too bright. The t-shirt is an example.
CaptainC wrote:
JoboX wrote:
PalePictures wrote:
Nice edit captain!
In your face for the people that don't think edits matter!
Totally agree PalePictures experience on the computer makes or breaks a photo.... CaptainC Thanks for your time, I stayed up late last night and followed your advice even burning the T Shirt for an avatar...thanks again
You are welcome. One the ways to see if anything needs toning down is to look at the image upside down. That make recognizable things less so and we can see things that are too bright. The t-shirt is an example.
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Thanks will try that gem of a tip also....Really appreciate all the help and advice.
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