Which one is better ?

I thought of this idea of shooting my grandma's hands and to highlight the details a bit but ...

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Why are they so shiny? I think the first one is okay - the last two seem a little over-processed so the haloing and grain around the hands are a bit distracting. Great idea, though!

emelvee wrote in post #15616288
Why are they so shiny? I think the first one is okay - the last two seem a little over-processed so the haloing and grain around the hands are a bit distracting. Great idea, though!

Yeah they came out a little shiny from going to details I got grain on the last 2. I like the first one just because the accent is put on the hands

new version ..... I just wanted the hands to be the highlight. I think I'll use this one as cover on my album on fb... I think its the best so far

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I like your 'new version' best, followed by number 1.

2 and 3 are a bit overdone for my taste too...

I'm going to be honest, I don't like any of them. When I think of grandma I think warm, caring, soft.... Your processing on these makes them all look like rough leathery kind of scary and oily hands. That's not how I would want to remember my grandmothers hands.

Your last one, again being completely honest so please don't take offense, reminds me of a horror movie. You have these scary looking hands reaching out for you from complete darkness. I can see the idea, and I like the concept, but not the execution.

With that out of the way, PP is very subjective. If you like the look of these then take my comments with a grain of salt knowing it just my point I view.

rivas8409 wrote in post #15616477
I'm going to be honest, I don't like any of them. When I think of grandma I think warm, caring, soft.... Your processing on these makes them all look like rough leathery kind of scary and oily hands. That's not how I would want to remember my grandmothers hands.

Your last one, again being completely honest so please don't take offense, reminds me of a horror movie. You have these scary looking hands reaching out for you from complete darkness. I can see the idea, and I like the concept, but not the execution.

With that out of the way, PP is very subjective. If you like the look of these then take my comments with a grain of salt knowing it just my point I view.

I am not offended it was just the lines of the hands that I was interested and the old ppl have best lines that's why I used grandma's hands

I like the concept but I think I'd like it better if something else was incorporated. Maybe just posing the hands differently or adding something. I'm not quite sure though. I just don't like the "here's my hands, take a pic" look. Something more natural maybe.

hey man dunno what it is but the first three images aren't showing up for me and I'd love to see them so that I can critique them a little. Love the latest of the group though what gave you the idea in the first place?