First Post

[MommaB]

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6061/6032vm8.jpg
Picture is of my daughter and husband, waiting in line for Small World at Disneyland.

Comments (CC) appreciated.
:)

[akhoopes]

do you use neat image, they look kinda porcalin like i had this problem about a year ago and it was becuase i was over doing it in neat image, if not i dont know, nice picture just looks a little over done.

[MommaB]

YES! I did use Neat image. I see what you're saying - especially on my husband.

Here it is is before cropping and Neat...
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/8593/6032acv4.jpg

BTW - thanks for the feedback. :D

[JC2]

Hey you ;)

[MommaB]

Hi Julie!

Lol, should have known you would be on here. ;)

[JC2]

Jenny let me know about this site a while back, so I joined after I got my new camera ;)

[MommaB]

I found it by luck - I have been lurking for a while but just joined this week. I joined a different community when I first got my camera but never posted because they used your real first and last name as your screen name. :confused:

[Kristy]

I like your pre edited shot... If you want us to play with it a little, turn on your image editing okay button... and we'll make suggested edits for you.

It's a great shot to start with... I would only like to brighten up the subjects here a bit. The background is much brighter then they are... so I would do a quick mask and then apply curves only to the subjects... I might darken the background, but it would depend on how it looks after the first adjustment...

Is the last post straight from camera? Or did you make some adjustments in a raw editor? It looks a little bit altered in the highlight area. but what do I know... lol :)

[MommaB]

Kristy,

Thanks for replying. The photo is VERY edited - I took the photo a couple months back before I made the comitment to learn and love my camera. I'm also working on my photo editing skills in Photoshop CS and Lightroom (which I just purchased this week). ;o) Attaching original below.
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/4912/6032ody0.jpg

[Tee Why]

The fill in lighting feature is a bit too much done and makes the shot look artificial. I'd tone that down a bit. Also I'd consider cropping off the left so the subjects are off center and are looking into the right.

[wakko]

I love your daughter's eyes!!! I quite like the shot, but the first is definitely a bit overdone... don't mind the pre-crop/neat image shot in terms of saturation. :)

[chet79]

I'm with Tee Why, but thought it might be a case of over-used "shadows and highlights" feature. It can kill a shot if over-used. Play with levels and even use the "exposure" (Image -> Adjustments) slider.

Nice pic though :)

[akhoopes]

thats funny i can recognize neat image, lol, im telling you mine were the same way. just keep practicing, and practicing, you will get it, have a great day,

oh also i would clone the girl to the right out of the picture, my eyes go right to her.

[MikeI]

For me, this has black and white written all over it!!! I love BnW's, especially of my children. I do this a lot w/ candids where the lighting was tough. It can turn a great capture into a great image.

If this were mine, I would clone out the other picture and convert it to BnW....

Just a thought.