Kelly

[RinkRat]

What do you suggest?

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze75feo/DRebel/Kelly.jpg

Thanks,

-RinkRat

[dsze]

...maybe a little sharpening, color balance...maybe warmer tones? For me, this shot might be a good candidate for B&W with a gentle warm-gold or sepia tone over the top? May I try it and post it back to you?

-daniel

[RinkRat]

Sure, get nuts. :)

Thanks.

[dsze]

What do you think :?:

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dmcnulty/untitled.jpg

[RinkRat]

Hey, that's awesome!

How'd you do the feathered edges?

Thanks!

[manncer]

:idea:

You can get rid of the blue-ish cast with hue/sat or, in cs, use photo-filter with a warming filter. Levels could be used to improve overall lighting. You could use a selection and a touch of brightness or curves to make teeth whiter. No offence meant. :oops:

manncer

[MattSEG]

I think the feathered edges take away from the kinda candid look of the photo (not the most flattering pose so it looks candid).

I like the original, but I think warmer tones might be kinda nice.

[rick barclay]

She has that forties WWII look. I think a plain black and white shot of
her with no enhancements (none needed, IMO) would do the trick.

[RinkRat]

I'm not offended.

I post in this forum to get critisism, so I can learn.

Great suggestions.

Thanks for the help

-RinkRat

[dsze]

Rick,

By "plain B&W" do you mean just a desaturation?

My version doesn't have any enhancements. All I did was use the Lab method to achieve B&W and then curves to make it a little more contrasty... then I just laid a LIGHT sepia tone over the top, but it could have just as easily been left off. I didn't enhance anything.

Personally, I'm not sure that I like the feathered look the most either, but I do think it looks better than the original. Candid or not. The bands of color (green/blue) behind her in the original are at an odd level and detract from her face I think... the feathered version makes her pop out a little more and your eyes are drawn to her eyes rather than the bands of color, which are at a level that draw attention to her teeth rather than her eyes in the original. She's got great eyes and I think they really connect with the view more in my version... Just my opinion... the feathering that I did may be too much though...its kinda cheesy. But women tend to like that look I've found.

Just my opinion.

-daniel

[dsze]

...plain B&W

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dmcnulty/untitled3.jpg

[rick barclay]

That's what I was talking about, dsze. Looks better to me that unprocessed-
looking way.

The blurring in the first photo could have been used to give the photo that aged, wornout look of an old photo, but in order to complete the effect you
have to add wrinkles and a lot of wear to the fringes of the image, as well.

I like the color version, too.