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monkey_wrench
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:39
Ok i have picked this image for printing for a friends 40th of her son and i really need a better background than these dead flowers

please someone wave a magic wand and put a different background on for me i will be forever grateful i can use photoshop but only to an extent :o

so pleaseeeeeeeee POTN PIMP MY PIC! (not literally) :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/tatton/markbckground.jpg
Dirty Shirt
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:43
To me there isn't anything wrong with the back ground. That shot came out nice.
monkey_wrench
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:46
To me there isn't anything wrong with the back ground. That shot came out nice.

you think i should stick with it?:confused:
RbrtPtikLeoSeny
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:48
Yea, I actually wouldn't touch the background if I were you. I think it matches his expression. Plus, it's all incredibly out of focus anyway. If it were a color picture, I'd def change the background, but for a black and white that is perfect. Lots of depth, and it's not distracting. I think a persons eye should be focused on the guy, not what's behind the guy. I hate it when people take picture of their kids and stuff with these incredibly elaborate backgrounds. The photo should be about the person. Ya know?
monkey_wrench
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:50
Yea, I actually wouldn't touch the background if I were you. I think it matches his expression. Plus, it's all incredibly out of focus anyway. If it were a color picture, I'd def change the background, but for a black and white that is perfect. Lots of depth, and it's not distracting. I think a persons eye should be focused on the guy, not what's behind the guy. I hate it when people take picture of their kids and stuff with these incredibly elaborate backgrounds. The photo should be about the person. Ya know?

true, thanks alot Rbrt :D im starting to think its ready for printing now
Wavy C
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:52
Yeah, background looks fine. The exposure looks good everywhere but a little overexposed on the face. Maybe you should try to do something to darken the burnt out areas mainly around his nose and right cheek/forehead.
monkey_wrench
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 16:54
Yeah, background looks fine. The exposure looks good everywhere but a little overexposed on the face. Maybe you should try to do something to darken the burnt out areas mainly around his nose and right cheek/forehead.

pull the contrast down abit??
NEC1236
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 18:56
How about this?
Mask B/G with soft brush
Guass blur 5-15
add noise 5-10
curves minus shadow 5-10
convert to grayscale
Dirty Shirt
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 19:04
you think i should stick with it?:confused:

Just my opinion but yeah. Its great and his mom will be very pleased.
smittymike19
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 19:37
hey amn i liek the grittiness of the first shot. yeah its not a sunny happy beach kinda feel, but it seems to really fit his personality for soem reason. i wouldnt touch the background, and i kinda think the retouch is too dark, maybe somehwhere in between though, might need to tone it down a tad, but otherwise PRINT IT! great shot.
reidr
11th of April 2005 (Mon), 21:53
Yeah, the first one is a nice shot...the second is a bit dark, maybe lighten slightly....You had a great shot the first time...keep it up...