Posts for: brucewells
Jan 25, 2019 09:44:22 #
Halloween is a significant event for us. We have well over 200 goblins come by the house each year. We set up in the garage (with heaters most years) and I put my tripod off to the side and capture the better costumes. Unfortunately, this last Halloween provided us with significant rain, so we had a bunch of candy left over!!
This little guy was just too special.
This little guy was just too special.
Jan 25, 2019 09:35:27 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice work there, Bruce! I believe you’ve shown her character well.
Ditto on those white areas.
Ditto on those white areas.
Thank you, Jaymatt. Mission accomplished!
Jan 25, 2019 09:23:38 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
My mother's name was Ruth; she died at age 58. Your portrait is how I would imagine her today. What a marvelous image.
This lady spoke of the Holocaust. She was in her 90s when I took this. I wanted to query her more about the Holocaust, but some things are best un-asked. She lived in Florida at the time I took the image. My mother-in-law had just passed away, so we never journeyed back to the neighborhood. I never saw Ruth again. My understanding is that her family moved her back north and then she passed later on. She touched my heart.
I hope your memories are sweet, Linda. Thank you for the kind words.
Jan 25, 2019 09:18:10 #
Bmac wrote:
Amazing photograph Bruce. You might want to clone out those two very bright areas if you have the time. 
Interesting how I simply overlooked the obvious! Here's a re-work, plus the original image. Thanks for the nudge!!
Jan 25, 2019 08:13:16 #
fergmark wrote:
A lot of character in that face. Just as you describe.
Yes, she was a gem!
Jan 25, 2019 08:09:49 #
Bmac wrote:
Amazing photograph Bruce. You might want to clone out those two very bright areas if you have the time.
Good idea! Thanks for the suggestion.
Jan 24, 2019 22:39:06 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thank you. Everyone who responds with kindness is helpful. As I said before the whole PP thing has a learning curve as steep as Mt. Everest.
Fair analogy! Keep climbing!
Jan 24, 2019 22:31:35 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks Bruce. I have never used export in either LR or PS. Guess I am going to have to learn how.
You are using the correct procedure in PS. The export function in LR is similar. You choose an image, click Export (Save As) then choose where you want to save it. There are other options on the Export dialog that you will enjoy having available.
Color space is a complete entity to itself, but know that the color space designation can be saved in the metadata of an image that helps other programs to properly render your image when someone wants to look at it.
Hope I’m being helpful!
Jan 24, 2019 22:01:04 #
This is Ruth. She was a neighbor of my now deceased mother-in-law. She was German. She was an extremely warm and interesting person. I only had 30-45 minutes with her, and it left a mark. She graciously agreed to let me take her pic.
Jan 24, 2019 20:13:56 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
My final step was to save the file back to LR as a tiff file then do a "save as" JPG to a folder on my desk top. If I post, I browse back to the desk top and post that photo.
Nothing wrong with that, but a color space would likely have been applied had you stepped over to LR and done an export. I know. Extra steps. Follow kenievans’ advice and you’ll be all set. Like your image! Interesting finish and I find it appealing.
Jan 24, 2019 18:25:02 #
Coolcameragirl wrote:
Sorry, here is the picture
Oh, yes! Love it!
Jan 24, 2019 09:48:16 #
bkyser wrote:
Agreed, I generally hit Auto first, then make adjustments from there. I can't say this for certain, but I think it actually adapted over time to my specific style, because I don't seem to have to tweak it as much now, as I did in the early days of LR. (maybe, I'm adapting to it?)
It may be the AUTO function shows us edits we ordinarily wouldn't make. I've perceived that, anyway. Thanks for sharing!
Jan 23, 2019 17:56:56 #
DWU2 wrote:
Here's my attempt, hopefully uploading this time.
It did load and I'm glad of it. Nice look to a worthy image.
Jan 23, 2019 17:44:28 #
minniev wrote:
No expert here but I will chime in with an opinion... (show quote)
You did a great job of vocalizing (writing) how I feel about the histogram. I think you're spot on.
Jan 23, 2019 08:42:41 #
jaymatt wrote:
I’d keep it. It’s part of the scene and not distracting at all. The first shot tells a much better story than the second one. If the object really bothers you, clone it out rather than cropping because the first offering definitely creates a better image.
I agree!
