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@!ex said:My swing at it. levels, curves, contrast, adjusted color, fixed tones and skin, a bit of dodging and burning. All and all about 2-3 min of work.
What color space are you using, srgb or adobe?sandymandy said:Hi,
well im regularly browsing around several websites checking out portraits cuz thats what i like to shoot too. Usually i come across pictures where i just think they look so good because the photo just looks so "fully lighted".
Feeling a bit retarded at the moment but i will still try to explain what i mean.
For example this photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8600629@N06/4448073209#
Its not about the composition or anything but the lighting in this just looks so good to me. It looks so bright and the shadows are so soft. Like so awesome contrast and colors.
Other examples (randomly picked from pixe-peeper.com with 50mm 1.4 and 1.2):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24285656@N07/7224316282#
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41174696@N00/3606301684#
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97349383@N00/4021765535#
And in contrast when i take a portrait it just looks so...boring and dull and not brilliant.
Some of MY samples (SORRY FOR ADS ON THAT SITE ):
http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/2932/v8c7htox_jpg.htm
http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/2932/e6d27om2_jpg.htm
and last one where i overexposured a little trying to get "that look" from the samples at the beginning.
http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/2932/kbxf5b2c_jpg.htm
Is it just my lens thats so crappy? 50mm 1.8II L(ens hood attached)? OR my 1100D camera? It just doesnt look so shiny awesome like i want. Like so "mellow" contrast only. Or is it just the post processing? Feel free to give my photos a try.
Thanks already
sandymandy said:Is it just my lens thats so crappy? 50mm 1.8II L(ens hood attached)? OR my 1100D camera? It just doesnt look so shiny awesome like i want. Like so "mellow" contrast only. Or is it just the post processing? Feel free to give my photos a try.
Thanks already
westr70 said:@!ex said:My swing at it. levels, curves, contrast, adjusted color, fixed tones and skin, a bit of dodging and burning. All and all about 2-3 min of work.
Seriously nice work. Do a tutorial.
bdunbar79 said:westr70 said:@!ex said:My swing at it. levels, curves, contrast, adjusted color, fixed tones and skin, a bit of dodging and burning. All and all about 2-3 min of work.
Seriously nice work. Do a tutorial.
Why? No disrespect, but the image on the right is awful. Sorry.
bdunbar79 said:It's not that big of a deal. It's a photo edit. I love his photography. Which by the way, the above are not his shots.
You have completely changed the subject's face, and honestly, it looks a little disturbing and alien-like. Go easy on the brushes. Sorry to be critical, but it just looks really strange.Roger Jones said:Its always easier to shoot it right than to fix it in post. This image is challenging due to the unflattering shadows on the face. OP should try to fill these in a little with flash or a reflector.
NotABunny said:I prefer to take a challenge rather than mock.
As I was saying, a BW helps you to get rid of a bad color balance.
(Half an hour in LR.)
@!ex said:bdunbar79 said:It's not that big of a deal. It's a photo edit. I love his photography. Which by the way, the above are not his shots.
it was just a 2 minute edit. I think I did go a bit overboard on the eyes and maybe a little to much skin smoothing, but I wasn't really going for perfection (or maybe going for too much perfection...). Thanks for the compliment though.
sandymandy said:Its not about the composition or anything but the lighting in this just looks so good to me. It looks so bright and the shadows are so soft. Like so awesome contrast and colors.
Thanks already