#37 - At last an idea! C&C please.

AndMan

I didn't say it was a good one, but I eventually had this concept.

As always c&c gratefully received.

"Contradiction"

nightpixels

I like the idea, but not too crazy about the lighting, it is a bit flat and doesn't have a pop. Also, the letters don't blend in well with the rest of the photo. Did you add them in the post-processing or were they there originally?

ghinson

Try this online tutorial to make the skin pop a little more and to make the writing look a little more realistic:

http://psd.tutsplus.com/photo-effects-tutorials/applying-a-realistic-tattoo/

Maybe do the letters in an Old-English calligraphy font, which is popular with the tattoo artists.

Great idea.

AndMan

nightpixels wrote:

I like the idea, but not too crazy about the lighting, it is a bit flat and doesn't have a pop. Also, the letters don't blend in well with the rest of the photo. Did you add them in the post-processing or were they there originally?

Thanks for the feedback Allen. I wasn't too happy with the lighting but it was all I had available. The letters were added in post, long gone are the days when I knew people with those tats.

AndMan

ghinson wrote:

Try this online tutorial to make the skin pop a little more and to make the writing look a little more realistic:

http://psd.tutsplus.com/photo-effects-tutorials/applying-a-realistic-tattoo/

Maybe do the letters in an Old-English calligraphy font, which is popular with the tattoo artists.

Great idea.

Greg, thanks for the feedback & the suggestions they are much appreciated.

AndMan

Following Greg's suggestion I have made a start on an improved version.

Do people feel this is better/worse and is it worth pursuing?



Thanks for any C&C.

lizzard_nyc

First one is better IMO. The letters look more real in the first one.

Try a sharpie tat and reshoot? It's an idea and since I don't really do PP, that's what I'd do.

But I like the idea very much, and it's different from what I've been seeing.

AndMan

lizzard_nyc wrote:

First one is better IMO. The letters look more real in the first one.

Try a sharpie tat and reshoot? It's an idea and since I don't really do PP, that's what I'd do.

But I like the idea very much, and it's different from what I've been seeing.

Thanks for the feedback Liz, whilst I "do" PP I think faking tattoos is beyond me even with a tutorial .

I was trying to avoid the sharpie tattoo but I can hear it calling to me.

AndMan

Having followed Liz's suggestion (I tried to avoid the sharpie but never mind) here is a new version.

I'm off to spend 4 hours trying to get marker off my hand.

Thanks for looking C&C always welcome.

Contradiction #3

wiredcur

I think you got it. Especially with the the wider view. Adds more to the story.

AndMan wrote:

I'm off to spend 4 hours trying to get marker off my hand.

How's that working for ya?

nightpixels

Much better, but the background is a bit distracting. Some vignetting might be needed here to stop the eyes wondering off to the corners of the photo which as they are right now attract too much attention.

AndMan

wiredcur wrote:

I think you got it. Especially with the the wider view. Adds more to the story.

How's that working for ya?

Thanks for the feedback it is much appreciated.
The marker was easier to get off than I thought. By pure luck I'd used the 1 marker (out of 6 or so) that wasn't permanent - I didn't even check I thought they were all permanent. :whew

ic4u

I like this last shot alot! The background doesn't bother me personally, I think it adds to it, but that's just my humble opinion FWIW

AndMan

nightpixels wrote:

Much better, but the background is a bit distracting. Some vignetting might be needed here to stop the eyes wondering off to the corners of the photo which as they are right now attract too much attention.

Thanks for the feedback Allen.
I kind of see what you mean though, as wiredcur said, I thought the wider view added to the story. I've tried 1 vignette but I'm not sure, I may have over done it.

Vignetted version

AndMan

ic4u wrote:

I like this last shot alot! The background doesn't bother me personally, I think it adds to it, but that's just my humble opinion FWIW

Thanks for the input Karin, I appreciate it.

travelways

I hate to be negative, but it doesn't work for me.

- The background is distracting and the image doesn't show the proper mood for the message.

Maybe it's only me...
- if you feel like I'm wrong, go for it.
- if you feel like something from what I said is right, you may try to change it.

Jeremy Winterberg

photo-bug wrote:

... the image doesn't show the proper mood for the message...

Well, I believe it does meet the requirements and has the proper mood for the message.

#37 rules wrote:

...Whatever you shoot, your main subject should fill the majority of your frame. It should be in your audience's face as much as you get into its...

BTW I really like the last version, definitely works with the vignette.

Kinkajou

I think this last rework is the best so far. The vignetting makes it feel a little 'edgy'. This version works for me

nightpixels

Cool! Do you happen to have a noise-reducing software to reduce the noise, especially in the upper left and upper right parts of the photo?

lizzard_nyc

Hey,
I'm gone for two days and I miss so much.

Really dig the last version. Nice job--like the wider shot, like the vignette, nice job on the sharpie tattoo:) You have a steadier hand than I.

I think it works for sure.

travelways

Kinkajou wrote:

I think this last rework is the best so far. The vignetting makes it feel a little 'edgy'. This version works for me

and with the de-noise too

AndMan

Tatiana, Kinkajou & Jeremy, thanks for the feedback folks it has been a great help.

lizzard_nyc wrote:

Hey,
I'm gone for two days and I miss so much.

Really dig the last version. Nice job--like the wider shot, like the vignette, nice job on the sharpie tattoo:) You have a steadier hand than I.

I think it works for sure.

Thanks Liz, I'm rather pleased with the how the sharpie tattoo worked out (not bad for writing upside down & left handed - I'm sure some of my school teachers would have wished I could write so clearly right way up & right handed )

nightpixels wrote:

Cool! Do you happen to have a noise-reducing software to reduce the noise, especially in the upper left and upper right parts of the photo?

Allen I didn't have until today. I tried it with the onboard features of elements then gave in & got noise ninja. Tried a few times (I think it will take a while to get the hang of it.) here is the best of them.

"Contradiction" #4

nightpixels

I am using the same thing, noise ninja. It of course depends on what the original noise level of the picture is. There is only so much you can reduce the noise by before the picture's quality starts to degrade. It has improved but there may still be some room for improvement on the noise part, if possible. If not, it is still a nice image.

AndMan

Thanks for the rapid response Allen.
The original is quite noisy in the area of the face from the knuckle to the top of the "E". Probably because that section was in relative shadow.
I'll see if I can clean it up some more before the deadline.

dlscott56

Looks good andman.

AndMan

Thanks Dave.