Mary Out of the Box

BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
edited February 1, 2012 in People
So in the same shoot we put Mary Celeste in the pool and the Solarium shower. Her full gallery is just a click on the first image away.

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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    Set your photos up from back to front not from front to back.
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  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    ?????? You lost me on that one Zoomer.headscratch.gif
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    I'm gonna guess he means backgrounds... ;)

    John, 4b (you have two fours) is potentially STUNNING and the best of the set IMO. Lose the thing at the front left - crop/clone it out as it does NOTHING to set the scene and takes away from that great pose with the statue - and you could also try adding a light vignette to focus attention even more on her.

    In 4a, I certainly don't want to see poolside dude behind her, blurred or not. CROP HIM OUT rolleyes1.gif. Actually, I'd come right in on this one so we get just her plus the watersplash - I'm not at home so can't show you what I mean (no software), but played with it in my browser window and that takes it much closer to "wow" thumb.gif
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  • kitkoskitkos Registered Users Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    I would agree with Diva... 4b has the potential to be one of my favorite pics I have seen of yours.
  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
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  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    VOX POPULEI, VOX DEI, at least as it applies to Grin.rolleyes1.gif

    Diva, you have NO idea how many people I had to clone out of these pool scenes. The one you like with the statue had one rather large woman in rear view right behind Mary, plus another guy in the deck chair reading a newspaper.

    Without further ado, here are the redone images.

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    Thanks to all for the improvements.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    I agree with the others, 4b....It's REALLY great...

    Now go back and soften the edge of that vignette on the rework....
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    HALLELUJAH!! Now we're into awesomeness.

    I don't care how many you had to clone out to get a clean background, you just need the clean backgruond! One has to suffer for one's art.... rolleyes1.gif

    And yes, feather the vignette and make it smaller - that's way more than I was thinking (do you use LR? I was assuming so, where burning in the corners with a vignette is like a 2 second adjustment. If not, don't worry about it - the clone has fixed a lot).

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    ETA: 4b would make a really cool pano crop, too. And if you're feeling REALLY clone-happy, lose the plant on the left and the hint of green/blobby thing on the right :D
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  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    divamum wrote: »
    HALLELUJAH!! Now we're into awesomeness.

    I don't care how many you had to clone out to get a clean background, you just need the clean backgruond! One has to suffer for one's art.... rolleyes1.gif

    And yes, feather the vignette and make it smaller - that's way more than I was thinking (do you use LR? I was assuming so, where burning in the corners with a vignette is like a 2 second adjustment. If not, don't worry about it - the clone has fixed a lot).

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    ETA: 4b would make a really cool pano crop, too. And if you're feeling REALLY clone-happy, lose the plant on the left and the hint of green/blobby thing on the right :D

    You're wish is my command Diva and Bryce.
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    JohnGalt_ny wrote: »
    You're wish is my command Diva and Bryce.
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    But that's the pre-cloning one, yeah? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif
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  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    Nope Diva. that's the same one with the post cloned out. just the vignette was softened.
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2012
    WHOOPS! Not at my own computer - weird cache settings. Had to refresh with f5 to see the updated image! As you were.....

    And YES - that's it!
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