They Went Wild!
Mar 25, 2018 06:36:03 #
As it turns out, LR and the print cartridge are letting me down. I used a generic color cartridge for my HP C5280, and the colors were beautiful. When I got a definite blue cast, indicating that one color was running out, I replaced the cartridge with an identical one. That gave me a green cast. Swapping cartridges again has left me with that green tint.
I'm printing one 5 x 7 and four 2.5 x 3s on a single sheet, and two of the smaller pictures have vertical lines through them, but I'll have to live with that.
I'm printing one 5 x 7 and four 2.5 x 3s on a single sheet, and two of the smaller pictures have vertical lines through them, but I'll have to live with that.
Mar 25, 2018 07:55:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
What's ironic is that these people love the pictures that don't look the way they do themselves.
What's ironic is that these people love the pictures that don't look the way they do themselves.
Jerry, that made me laugh. Don't you know that people love the way they think they look, and that may not be the way they look! Sort of wearing "rose colored glasses" all the time.
Mar 25, 2018 09:04:54 #
Maybe it's time to get authentic Canon cartridges so you can print better looking photos.
Mar 25, 2018 09:33:44 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
Good job Jerry. Happy to hear Portrait Pro worked out well. I love to see some of the photos.
Mar 25, 2018 09:42:41 #
What's ironic is that these people love the pictures that don't look the way they do themselves.
You're right, Jerry. When I was a Portrait Photographer, I learned early on, people were much more satisfied with photos of themselves showing how they THINK they look, instead of how they really DO. That was back in the days when you had to do negative retouching, but like you, using the program you used, it's amazing how many years you could 'take off':O) I learned you needed to send them home 'satisfied' so I kept my Retoucher busy. Sounds like you did a fine job! That's what counts.
You're right, Jerry. When I was a Portrait Photographer, I learned early on, people were much more satisfied with photos of themselves showing how they THINK they look, instead of how they really DO. That was back in the days when you had to do negative retouching, but like you, using the program you used, it's amazing how many years you could 'take off':O) I learned you needed to send them home 'satisfied' so I kept my Retoucher busy. Sounds like you did a fine job! That's what counts.
Mar 25, 2018 09:52:00 #
Mar 25, 2018 10:26:17 #
Jerry I think we are all proud of you. But show us the pictures. Let us in on your success. Congratulations on a job well done but no surprise on my part.
Dennis
Dennis
Mar 25, 2018 11:19:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When I started processing the half dozen I took that night of the people who were missing the first time, I saw that the ISO somehow got changed to 12,800! Surprisingly, the pictures turned out fine, even when enlarged.
Sounds like you did a great job Jerry. As I recall, you’re shooting a D750 (is that correct?), and that’s why that ISO 12,800 shot turned out so well - because you had a great camera!
Mar 25, 2018 11:44:07 #
I have an old version of Portrait Pro and used it on a picture of my brother and me and posted it on FB. My brother passed away last year and I was thinking of him when I was looking at some old pictures. I saw one pic I really liked but neither of us have very nice skin so I ran the pic thru Portrait Pro on the lightest setting and posted it. I got a very similar response from family and friends. I think the pic is too blurred but our blotchy skin looks better. LOL
jerryc41 wrote:
This was almost embarrassing. A couple of weeks a... (show quote)
Mar 25, 2018 12:19:29 #
jerryc41 wrote:
This was almost embarrassing. A couple of weeks a... (show quote)
Your photos were probably excellent, but it is true, now that everyone has a cellphone camera, dreadful photos have now become the norm. Everyone is so impressed to see a photo of something properly exposed, composed, and undistorted. My worst snapshots are hailed as beautiful photos by my friends. It is embarrassing.
Mar 25, 2018 12:56:43 #
spraguead
Loc: Boston, MA
If you like to do it, consider taking the step to "professional" and charge for them. If you already have a set up, just find a place for a "home studio". You may not make it a career, but it could go towards the cost of your programs and any new equipment you want.
Mar 25, 2018 12:57:01 #
Jerry, I have a number of programs that I hardly use. The reason for them is that occasionally, I'm asked to produce a photograph with a certain "look". Like yourself, it's easy as I have a very good camera. Oh, and those special requests do have a price tag associated with them.
--Bob
--Bob
jerryc41 wrote:
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Mar 25, 2018 13:02:31 #
jerryc41 wrote:
This was almost embarrassing.
I will be 81 this year, feel 25 every day of my life (except for one bad knee that feels 110). I have very few small wrinkles, BUT don't think for a minute that I'm going to show them if I can take them off instead!!! I let people know what I have done and let them know that I keep the make-up departments in business too. You made them happy and happy is a HUGE deal. No need to be "almost embarrassed" about making people happy. Be "all the way embarrassed" if you make them unhappy.
Mar 25, 2018 13:55:24 #
When we practice a skill and progress in our abilities we tend to under estimate our skills. People show appreciation and admire what we produce, while we tend to find fault with our own work. I was a wood model maker and have also taken photos both as a professional and as a friend and found that while people would tell me how great my projects or photos were, all I could see was what was wrong with them. I am sure your work was excellent but like most of us you under estimate how good your work is.
Mar 25, 2018 14:42:15 #
Thats great Jerry but now you will have to come out of retirement
jerryc41 wrote:
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