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b&w Labbie #36188
08/29/11 01:39 PM
08/29/11 01:39 PM
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WaterDog Offline OP
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Hi, I've been lurking for a few weeks, this will be my first post here. I'm hoping for some honest opinions. I'm very much a bright and vivid colors type of gal, I rarely do B&W conversions. I'm also just learning how to edit in RAW so please be honest but kind, I'm sure there are plenty of processing mistakes I've made there.


Thanks,
Jen


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Re: b&w Labbie [Re: WaterDog] #36190
08/29/11 04:36 PM
08/29/11 04:36 PM
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Hi Jen,

The photo is coming up unavailable. I have now checked it on two different computers.

James

Re: b&w Labbie [Re: James Morrissey] #36193
08/29/11 05:33 PM
08/29/11 05:33 PM
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Hmmm, well it's not showing up for me either. I'm not sure why it's doing that now, it showed up when I originally posted it.

Let's try this again


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Re: b&w Labbie [Re: WaterDog] #36194
08/29/11 07:08 PM
08/29/11 07:08 PM
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This is a nice photo, but it's way too dark. If you are just learning RAW, and using Adobe Camera Raw, try sliding the exposure slider to the right more. If you look at your histogram, all the info is to the left of center, in the shadows. Lighten them up, then add a little black for contrast if you wish to process all in ACR. I did a quick edit using Nik Software's Vivesa 2, and all it took was a Brightness adjustment to make your photo pop.


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Re: b&w Labbie [Re: WaterDog] #36196
08/29/11 09:09 PM
08/29/11 09:09 PM
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I really like the picture. Yes, it is a little dark but that can easily be fixed. I like the composition of the picture and the main subject, the dog, contrasts nicely with the background to stand out. Well done.


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Re: b&w Labbie [Re: WaterDog] #36200
08/29/11 11:33 PM
08/29/11 11:33 PM
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if your asking for comments I think you need bring out more of the hunter and the background. The dog is "right" but the background and hunter are too dark. Some color photos do not reproduce well as BW. . .

Re: b&w Labbie [Re: Tony Bynum] #36203
08/30/11 07:01 AM
08/30/11 07:01 AM
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Thanks everybody, My Monitor could be off (I never thought about it but it is new laptop I'm working on) because I actually darkened this some, Here's a lighter version.



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Re: b&w Labbie [Re: WaterDog] #36209
08/30/11 10:02 AM
08/30/11 10:02 AM
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much better . . . using a laptop for post processing, as you know, is like trying to kill a dear with #6 shot at 100 yards from that shotgun . . . I'll add a few things about composition. That shot is in the "not enough or too much" category; meaning the shooting is not really in the shot, but he's not really out of it, it's in between and youre confusing the viewer - ME. I cant tell what he's sitting on and it's a completely unconventional position. The dog is however alert, that's nice! Therefore based on composition it's a shot that I would not send to an editor. You should consider cropping the guy out and putting the focus on the dog and gun etc, or putting the shooter back in the frame. . . the 90 profile is mostly a no no as well . . . we need to seen angles in action shots, not static 90 profiles . . . put some angle in that shot and focus on the subject more! I cant really tell what it is youre trying to show us. I have a simple attention span, and need to have one maybe two things going on but for sure i want you to spoon feed me - make me see what you want me to see. . . I can handle to some extent using my imagination, but this looks like en editorial shot so it's got to tell a story that adds to the content of the over all story. If it's a stand alone shot it looses me fast cuz it's confusing . . . take a look at these and tell me if your confused (http://www.tonybynum.com/portfolio/G0000ynItoECqA9s). You may wonder what he's thinking, but they are complex images with lots of elements, but they also are simple and have a story. You can imagine all you want but there's a theme and it's clear . . . Cropping into a person is okay if you have a purpose for it. In your case it looks like you either did it as a mistake or you were trying to be artsy - nether worked for me. . .

Re: b&w Labbie [Re: Tony Bynum] #36236
09/02/11 11:00 AM
09/02/11 11:00 AM
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helpful, not helpful, need more thoughts?


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