SueS
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Macon, MO
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Re: [CritEditY] Help please
With all the help received I am posting another reworked version. I cannot get the pop that everyone else gets, but this is the best I can do. I think it is much better than my first try. Once again I'd like some input and suggestions. Thanks for helping! |
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blueflat
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nice clouds!
how did you do that?
for more pop, try increasing contrast and sharpness, and saturation too (increased colors without increasing the black levels). opposite for less pop.
another trick is to use the density curve, and slam the bottom 5% of blacks(0-5%)all to pure black (0%)and the top 5% of whites (95-100%) all to pure 100% white.
expanding on what others have mentioned:
a photo can be an exact record or modified.
keep the unaltered original in case anyone wants to see what the camera recorded, make a b version and work only on that.
you had some theme or purpose in mind when taking the photo, was it expressed in the photo?
it's your photo, make it do what you want.
and you also will be thinking of where the photo will be used. a contrasty impacty version is good for the entertainment room or a photo contest, while a bland soft muted version is better for over the quiet living room couch or for the background in an ad.
your choice. |
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SueS
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join:2007-05-16
Macon, MO
| Thank you! I spray painted the clouds using 3 different colors. I used the color picker on another photo.
Thanks for all your help! I did not think about putting something in the lower right hand corner till you mentioned it. Now the composition feels much better to me. |
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blueflat
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now try breaking all the rules... |
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SueS
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Macon, MO
1 edit | How about this? Does this break them? |
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Kringle
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Pierrefonds, QC
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About as much as this one does... 
It's just a different picture. |
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