A student teacher

BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
edited June 12, 2005 in People
She is studying to become a mathematics teacher. I used her on a thread on STF where a lot of people complained about the background (even though I had chosen the background specifically).


She was explaining to me how she would solve a problem (Yehuda would appreciate this as it's a Logo problem). For Yuri: I was experimenting with ISO800 using available light...
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...in the computer lab (also ISO800). I softened the frown lines which I got from her looking up ...
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...she agreed to model for me one afternoon (no Ginger, she didn't think I was freaky). I filled a 512MB CF memory card and of those this is my favourite...
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Do these backgrounds worry you?

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alan
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  • ChaseChase Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    The first and second ones are good (though the first picture seems to have a bit of motion blur maybe?) but the last one could use a really soft background with a shallow DOF. ne_nau.gif
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    Priviet, Alan!
    Your interests are so many-sided!
    I like the results!
    Think that you can make the 1 photo 'interesting' if you'll:
    1 Copy layer
    2 Select all around your 'model' (Filter-> Extract.
    Edge Highlighter tool for selecting 'Model', Fill tool to fill all around)
    2 Filter -> Blur -> Radial blur. Zoom (around 10)
    3 Use Healing brush for finishing editing.
    You'll get zoom effect.

    As for the 2 and 3 - they are very good.
    But try next time 3/4 face poses.
    Also more tight crop can be used, I think.
    Good job, my friend!
    Yuri
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    Chase wrote:
    The first and second ones are good (though the first picture seems to have a bit of motion blur maybe?) but the last one could use a really soft background with a shallow DOF. ne_nau.gif
    Thanks for looking Chase. The motion blur you see is probably camera shake on my part :cry). Next time I do anything like this I'll use aperture priority to force the camera into using a larger aperture.

    regards
    alan
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    Yuri Pautov wrote:
    Priviet, Alan!
    Your interests are so many-sided!
    I like the results!
    Think that you can make the 1 photo 'interesting' if you'll:
    1 Copy layer
    2 Select all around your 'model' (Filter-> Extract.
    Edge Highlighter tool for selecting 'Model', Fill tool to fill all around)
    2 Filter -> Blur -> Radial blur. Zoom (around 10)
    3 Use Healing brush for finishing editing.
    You'll get zoom effect.

    As for the 2 and 3 - they are very good.
    But try next time 3/4 face poses.
    Also more tight crop can be used, I think.
    Good job, my friend!
    Yuri
    Thanks Yuri. Unfortunately, I don't use PS (I use PSP) so I'll have to try other ways to see the effect you are suggesting. Does it blur the whiteboard completely?

    As always, I appreciate your comments.

    regards
    alan
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    BigAl wrote:
    Thanks Yuri. Unfortunately, I don't use PS (I use PSP) so I'll have to try other ways to see the effect you are suggesting. Does it blur the whiteboard completely?

    As always, I appreciate your comments.

    regards
    alan
    No, Alan!
    This makes a 'zooming' effect (like you're zooming to the object)
    Yuri
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