Justiss Goldmember  1,083 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2009 Location: Guilford, CT More info | Dec 03, 2009 11:50 | #1 A good friend asked me to take some photos of her and her children - this is her favorite so far, but how can I improve it, now with PP, and before what should I have done while shooting? 
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sctbiggs Goldmember 1,793 posts Joined Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina More info | Dec 03, 2009 14:24 | #2 hmm, I don't see anythign really blown out except the background. Maybe, the very end of her sleeve.
Baby Girl 2.0 has arrived!
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suecassidy Goldmember  4,102 posts Likes: 37 Joined May 2007 Location: Huntington Beach California More info | Dec 03, 2009 14:43 | #3 I much prefer that photo in black and white. Removing the distraction of color makes my eye wander around the scene less and focus on the family. Sue Cassidy
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KarlJohnston Cream of the Crop 9,334 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jul 2008 More info | Dec 04, 2009 02:22 | #4  Permanent banBW is good, first feels like it's lacking a lot of contrast. Adventurous Photographer, Writer
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sctbiggs Goldmember 1,793 posts Joined Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina More info | Dec 04, 2009 12:59 | #6 contrast and burn knotch down the over exposure in the back if you can. Baby Girl 2.0 has arrived!
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ScPhotoMom Goldmember  2,312 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina More info | Dec 04, 2009 13:08 | #7 I sharpened. Cropped to get the blown background out. Curves adjustment. Might not be any better but thought I would give it a try  My Flickr
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ScPhotoMom Goldmember 2,312 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina More info | You are welcome My Flickr
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DocMike Senior Member 412 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jan 2009 More info | Dec 04, 2009 18:08 | #10 Justiss wrote in post #9128114  how can I improve it, now with PP, and before what should I have done while shooting? Crop and edit definitely works better than the first. There are some compositional and technical elements that you may want to look at:
More equipment than ability: 40D
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ann-mom Senior Member 844 posts Joined Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina More info | Dec 04, 2009 22:03 | #11 My try... overlay layer about 14%, USM, crop and then burn the foliage.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Ann Klein
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robertn Senior Member  283 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Doetinchem, NL. /Austin, TX, USA. More info | Dec 05, 2009 08:42 | #13
Upped contrast, clarity, vibrance and overall exposure. Darkened and blurred background a tad. Slight sharpening on faces. Added slight vignetting to help lead the eye to focus points. Still doesn't look right to me though, but then again it's a JPG and this took me less than 5 minutes. Canon camera, lenses & lights.
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Chairman7w Goldmember  1,261 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2009 More info | Dec 05, 2009 12:30 | #15 definitely like the last one best, excellent edit. Seems a little warmer, too - good job.
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