Help With Face Lighting....PLEASE
Nov 7, 2013 08:38:08 #
All comments were kind and helpful...rpavich just called it like it is.
I would have noted all that advice soooo quickly. You asked for help?!
Sometimes a picture just cannot be saved ..that is all there is to it,and this is one of them. Period... Suck it up and practice practise practice....
Nobody said it flat out, but that young lady will not be happy with her little spare tire hanging out..she will get a lot of teasing..so scrap it..or rather keep it and one day you will look back and see how far you have come!
I would have noted all that advice soooo quickly. You asked for help?!
Sometimes a picture just cannot be saved ..that is all there is to it,and this is one of them. Period... Suck it up and practice practise practice....
Nobody said it flat out, but that young lady will not be happy with her little spare tire hanging out..she will get a lot of teasing..so scrap it..or rather keep it and one day you will look back and see how far you have come!
Nov 7, 2013 08:40:58 #
Nessguide wrote:
All comments were kind and helpful...rpavich just ... (show quote)
I agree.
But for the future I'd also suggest giving the liquify tool in Photoshop a try for things like a "less than perfect" shape for people. Make it subtle.
Nov 7, 2013 08:48:14 #
rpavich wrote:
I agree.
But for the future I'd also suggest giving the liquify tool in Photoshop a try for things like a "less than perfect" shape for people. Make it subtle.
But for the future I'd also suggest giving the liquify tool in Photoshop a try for things like a "less than perfect" shape for people. Make it subtle.
Check the left side of the waist and the shorts on my last edit. And compare the second and third files I posted. I guess my edits were a little too subtle. Unless the camera file is a good raw file, none of us really posted anything that was worth more touching up let along make into a 4x5 banner.
Nov 7, 2013 08:51:04 #
abc1234 wrote:
Check the left side of the waist and the shorts on my last edit. And compare the second and third files I posted. I guess my edits were a little too subtle. Unless the camera file is a good raw file, none of us really posted anything that was worth more touching up let along make into a 4x5 banner.
That looked good...subtle and not supermodel.
Nov 7, 2013 08:57:23 #
abc1234 wrote:
Check the left side of the waist and the shorts on my last edit. And compare the second and third files I posted. I guess my edits were a little too subtle. Unless the camera file is a good raw file, none of us really posted anything that was worth more touching up let along make into a 4x5 banner.
Did you actually have a proper look at that part of your edit? It's as rough as guts! Very sloppy detail work......
Nov 7, 2013 09:00:01 #
rpavich wrote:
That looked good...subtle and not supermodel.
I got sloppy with the shorts but it still made the point. The pity about this shot is that she was rather photogenic but the technical problems killed her. No metadata unfortunately.
I wonder why my jpg's got trashed when uploaded. They were pretty dreadful.
Nov 7, 2013 09:04:09 #
winterrose wrote:
Did you actually have a proper look at that part of your edit? It's as rough as guts! Very sloppy detail work......
You are absolutely correct. It was only meant to show what could be done. I will not spend more time fixing someone else's pictures than I will my own. And I would have been most reluctant to even show a fixed version of this one.
Nov 7, 2013 09:07:28 #
abc1234 wrote:
You are absolutely correct. It was only meant to show what could be done. I will not spend more time fixing someone else's pictures than I will my own. And I would have been most reluctant to even show a fixed version of this one.
Only joking abc, you know that.....Cheers, Rob.
Nov 7, 2013 09:09:31 #
2nd copy with more adjustments after posting 1st copy to see what UHH copy would look like
Nov 7, 2013 09:11:48 #
kubota king wrote:
2nd copy with more adjustments after posting 1st copy to see what UHH copy would look like
Which yellow filter did you use?
Nov 7, 2013 09:22:32 #
Hello! All of these suggestions and examples are all well and good. However, please do not get offended by a little harsh criticism. I would rather be hit between the eyes than have everything sugar coated. you can't learn anything that way.
rpavich meant well and is he is a very good source for advice and information. I will concede that he seemed a little abrupt this time. Not his usual style. He is very talented and experienced and is always willing to help. He and a few others have hit me between the eyes on more than one occasion and this has helped me tremendously!
I have also gotten to know him by his postings on this forum. He has excellent core values and beliefs which one can tell that as a person, he is truly one of those persons that can be referred to as "Good People". I for one am very glad to have met him.
With that being said, You picture is hurting quite a bit due to all of the circumstances of lighting, exposure, etc... Not to worry. Next time you will do 100% better.
All of my shots within a gymnasium are very good only because I paid attention to posts on this forum just like this ahead of time. I think a gymnasium is one of the hardest venues to shoot under because of the lighting. I don't have very fancy equipment. I don't even have a 200mm F2.8 zoom which would help a bunch. But I have learned what apertures, ISO's and shutter speeds work under these circumstances. All learned from this forum.
Please don't take anything personally. We are all here trying to help one another. Keep shooting and keep posting!
Tom
rpavich meant well and is he is a very good source for advice and information. I will concede that he seemed a little abrupt this time. Not his usual style. He is very talented and experienced and is always willing to help. He and a few others have hit me between the eyes on more than one occasion and this has helped me tremendously!
I have also gotten to know him by his postings on this forum. He has excellent core values and beliefs which one can tell that as a person, he is truly one of those persons that can be referred to as "Good People". I for one am very glad to have met him.
With that being said, You picture is hurting quite a bit due to all of the circumstances of lighting, exposure, etc... Not to worry. Next time you will do 100% better.
All of my shots within a gymnasium are very good only because I paid attention to posts on this forum just like this ahead of time. I think a gymnasium is one of the hardest venues to shoot under because of the lighting. I don't have very fancy equipment. I don't even have a 200mm F2.8 zoom which would help a bunch. But I have learned what apertures, ISO's and shutter speeds work under these circumstances. All learned from this forum.
Please don't take anything personally. We are all here trying to help one another. Keep shooting and keep posting!
Tom
Nov 7, 2013 09:26:24 #
2nd copy with more adjustments added. And I removed 30 % of the noise you see blown up . I can remove more , but you will lose some of the fine details , Tommy
Nov 7, 2013 09:28:12 #
Nov 7, 2013 10:02:10 #
Nessguide wrote:
All comments were kind and helpful...rpavich just ... (show quote)
while the G-Blurr of the background was too much (what do you want with editing a file between executive client calls) I did remove the spare tire. Bring up the picture in PS, go to filters and click liquify, in the tools on the left click 'pucker' and reduce away. I also used the top tool in that same tool to reduce her shorts.
Nov 7, 2013 10:07:58 #
rpavich wrote:
I'm sorry you are so thin-skinned; making you cry ... (show quote)
I like your way of helping; when I post something I will expect you to give me some honest answers.
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