 Stacy Wasmuth |
Tell me what you think of this photo...
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Noor H. |
Hello Stacy, i personaly line the picture and the contrast. There are 2 subjects in the frame which will make the eye go around, so, Blurry background will defently help to focuse on the subject. But still the picture looks nice even without blurring. I was wondering, Did you use a tripod? N
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Andrew Laverghetta |
I like the picture. I'm also thinking that maybe blurring it like that might make it look unnatural. I think you should leave it the way it is unless you want to create a new layer with a slight blur on the whole thing and about 50% opacity for that diffused look. You might thinking about checking out a program to reduce the noise/grain unless you put that in there purposly. If it's unintentional, it looks good that way too, I like baby pictures to be clear and sharpened with the unsharp mask though. But I like it!
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Kay Beausoleil |
Stacy, I'd crop the top of the picture to just above the ear of the upper child to simplify the composition and get rid of some stuff in the upper left corner that's not doing anything for the image. Great capture!
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Tony Peckman |
I think the picture is a great memory! Sometimes we're too busy trying to make a simple snapshot of time into a piece of art. Cropping will occur in different size prints anyway. It's a sweet photo of two siblings and nothing in the picture takes away from that. What's to simplify? Does anyone really notice the "upper left corner"? If one is too busy checking out what's "not doing anything for the image", at least for this photo, they're missing the image's tenderness. Fine job!
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brigitte stahre |
it's a really sweet pic.. the only thing is, the upper child's head looks like it's floating in space because there is no definition to the shirt.. it blends into the shadow..
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Kay Beausoleil |
Stacy -- I just reread my post to you, and it makes no sense! What I meant was crop to just above the *eye* of the upper child. Sorry!
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Stacy Wasmuth |
Thanks everyone for your thoughts! Noor, I don't have a tripod, which is why I had to use a higher ISO setting, which leads to the grain (that Andrew talked about). :) Thanks Tony for your kind words - I don't want to over-analyze the photo, just learn how to emphasize the tenderness you spoke of. Brigitte, I wonder if cropping the top above his eyes would make it seem less "floaty". I like that idea and will try it - thanks Kay. Andrew - I'm not sure that I understand your last sentence about using the sharpen mask - I slightly sharpened it in PS. Were you saying it would look better sharper or not? I think you're right that blurring the gingham will look unnatural, because it's in the same dof as the kids. Other thoughts??
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Andrew Laverghetta |
When you sharpened it, did you use "sharpen" or "unsharp mask"? When I sharpen something (it might not make that much difference) but I go to filter>sharpen>unsharp mask. This is the way I like to sharpen my images. You might want to check out a program called "Neat Image" too. It's a noise reduction program that can work wonders on some images. Although, some are ruined like where you want a grainy texture like on brick or textured roadways. Just do a google search on "neat image" and you should find it. You can download it and use it for personal use for free but if you want to do anything professional, you need to purchase it.
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Stacy Wasmuth |
I think I used sharpen, but I'll try unsharp mask and see what happens. I'll also look up Neat Image - but I'm hoping to buy my first SLR (the Rebel XT) soon, and I've heard that the noise is extremely low (yippee!). At least compared to my P&S now... Thanks!
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