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July 25

I'm taking a class over at www.ppsop.com on photoshop called "Controlling Weather & Mastering Light in Photoshop"...this is one of the images I've messed around with for the first week's assignment. Subtle changes, but effective I think. I'm open to opinions. I may be posting another later in the week. (although it's not part of the class, I decided to clone out that pole in the background because I just didn't like the darned thing there....a Purist, I am not.)


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Eckhart Derschmidt26-Jul-2006 22:01
To me, its a great improvement (also the cloning out of the pole). Woudl be interesting to know what you did to get that result (well of course not in detail, but the main steps).
AL26-Jul-2006 16:03
Thanks, Chuck for sharing the link and the before-and-after effect. LOL... I'm a nitpicker and hence totally agree on your choice of cloning out the pole :-))) Though I like the warm feel of the after one, I tend to go for the softer natural look in the before one. A matter of preference I guess. Thanks again for the valuable lesson learnt.
Chuck Inglefield26-Jul-2006 14:04
Thanks for the comments. I agree Norman that the contrast on the face is a bit much and should be pulled back a bit. Glad to hear that feedback.
Guest 26-Jul-2006 13:18
Of course , the after one is more eye catching and the removal of the pole is really an improvement. However, I think its only different moods presented. Personally, I kinda prefer the mood in the before one.

Emi
Guest 26-Jul-2006 03:40
great job, chuck. you've showed that no picture should be left un-processed. i feel pressing the shutter is just half-job done. the other half will be done in the darkroom or PS until the final output.

you've done great in increasing the contrasts and removing the pole. i just feel the contrasts on her face is a bit too much. hence, the skin color is a bit too saturated. perhaps, you can separately process the background and the lady. just my 2 cents.

cheers,
norman.
Steven Jusczyk26-Jul-2006 03:22
It's a warmer picture and the detail really comes out.
Guest 26-Jul-2006 03:17
Very good...looks like you've controlled the weather and mastered the light,Chuck!
Thanks for the link...I'll have to check it out.
david procter26-Jul-2006 02:26
The joy of the digital darkroom! Its amazing how an image can be transformed. Super work.
Guest 26-Jul-2006 01:41
Oh yeah, the "after" is much better. Love the golden colors. And I would have cloned out the pole, too ~ it was a bit distracting and too close to the girl. Good job.
Marek Kacprzak26-Jul-2006 00:53
well done, indeed!
Guest 26-Jul-2006 00:24
This is really cool and really great to share this kind of stuff. What a great entry for a PAD. Do they also teach the application of weather in the style of Melancholy (tm)?
Craig Persel26-Jul-2006 00:15
BIG improvement. Love the "after" image. Very warm light and deep, rich colors. I don't see where you cloned out the pole though. Anyway . . . I probably would have done the same because I'm not a purist either. :-)