My daughter

[sueanne]

This is one I took in low light, lamp 'on' in the corner.

I like the warm colors but there are some that prefer cooler colors....
[img width=800 height=533]http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/image/70668080/original.jpg[img][/img]

Thanks for looking *

[felix.reichardt]

Warm colors are nice but I think removing the green cast would help to improve this nice picture a lot IMHO.

Nice picture anyway. She looks very serious about her music - nice capture.

Cheers

[FocusingOnFlorida]

Very nice sueanne. Great use of DoF. That's not an engagement ring on her hand is it?

[Jules]

I love warm colors and always have. *Is this a digital photo? *If so, what was the setting for WB? *[I'm just getting into digital but I think the WB setting has to do with coloror warmth, among other things.]

As for the photo, the shallow depth of field makes it very special, and your daughter is beautiful.

Thank you.

[Padre]

She is very cute Suanne. I think the warm tones work ok but I might do some selective desaturation on her face and the violin to even the image out a bit.

[Shortie]

very cute

it is a keeper in my eyes

Well done

Shortie

[Stormdancing]

Very nice! I love the DOF on this shot. After adjusting the white balance as suggested, I would also clone out the pink thing on the wall and the partial frame of the picture on the right. It's just clutter in an otherwise great shot. The white on the left looks like a beam of light shining down on her hand and I would leave that.

[sueanne]

Thank you felix,

I didn't notice the green cast as much as the overage 'warm' colors, maybe green from her shirt...

Thanks, will try the green cast removal.

Originally Posted by felix.reichardt

Warm colors are nice but I think removing the green cast would help to improve this nice picture a lot IMHO.

Nice picture anyway. She looks very serious about her music - nice capture.

Cheers

[sueanne]

Thank you Russ*

LOL no that is just a simple 'play' ring.

Originally Posted by FocusingOnFlorida

Very nice sueanne. Great use of DoF. That's not an engagement ring on her hand is it?

[sueanne]

Thank you Padre,

Will try some selective desaturation on the face and violin - its back to the pp'ing.

Originally Posted by Padre

She is very cute Suanne. I think the warm tones work ok but I might do some selective desaturation on her face and the violin to even the image out a bit.

[sueanne]

Jules,

This is from 350D, yes digital photo. I just used 'auto' WB - shot in JPEG ISO 800.

Thank you for your liking it

Originally Posted by Jules

I love warm colors and always have. Is this a digital photo? If so, what was the setting for WB? [I'm just getting into digital but I think the WB setting has to do with coloror warmth, among other things.]

As for the photo, the shallow depth of field makes it very special, and your daughter is beautiful.

Thank you.

[sueanne]

Thank you Stormdancing.

Ah yes will keep all these tips in mind and go work on the pp'ing.
It's a good thing cloning can be done ....

I appreciate all the tips and pp help.

Originally Posted by Stormdancing

Very nice! I love the DOF on this shot. After adjusting the white balance as suggested, I would also clone out the pink thing on the wall and the partial frame of the picture on the right. It's just clutter in an otherwise great shot. The white on the left looks like a beam of light shining down on her hand and I would leave that.

[sueanne]

Thank you Shortie

I like it too but will do some pp adjustments to a different view.

Originally Posted by Shortie

very cute

it is a keeper in my eyes

Well done

Shortie

[dean1401]

Love it!
It's these personal "keepers" that make photography unique.

Dean

[sueanne]

Thank you Dean

Yes, I printed it out for my photo album for a 'keeper'

Originally Posted by dean1401

Love it!
It's these personal "keepers" that make photography unique.

Dean

[sueanne]

I re-pp the picture, cloned out the distracting background and abit less saturation but not sure how to get the 'green cast' away. Thanks for all your tips and help*

[img width=800 height=533]http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/image/70704172/original.jpg[img][/img]

[FocusingOnFlorida]

Sueanne, try to adjust your color balance and add just a touch of blue. That will help negate some of the green. Then add a touch of red if you want to bring a bit of the warmth back.

[Padre]

These are a couple of ways to remove the cast. *If using any photoshop You can:
1. Go to Image - Adjustments - and try auto color (this usually doesn't do a very good job however) Elements has Image - Ajustments - color cast which opens a dialogue box and gives you an eyedropper. *All you have to do is click on something netual, gray, black or white.
2. You could bring up curves - go to the green channel - pull the curve as you look at the image to reduce the amount of green
3. Most of the time setting levels correctly will solve a cast. *Open up the levels dialogue box. While holding down the ALT key, click on the right (highlights) eyedropper and set the white point at the threshold. Then do the same with the left (shadows) eyedropper.
If none of this makes sense to *you let me know. *