Just Thinking

Dogdots · August 15, 2009

Took this photo the other day of my dog "just thinking" as I was painting the house. Really I think she was just bored since I wasn't playing with her. Told her she could help me, but a paint brush isn't as much fun as a ball being thrown.

C&C always welcome as I want to learn

adbsgicom · August 15, 2009

Sweet picture... Is the contrast cranked up on this, or is this how it pretty much came out of the b/w processing?

Dogdots · August 15, 2009

adbsgicom wrote:

Sweet picture... Is the contrast cranked up on this, or is this how it pretty much came out of the b/w processing?

I did levels, etc. in my regular editing process, but nothing extreme. In the bw conversion is where I did everything else. Contrast wasn't cranked. Is it a junker? Actually I like it -- it looks like its in-between two different kinds of processing only I can't even figure out what it is

adbsgicom · August 16, 2009

Don't think its a junker since I love the look on your pup's face. I was trying to figure out the really dark parts of the hair and the way the grass looks. I guess I'm wondering what contributed to the look.

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

adbsgicom wrote:

Don't think its a junker since I love the look on your pup's face. I was trying to figure out the really dark parts of the hair and the way the grass looks. I guess I'm wondering what contributed to the look.

Took down the reds and the yellows. Bumped up the greens. Then burned some on her hair and ran it through my denoise software. Oh my, sounds like I did a torture treatment on her

Do you think it looks over-exposed or maybe I should change something? If so please let me know as I'm trying different things and want to learn

There are some hot spots in there, but I left them alone.

I have two other photos I did like this, but each is alittle different as I didn't know which look I liked best so I posted this one.

bendruckerphoto · August 16, 2009

The original photo is very flat, however, your processing is way overdone. I'd tone down the contrast by a lot.

adbsgicom · August 16, 2009

Isn't PP funny? I thought the pup started out white, so it wasn't just B&W conversion. I think the variance in her coat makes a lot of interest, so the dodge on the coat doesn't help her cause, so to speak. If you correct the exposure with levels, then you can tone down the reds and yellows still and go B&W and still have a bunch of character in the coat and not have it look so binary.

Happy photoshopping....

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

adbsgicom wrote:

Isn't PP funny? I thought the pup started out white, so it wasn't just B&W conversion. I think the variance in her coat makes a lot of interest, so the dodge on the coat doesn't help her cause, so to speak. If you correct the exposure with levels, then you can tone down the reds and yellows still and go B&W and still have a bunch of character in the coat and not have it look so binary.

Happy photoshopping....

Photoshopping can make one pull their hair out

I did two more edits on this photo. The both have somewhat of a different look. I forgot to mention I did the IR treatment on the photo when in the BW conversion. I should of remembered that, but didn't till I looked at my edits. Sorry about that -- but I'm doing this and helping the hubby with some mouldings around my new windows

Then I adjusted the reds/yellows/greens. After all that I softened the photo somewhat.

Could you expain 'binary' to me please. I'm so new to this stuff. Bet that is something I should of known much sooner.

I think #2 looks somewhat like the first photo I posted only better -- do you both agree?

#1

#2

bendruckerphoto · August 16, 2009

Dogdots wrote:

#1

#1 is better. You still retain detail in the fur.

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

bendruckerphoto wrote:

#1 is better. You still retain detail in the fur.

Your right it does retain the detail of the fur

I thank-you for your help on this

adbsgicom · August 16, 2009

I like 1 better, the second is a bit too soft for my taste, unless you are trying to get a dreamy look, but I think the look of #1 is right for this little lady.

Binary just means one or zero, off or on. Sorry, more of an engineering/compsci term, not photographic per se.

If you were trying to get an IR look, I can't really comment at all on whether that was achieved well or not; I've never done anything w/ IR.

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

adbsgicom wrote:

I like 1 better, the second is a bit too soft for my taste, unless you are trying to get a dreamy look, but I think the look of #1 is right for this little lady.

Binary just means one or zero, off or on. Sorry, more of an engineering/compsci term, not photographic per se.

If you were trying to get an IR look, I can't really comment at all on whether that was achieved well or not; I've never done anything w/ IR.

Your right...#1 is much better.

I have heard the word binary before, but never knew its meaning. One or zero, off or on...sounds like its an 'either or' kind of thing

Really shouldn't of tried doing an IR attempt. What I need is an IR camera.

I thank you both for your kind help

Think I'll print out the first one. Oh boy...thats a whole other issue :cry

jgoetz4 · August 16, 2009

Good Afternoon MK,
Definitely #1

I thought your printing issues were resolved ?
Have a good afternoon

Jim...

Azzaro · August 16, 2009

Hi Mary Kim........ I like #1......Well done......

azzaro

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

Azzaro wrote:

Hi Mary Kim........ I like #1......Well done...... azzaro

Thanks Azzaro

I was going to throw out that photo, but thought I'd give it a try to see what I could come up with since Tyler had her 'bored-thinking' look.

Even tho no one likes the first one I posted -- well -- I kinda like it still

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

jgoetz4 wrote:

Good Afternoon MK,
Definitely #1 I thought your printing issues were resolved ?
Have a good afternoon
Jim...

Hi Jim -- You like #1 too

Printing is always an issue with me

adbsgicom · August 16, 2009

Dogdots wrote:

Thanks Azzaro I was going to throw out that photo, but thought I'd give it a try to see what I could come up with since Tyler had her 'bored-thinking' look.

Even tho no one likes the first one I posted -- well -- I kinda like it still

Personally, I haven't gotten the whole IR asthetic. Sometimes it hits me a really cool, but more often than not, less so. And as for what you print, since you like the first one, print it; you'll be looking at it more than anyone else on this board will be....

Dogdots · August 16, 2009

adbsgicom wrote:

Personally, I haven't gotten the whole IR asthetic. Sometimes it hits me a really cool, but more often than not, less so. And as for what you print, since you like the first one, print it; you'll be looking at it more than anyone else on this board will be....

I know what you mean about the IR photos, but they kind of remind me of winter during the summer.

Will print three different edits of the photo and frame them together.

Again...thank you

Just Thinking

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