My Daughter - PhotoCamel

ncmedix · 04-09-2007

Here's a picture of my daughter. I tend to like black & whites. Which do you prefer?

akrab · 04-09-2007

she has beautiful eyes but I really like the B&W version of the photo! How did you convert it? where was it taken? (inside, outside..) Very nice photo!

Mr. Pickles · 04-09-2007

Of these two, I like the color one better. The primary reason is the eye area in the B&W one looks over processed. They both look like processing was done and appears the most dramatic around the eyes, but in the color one it looks a bit less.

The B&W one is nice and I can see some liking it better. maybe the thing that grabs me is the black eye liner? I don't know. I keep looking at it and my eyes keep going there and it just doesn't grab me.

Make sense?

P.S.: She is a very nice looking young lady, and hopefully she will continue to tolerate you taking pictures of her.

ncmedix · 04-09-2007

akrab - The photo was taken outside in the middle of the day (very bright sunlight) against a white fence. Since the fence was so overexposed I was able to easily remove it and leave the background white. The conversion is an action that I picked up from a training CD from Gavin Phillips. His website is Home

Mr Pickles - Yes, her eyes are overprocessed on the black and white. I think I did one too many unsharp masks. There was one done before the resize and another after the resize. My daughter does where a little too much eyeliner in my opinion, but girls will be girls.

Thanks for comments!

Shortie · 04-10-2007

then colour one for me

lovely girl

Shortie

Benji · 04-10-2007

Everything looks good except she looks mad and the pose is the 1-1-1 technique which tends to be rather uninteresting.

Benji

ncmedix · 04-10-2007

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Originally Posted by Benji

Everything looks good except she looks mad and the pose is the 1-1-1 technique which tends to be rather uninteresting.

Benji

I was not sure what the 1-1-1 technique was. I went back and pulled up the pdf document titled "Rules to Good Portraiture" that you did. This pointed me to this thread http://www.photocamel.com/forum/tuto...chnique-2.html I completely understand now. It looks like I'm going to have to pony up and get your video. Thanks for lesson! I gave you some Camel Karma.

ecopeland · 04-10-2007

The color version has my vote. Yes the liner takes away from the B&W as does the oversharpening. Humph I should talk, haven't gotten around to doing nice portraites, that is next on my agenda. She is a very pretty girl and adorable eyes. I know what you mean about kids after raising 3 girls and 3 boys. Whewwwwwwwwwwww LOL
Eric

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ncmedix Vicuna Posts: 91 CamelKarma: 48 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	My Daughter Here's a picture of my daughter. I tend to like black & whites. Which do you prefer? __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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akrab Dromedary Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,661 CamelKarma: 2356 Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter she has beautiful eyes but I really like the B&W version of the photo! How did you convert it? where was it taken? (inside, outside..) Very nice photo!
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Mr. Pickles Camel Breath Location: Old Folks Home Posts: 11,326 CamelKarma: 2463 Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter Of these two, I like the color one better. The primary reason is the eye area in the B&W one looks over processed. They both look like processing was done and appears the most dramatic around the eyes, but in the color one it looks a bit less. The B&W one is nice and I can see some liking it better. maybe the thing that grabs me is the black eye liner? I don't know. I keep looking at it and my eyes keep going there and it just doesn't grab me. Make sense? P.S.: She is a very nice looking young lady, and hopefully she will continue to tolerate you taking pictures of her.
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04-09-2007	#4 (permalink)
ncmedix Vicuna Posts: 91 CamelKarma: 48 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter akrab - The photo was taken outside in the middle of the day (very bright sunlight) against a white fence. Since the fence was so overexposed I was able to easily remove it and leave the background white. The conversion is an action that I picked up from a training CD from Gavin Phillips. His website is Home Mr Pickles - Yes, her eyes are overprocessed on the black and white. I think I did one too many unsharp masks. There was one done before the resize and another after the resize. My daughter does where a little too much eyeliner in my opinion, but girls will be girls. Thanks for comments!
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Shortie F1 Camel Posts: 4,920 CamelKarma: 41 Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter then colour one for me lovely girl Shortie
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Benji Bactrian Location: Bluffton, IN Posts: 2,370 CamelKarma: 3314 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter Everything looks good except she looks mad and the pose is the 1-1-1 technique which tends to be rather uninteresting. Benji

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ecopeland Guanaco Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 370 CamelKarma: 44 Gallery \| Blog	Re: My Daughter The color version has my vote. Yes the liner takes away from the B&W as does the oversharpening. Humph I should talk, haven't gotten around to doing nice portraites, that is next on my agenda. She is a very pretty girl and adorable eyes. I know what you mean about kids after raising 3 girls and 3 boys. Whewwwwwwwwwwww LOL Eric __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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