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paulbroad

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31 Jan 2013 - 6:38 PM

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My daughter in law had some pictures done by a new local professional. I use the word loosely. They were like this. I'm a bit old fashioned, and I appreciate you are trying to copy a style. It just looks over lit and over exposed to me. I would much prefer a correctly exposed, by my standards, shot because this looks potentially really very good.

Attractive shot, super composition, but, for me, grossly over exposed/lit. Purely a subjective comment.

Paul

banehawi (Critique Team)

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1 Feb 2013 - 2:55 AM

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Hi Peter. Thanks for uploading the original too.


Its not a bad effort at High Ket photography. Look up some tutorials both on this site, and Google to see techniques for a better result.

This for me is not bright enough for high key, and it has a pinkish tone to the face. So yes its overexposed, but its supposed to be, but you need to correct the colour cast, sharpen, and retrieve some details.

So lets start with the original, get that right, then try the high key.


The original is underexposed quite a bit. You might wonder why that matters if youre going to make it very bright anyway, - and the reason is colour accuracy, and sharpness, and a better outcome.


Ive applied a mod to the original, mod1, and then used this as a basis for the high key shot. Your shot has lost sharpness, and a little too much of important facial details. You can go a lot brighter, and still retain the essential elemenrs using a layer. I used an overall brightnedd boost using a curves adjustment, removed most of it from eyes, nose and mouth, and then applied a diffuse glow distortion filter, - again removing it from the same areas.

This result is mod2.


Hope this is helpful, and you like the mods, and see the thought process.



Regards



Willie

banehawi (Critique Team)

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1 Feb 2013 - 2:59 PM

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Thanks Paul.

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pjplant

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1 Feb 2013 - 3:57 PM

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Hi again banehawi, I meant to also say that both my wife and I are very impressed with what you have done, and to thankyou as I hope it will much improve the way I aproach the way I do these sort of photographs in the future.
Thanks
Pete