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Apr 18, 2005 08:28 |  #1

Here is a shot I did this weekend of my Daughter on her new playground swing.

Please provide feedback and constructive critisim!

I have a fondness for the black and white images that have the original color coming through so I have included that as well...

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Apr 18, 2005 08:33 |  #2

Very nice! The colours are beautiful, and rich. You really captured the essence of a kid on a playground. She's a cutie! I really like the colour in the b/w photo. You are less of a newbie than me, because I don't even know how you did that to the second photo! I really like these. You got talent from what I can see so far!

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Apr 18, 2005 11:53 |  #3

Yesterday I took about 200 pics of my twin nieces and some of them were similar to your first pic. Unfortunately they didn't come out as good as your 1st photo, the lighting was a bit harsh. How many hours before sunset was it taken at.




  
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Apr 18, 2005 12:28 as a reply to  @ aam1234's post |  #4

Hey Troy, welcome.
Would you mind sharing what camera your using?

And I really like your second one! Do you mind sharing your color selective technique that you use? I too love those kinds of pics but right now have a less than perfect technique.

As for the first pic the only thing that seems to bother me is the composition or more likely 'crop'. It looks like she's sitting on the frame of the picture. ;)


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Apr 18, 2005 13:57 |  #5

Sorry I didn't include it before. I am using a Canon Digital Rebel with the kit lens (18mm-55mm). I am currently looking to upgrade to the Canon 28mm-135mm SI USM. I have heard a lot of great things about it from this forum.

The B&W is a neat trick I learned from from a digital imaging book. I open the photo in PhotoShop. Then I create a duplicate layer from the backround image. Then I remove all of the color on that layer. Then all you have to do is take the eraser and erase the areas that you want to show as color. It's a lot easier than it sounds and the result is brilliant color that you didn't really notice before.

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Apr 18, 2005 14:02 as a reply to  @ aam1234's post |  #6

aam1234 wrote:
Yesterday I took about 200 pics of my twin nieces and some of them were similar to your first pic. Unfortunately they didn't come out as good as your 1st photo, the lighting was a bit harsh. How many hours before sunset was it taken at.

It was taken about 2-2.5 hours before sunset.

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Apr 18, 2005 15:29 |  #7

They look good to me Troy:)



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Apr 18, 2005 15:31 |  #8

wow nice




  
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Apr 18, 2005 15:36 as a reply to  @ Joo's post |  #9

hey these photos are hard to critisise love them both, ive tried the colour thing on a feq of my photo`s and can really add some interest to a bw pic.




  
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Apr 18, 2005 18:52 as a reply to  @ troy7997's post |  #10

troy7997 wrote:
Sorry I didn't include it before. I am using a Canon Digital Rebel with the kit lens (18mm-55mm). I am currently looking to upgrade to the Canon 28mm-135mm SI USM. I have heard a lot of great things about it from this forum.

The B&W is a neat trick I learned from from a digital imaging book. I open the photo in PhotoShop. Then I create a duplicate layer from the backround image. Then I remove all of the color on that layer. Then all you have to do is take the eraser and erase the areas that you want to show as color. It's a lot easier than it sounds and the result is brilliant color that you didn't really notice before.

Thanks for the camera info! I really don't know why thats so important to me other than I like to see what other models + photograhers can do so that I can mimic them! ;)

And your technique is close to mine.
Duplicate layer, go into Quickmask, Paintbrush the areas I want to keep the color in, exit Quickmask, use Color Mixer to uncheck Monochrome box and go B&W. I wonder what the pros do?


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Apr 18, 2005 18:53 |  #11

I think they're both pretty great. Awesome job! Keep up the good work.




  
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Apr 18, 2005 21:26 as a reply to  @ RbrtPtikLeoSeny's post |  #12

Welcome! Love the first one.


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Apr 18, 2005 22:29 |  #13

The b+w shot is superb. Lovely eyes. More things I need to try.


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Apr 18, 2005 22:42 |  #14

How lucky your are to have such a cute model, Troy. I'm sure there are many more great photos to come. Welcome to the forum too!


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Apr 18, 2005 22:58 |  #15

Nice photos, even though the second one has "overused cliche" written all over it in 32 point Aerial Bold.


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