Photo for C&C

iconnect

what do you guys think of this pic.
Iwas thinking of getting it printed on canvas as a gift
all comments welcomed good and bad
Thanks

Thirdfox

On my uncalibrated monitor the girl's face looks a little too dark and soft. The darkness can be corrected by adjusting levels but the softness can't - how about making it even softer and going for a creative effect there? And the girl's eyes seem to be going towards a slightly strange focus point (would have loved it if she looked at the dog).

Nice photo overall though.

iconnect

Thirdfox wrote: »

On my uncalibrated monitor the girl's face looks a little too dark and soft. The darkness can be corrected by adjusting levels but the softness can't - how about making it even softer and going for a creative effect there? And the girl's eyes seem to be going towards a slightly strange focus point (would have loved it if she looked at the dog).

Nice photo overall though.

How could i make it softer?
Maybe this pic is a better option

bradnailer

I like the second shot better, got any others.

Thirdfox

This is something like what I wanted to convey (I only spent 2 minutes with this in Picasa not photoshop so it's very "rough" but hopefully your get the idea)

Of course other people may not like what I've done:

Before:


After:


That ethereal glow is something I find in a lot of portraits, not sure if I'm fond of it though but I think in your case it's a good compromise.

Maybe a B&W conversion may help too...

iconnect

bradnailer wrote: »

I like the second shot better, got any others.

I have more but these two would have to be the ones to pick from im afraid

Thirdfox

Click on the thumbnails to see the larger version (the "glow" is more obvious in the larger pic)

Here is a B&W conversion of the pic:



I find that the focal point seems to be on the dog rather than the girl... maybe you could have left a bit more head room on top?

Again I have to state that this is a very quick draft of what I had in mind (and I wasn't using the proper professional tools in going about it - Picasa is a free download from Google by the way) but maybe it's of some help?

iconnect

Thirdfox wrote: »

This is something like what I wanted to convey (I only spent 2 minutes with this in Picasa not photoshop so it's very "rough" but hopefully your get the idea)

Of course other people may not like what I've done:

Before:


After:


That ethereal glow is something I find in a lot of portraits, not sure if I'm fond of it though but I think in your case it's a good compromise.

Maybe a B&W conversion may help too...

Thanks for the idea. i was trying to shoot a low iso and at 4pm today the light wasn't great. pity i think there is a bit of camera shake going on

iconnect

Thirdfox wrote: »

Click on the thumbnails to see the larger version (the "glow" is more obvious in the larger pic)

Here is a B&W conversion of the pic:



I find that the focal point seems to be on the dog rather than the girl... maybe you could have left a bit more head room on top?

Again I have to state that this is a very quick draft of what I had in mind (and I wasn't using the proper professional tools in going about it - Picasa is a free download from Google by the way) but maybe it's of some help?

I see what you mean its nice in black and white when enlarged