Suzanne
by DoktorOptik
Pentax LX & SMC PENTAX A* 85mm f/1.4, with a blip of flash from a PENTAX AF400T. Film used: Ilford HP5 Plus, negative was scanned with an EPSON V700
Uploaded21/08/2015 - 16:10
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Posted 22/08/2015 - 09:21
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bwlchmawr wrote:
This is actually a rather lovely portrait. Straightforward and well composed. She's a fine looking woman.
However, it seemed to me the tonal range was rather dull and lacking sparkle. A quick copy and paste into Photoshop showed a healthy dose of Levels would inject some life into the highlights, the histogram finishing well short of the right-hand side of the graph. I also selected and brightened her face and hair separately. The results were startling. Hope you don't mind.
This is actually a rather lovely portrait. Straightforward and well composed. She's a fine looking woman.
However, it seemed to me the tonal range was rather dull and lacking sparkle. A quick copy and paste into Photoshop showed a healthy dose of Levels would inject some life into the highlights, the histogram finishing well short of the right-hand side of the graph. I also selected and brightened her face and hair separately. The results were startling. Hope you don't mind.
Posted 22/08/2015 - 11:05
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Hello everyone, thank you for your comments. I do often feel I should get into more, post production with software. But, I feel I've over egged the pudding, with my past attempts.
Regards Tim
Regards Tim
Posted 22/08/2015 - 20:01
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DoktorOptik wrote:
Hello everyone, thank you for your comments. I do often feel I should get into more, post production with software. But, I feel I've over egged the pudding, with my past attempts.
Regards Tim
But Tim, it's so simple just to sort out the Levels. It's such a nice shot you don't need to do anything else. I quite agree: excessive processing ruins a decent shot.
Hello everyone, thank you for your comments. I do often feel I should get into more, post production with software. But, I feel I've over egged the pudding, with my past attempts.
Regards Tim
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
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However, it seemed to me the tonal range was rather dull and lacking sparkle. A quick copy and paste into Photoshop showed a healthy dose of Levels would inject some life into the highlights, the histogram finishing well short of the right-hand side of the graph. I also selected and brightened her face and hair separately. The results were startling. Hope you don't mind.
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05