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A Sadhu at Pashupati, Kathmandu.
| Title: | Sadhu |
| Username: | 
EllieEdge |
| Uploaded: | 29 Dec 2010 - 11:28 PM |
| Tags: | Black & white, Portraits / people |
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Hi Ellie,
Godt Nytt År!
This is a terrific image, and posting it here is a real challenge to the Critique Team.
I can only offer a few suggestions, and an alternate treatment.
In mod 1, I feel the image may be a little long and thin, so have placed his eyes on a third and added space to the right. I cheated her to retail all his hair by selecting the hair only and squishing it down a little.
The treatment alternative is im mod2, for a darker, slightly toned look. I achieved this by converting mod 1 to a Dragan effect, and blending it into mod1 at 15%. It may be a more dramatic look that might suit. I would love to know if you like this fairly radical treatment.
Regards
Willie
Hi Willie,
Happy New Year to you too, i am impressed!
I am always so impressed with your mods that I never want to touch Photoshop again! There is no hope for me 
I like both mods for different reasons. He seems to stand out much more than in my attempt in mod 1. I really like the drama in mod 2 apart from the hair disappearing against a very dark background. I was thinking a bit about darker backfround but didn't know how to get that without "loosing" the hair. I uploaded a v2 in jpg so you could see approximately where I started.
I was definitely a bit too close - should have had more space around his arms as you mentioned. This was my first day with an 85 mm fixed lens. Love the shallow dof though
Thank you for the hair
I like that dramatic Dragan effect... hm... have to google that again - I think maybe it was you who mentioned that earlier.
I like your crop better also so I have to go back and change mine.
I am making a Blurb book for a friend who couldn't come on the "Kathmandu Within The Frame" trip.
The lens is an 1.2 from Canon, very good result but slow to focus. And heavy! This imge was taken at f/1.4. 1.2 seems to be TOO shallow for portraits. If i don't nail it spot on at least.
Basically a nice shot, but needs a little less exposure and a slight touch of unsharp mask. The colour version is the better one, although it should be the Mono. This would make a super mono, but your conversion has lost the full tonal range, introducing some highlights which are too strong, and shadows too dark - the hair is not distinct.
Use the channel mixer, then control each colour channel to get the desired range. Then lift the contrast and you have the classic ethnic portrait. Would also come in closer.
Paul
Thank you Paul for such a detailed description. I'm not quite sure I understand the approach but will have a go with the channel mixer instead. I don't know how to see when I've clipped highlights or shadows.
By "lift the contrast" do you mean to actually use the contrast slider or via curves?
By come in closer - do you mean to crop? I notice you cropped the left arm a bit which i think adds balance.
Or did you mean that I should have walked closer? Or used the 24-70 instead of the fixed 85 mm lens? And then bben able to include the same but from a closer range?
I really like the 85 mm for low DOF portraits but of course it limits where you can shoot from.
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