My son..

lucyshopechest · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

Ok....this is my first time actually posting a pic. I am just a mere newbie with VERY LITTLE experience with SLR. I took some a while ago, and something about this picture just catches my eye. I cropped it so he is off center but I wanted to catch the bubbles. Something tells me it is to dark and needs some lightening up, but it might just be my 5-year-old monitor. He loves that shirt..says *Save Gas, toot in a jar*..he has laughed each time he puts it on..LOL

Catlover · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

I think it's a great way to show the bubbles "drifting up and away". Maybe burn the background a bit to pull the attention to the subject or maybe add some lens blur to it as well...kind of a busy background.

lucyshopechest · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

Yes..I think so to..now I have to learn to go burn the background...off to surf in my books for elements 6

Bill Roberts · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

I think you've caught it pretty well. Maybe if you'd used a wider aperture you could have taken the backgrount out a bit more, but it's my no means bad. Exposure looks spot on to me on my monitor. I like it.

cheers

lucyshopechest · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Roberts

I think you've caught it pretty well. Maybe if you'd used a wider aperture you could have taken the backgrount out a bit more, but it's my no means bad. Exposure looks spot on to me on my monitor. I like it.

cheers

I should have changed the aperture. He was moving so fact and I was trying so hard to do do a manual focus and I forgot to adjust the aperture. I can't find out how to burn the background in my book. Off to search the web.

HarleyQuinn · 17th of May 2008 (Sat)

I don't have any CC, but I had to save my son has that shirt and it cracks me up!

lucyshopechest · 18th of May 2008 (Sun)

I tweaked it just a tad...then did this...you have to bear with me as SLR is new to me and Elements 6 is even newer...
this is a new one I messed with and took them both a step further. I did learn to blur the background, but only managed to do it with using the quick select tool, and circling what I wanted to keep and inverting and then blur and remove color. I seem to get a halo effect so I know I am doing it wrong, but I guess I got years ahead of me to practice.

and the original one

17th of May 2008 (Sat)	#1
lucyshopechest Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, MN....be my guest...edit away. Posts: 152	My son.. Ok....this is my first time actually posting a pic. I am just a mere newbie with VERY LITTLE experience with SLR. I took some a while ago, and something about this picture just catches my eye. I cropped it so he is off center but I wanted to catch the bubbles. Something tells me it is to dark and needs some lightening up, but it might just be my 5-year-old monitor. He loves that shirt..says Save Gas, toot in a jar..he has laughed each time he puts it on..LOL __________________ Becky....Mom to 5 kids ages 22-10...proud military mom and aunt! Canon 60D, 28-135mm IS, 50mm 1.4, 85 mm 1.8, and Speedlight 430EX...and a few books..... I know nothing about photography...but I lurk and learn. Last edited by lucyshopechest : 17th of May 2008 (Sat) at 15:17.

17th of May 2008 (Sat)	#2
Catlover Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 262	Re: My son.. I think it's a great way to show the bubbles "drifting up and away". Maybe burn the background a bit to pull the attention to the subject or maybe add some lens blur to it as well...kind of a busy background.

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lucyshopechest Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, MN....be my guest...edit away. Posts: 152	Re: My son.. Yes..I think so to..now I have to learn to go burn the background...off to surf in my books for elements 6 __________________ Becky....Mom to 5 kids ages 22-10...proud military mom and aunt! Canon 60D, 28-135mm IS, 50mm 1.4, 85 mm 1.8, and Speedlight 430EX...and a few books..... I know nothing about photography...but I lurk and learn.

17th of May 2008 (Sat)	#4
Bill Roberts revolting peasant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,079 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My son.. I think you've caught it pretty well. Maybe if you'd used a wider aperture you could have taken the backgrount out a bit more, but it's my no means bad. Exposure looks spot on to me on my monitor. I like it. cheers __________________ BiLL

17th of May 2008 (Sat)	#6
HarleyQuinn Lucky Lucy, or I'm on Crack? You decide. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where the winds come sweeping down the plains... Posts: 2,424 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My son.. I don't have any CC, but I had to save my son has that shirt and it cracks me up! __________________ Renee ~ My Gear~ flickr

18th of May 2008 (Sun)	#7
lucyshopechest Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rochester, MN....be my guest...edit away. Posts: 152	Re: My son.. I tweaked it just a tad...then did this...you have to bear with me as SLR is new to me and Elements 6 is even newer... this is a new one I messed with and took them both a step further. I did learn to blur the background, but only managed to do it with using the quick select tool, and circling what I wanted to keep and inverting and then blur and remove color. I seem to get a halo effect so I know I am doing it wrong, but I guess I got years ahead of me to practice. and the original one __________________ Becky....Mom to 5 kids ages 22-10...proud military mom and aunt! Canon 60D, 28-135mm IS, 50mm 1.4, 85 mm 1.8, and Speedlight 430EX...and a few books..... I know nothing about photography...but I lurk and learn.

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