Posts: PhotogJoe | Ugly Hedgehog

Question about portriat lens.

I shoot with a Nikon D3S and my portrait lens is the 85mm f/1.4 G , I get beautiful bokeh with that lens.

Oct 24, 2011 07:30:03 #

oleg wrote:

Sorry photojoe but I thing it's a wrong approach. In my experience when I BRUSH a color onto a patch in a diff. layer I get a bleed. That's why I didn't suggest it. Selection keeps the brush effect within borders.
oleg

Thanks for the tip Oleg ! I need to experiment some more and try it your way.

Joe

Oct 24, 2011 07:19:40 #

Missing Tripod Part

Those tripods are sold by ritz or wolf camera. Trying giving them a call for replacement parts.

Oct 24, 2011 07:17:47 #

Major Sun Spots on Boy's Face

Hi, open image, create a new empty layer, change that layers blending mode to darken, take your dropper and sample a good area close to were the spots are, get a soft brush and turn the brush opacity down to 20 percent and paint away. You can always go to the layers opacity slide and turn it down if needed. Good luck.

Oct 22, 2011 11:55:37 #

2Old2Pop wrote:

Thanks Photogjoe,
Will try and follow your instructions. Google is my next stop.
Thanks again

Checkout the instructions I posted for NikonEd since I think he has the same issue. Good Luck !

Oct 22, 2011 11:34:30 #

And yes, The color replace tool doesn't work well with white or very light colors. I just tried it.

Oct 22, 2011 11:33:30 #

You first make a selection of the area you want to color on a new layer. Using the color picker, click on your foreground color, choose the color you want, pick out a soft brush and color in your selection with the color you chose before using the brush.

Oct 22, 2011 11:21:34 #

If I'm correct, I think what Oleg is trying to say is that you need to use one of the selection tools and select your subjects shirt (You need to do this on a separate layer, do this by hitting Ctrl + J) then change that layers blending mode to Darken from the drop down box, then use the color picker and click on your foreground color and change that to the color of your choice, then use an appropriate size brush and paint in that color on your subjects shirt. Hope this helps. If your not familiar with layer blending modes, I suggest you google it and read up on it. It's amazing what you can do with blending modes. Good Luck.

Oct 15, 2011 09:51:30 #

mirobins wrote:

I think the simpler the better. I like the first photo best, because I think the lettering on the blouse distracting. I would think about losing the props -- so many things going on. You have a lovely subject. A simple over the shoulder smile with the tiara at the water's edge -- how simple and elegant that would have looked! Your skill, however, is evident.

Thank you for the comments and suggestion ! I really appreciate your input.

Oct 15, 2011 00:23:28 #

Thank you ! Yes, it's a blessing to have her as my model when I need to play around with the lighting in the studio and out in the field.

Oct 14, 2011 22:51:31 #

I guess you could call that "Thinking out of the box" LOL

SQUIRL033 wrote:

not sure the flip-flops and tiara go with the baseball glove, but hey, run with it!

Oct 14, 2011 22:20:28 #

Hi Val,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I was using a Nikon SB-900 as fill flash dailed down about a 3rd of a stop.

Oct 14, 2011 22:11:18 #

This is my 15 year old grand daughter at the park a few weeks ago.

Oct 14, 2011 21:47:02 #

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Greetings from Southbeach Florida

Oct 14, 2011 07:57:25 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Thank you for the welcome ! Look forward to displaying some of my images. Thank you.