[rhodopsin]

Any thoughts - please be honest



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[Marianne]

I think its a great portrait with superb eye contact...I can feel her exhaustion too!

[rhodopsin]

Originally Posted by Marianne

I think its a great portrait with superb eye contact...I can feel her exhaustion too!

Cheers - one thing, her is a him

[Marianne]

as I typed I thought.......nah......oh well.......

[rhodopsin]

Originally Posted by Marianne

as I typed I thought.......nah......oh well.......

BTW - I've only just joined this forum and your web site was the first I visited - I can state

[Marianne]

wow thank you, its the first site I have built since learning dreamweaver in 2003, I put a guestbook on it I only joined here a couple of days ago and I am enjoying this site so far....

[rhodopsin]

Originally Posted by Marianne

wow thank you, its the first site I have built since learning dreamweaver in 2003, I put a guestbook on it I only joined here a couple of days ago and I am enjoying this site so far....

The guest book doesn't seem to work, but this one is brilliant:



Hope you don't mind me posting it

[Marianne]

not at all...not mine though, Barry took this one

[Dave]

Great capture rhodopsin !!

[Matt]

Its a great shot rhodopsin.
Great eye contact.

It needs a little work to make it pop.

Original


Processed


Here's what I've done, (this is the way I process most of my images for the web).

When all other editting is finished:
Goto Image> Mode> Lab colour
In the layers palette select the channels tab, select the Lightness channel.

Now apply the USM(unsharp mask) filter, by selecting Filter> Sharpen> Unsharp mask.
I use the following settings:
Amount: 100, Radius: 0.2, Threshold: 0
I apply this upto 5 times, or until I see halo's appearing, then back pedal.

Now convert back to RGB, Image> Mode> RGB colour.

You can also apply a large radius USM to the image at the final stage.
Settings: Amount: 20, Radius: 30, Threshold: 0

As you can see, an extra minute in PS can make a big difference to the final image.

HTH

Matt

[rhodopsin]

Originally Posted by Matt

Its a great shot rhodopsin.
Great eye contact.

It needs a little work to make it pop.

Original


Processed


Here's what I've done, (this is the way I process most of my images for the web).

When all other editting is finished:
Goto Image> Mode> Lab colour
In the layers palette select the channels tab, select the Lightness channel.

Now apply the USM(unsharp mask) filter, by selecting Filter> Sharpen> Unsharp mask.
I use the following settings:
Amount: 100, Radius: 0.2, Threshold: 0
I apply this upto 5 times, or until I see halo's appearing, then back pedal.

Now convert back to RGB, Image> Mode> RGB colour.

You can also apply a large radius USM to the image at the final stage.
Settings: Amount: 20, Radius: 30, Threshold: 0

As you can see, an extra minute in PS can make a big difference to the final image.

HTH

Matt

Cheers, I'll give this a go on the original

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Matt

...... then back pedal.

Do you think the subject influenced your wording

BTW your process for unsharp mask, is that to minimise noise over generic use of the tool ?

[Matt]

No, Its quicker to step back from a slight over sharpening than to go through the whole process again.

[rhodopsin]

Originally Posted by DJW

Do you think the subject influenced your wording

BTW your process for unsharp mask, is that to minimise noise over generic use of the tool ?

[Arkady]

Good shot - good expression, but I think there's a bit too much fill there - overflashed as we say. Next time try using 1/3 or 2/3 less output. Flash should provide fill, but not be obvious as it is in this case.

The reason for using USM on the lightness channel only is to prevent (amongst other things) the colour fringing you get along sharp edges by applying USM to the whole image.

PS: I did the junior Paris-Roubaix back in 1979 and it wasn't mud we were caked in...