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[luannf1980]

now mind you it just took me over an hour to figure out how to get a raw image off my card into photoshop.. i did it..its awesome how you can change it... i played with it..messed it up some actually..but i really have to get off the computer and clean up..lol so id figure id post this one up :: now mind you most of the photos they are not looking at me..they are looking at the pro: ill post up some more tommorrow after i get them all off my disk!! thankyou all for your help... now i know these are not *pro* qaulity..but we all start somewhere..gimme 10yrs ill be as good as half of ya ))

yes this one is all pinkish..

[luannf1980]

wow are they THAT horrible..not even a nice attempt?? lol

[tim]

A few comments, talking about the technical merits of the shots:
#1
- Standing there and taking photos will spoil the pro's image because people always look the wrong way. And decent pro will either be careful to hold their attention or tell you to bugger off.
- The sky's blown out but the people are ok exposed. If you want both expose for the sky and flash to light the people. Some people prefer things the way you did them with natural light and the sky blown out.
- Color is wrong, dress looks a bit yellow

#2 lacks contrast, and is too bright

#3 Dress is blown.

None of the images grab me, but group shots rarely do. The shots of the couple they're showing no emotion, that's what makes a good picture, emotion.

[Copper Coin]

Tim, Mr Blunt, obviously knows his stuff but since I'm in the beginner boat, too, I want to say 'great beginning'. Keep practicing and asking questions!

[th3r0m]

As is, they look pretty good...nice shots for your first time
1 could use bit of fill flash to light their faces (understandable that the pro may have not wanted you using flash though)
2 The dead space at the front doesn't really do much for me, also a case where a bit of fill would have been nice.
3 Tilt doesn't really work for me and it seems a bit dark although the highlights are kind of blown (should be recoverable though)

I had a 2 min go at them...recovered some highlights, added a bit of fill, cropped and some vignetting..

[luannf1980]

gawd tim you are even sexier when you type to me like that yes i know most of them are blown out... and no i didnt spoil the pros image b.c he told me where to stand. also.. her dress was not white..hehe not that, makes a huge difference but.. <G> i know none of these will grab you either..but i like reading when you type..so what do you think?

Originally Posted by tim

A few comments, talking about the technical merits of the shots:
#1
- Standing there and taking photos will spoil the pro's image because people always look the wrong way. And decent pro will either be careful to hold their attention or tell you to bugger off.
- The sky's blown out but the people are ok exposed. If you want both expose for the sky and flash to light the people. Some people prefer things the way you did them with natural light and the sky blown out.
- Color is wrong, dress looks a bit yellow

#2 lacks contrast, and is too bright

#3 Dress is blown.

None of the images grab me, but group shots rarely do. The shots of the couple they're showing no emotion, that's what makes a good picture, emotion.

[luannf1980]

[quote=th3r0m;3467529]As is, they look pretty good...nice shots for your first time
1 could use bit of fill flash to light their faces (understandable that the pro may have not wanted you using flash though)
2 The dead space at the front doesn't really do much for me, also a case where a bit of fill would have been nice.
3 Tilt doesn't really work for me and it seems a bit dark although the highlights are kind of blown (should be recoverable though)

I had a 2 min go at them...recovered some highlights, added a bit of fill, cropped and some vignetting..
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thanks.. i like the second one... I really didnt do any pp work at all to them..first one i messed with the controls a wee bit b.c ive never used that part of the program.. lol other than that i just wanted to throw some up out the camera to get feedback.. thanks.. photography is hard work..gonna take me quite a while to figure half of it out

[th3r0m]

Yeah, they looked un-PPed, but I was bored so I figured I would dink around with them

[luannf1980]

Originally Posted by th3r0m

Yeah, they looked un-PPed, but I was bored so I figured I would dink around with them

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cause you lub me

wanna come help clean my house..open house tommorrow? lolol

[th3r0m]

Not that bored.

[liza]

The others' comments are on target, but I think you're off to a good start. The last one is nicely composed. I think I would have liked the second one as a landscape shot rather than a portrait one, too. Overall, a good effort.

[italianfemmy]

Nice attempt. I actually like the sky in the first one. Just goes to show everyone's opinions of things are so different from one another. I am so glad that you finally got your RAW files on your pc. Ever since I started shooting RAW (like 5 daysb ago)(lol), I also shoot + JPG cause I am worried about what will happen if I can't properly photoshop a RAW or if something happens and I can't open the RAW image.. lol.

[Eagle]

luann
Glad you figured out how to get them to the PC. Nice 1st try.

[luannf1980]

Thanks for all your replys.. I am overall..happy with *most* of the photos I took.. learning is fun... and not that it is much to anyone..but the photog taught me how to have say the flowers in front in crisp focus...and the b/g in the background blurry...omg I love it..lol simple lil things make me soo happy..lol

thanks again to everyone who helped me last night i SOOOOOOo appreciate it!!!