Dorie - 3 images

Scarhart

We spent Christmas at our friends' house and, when I saw Dorie in the late afternoon light, I thought the pictures would be nice. What I can't tell is whether the images are overexposed or look right. One monitor shows them rich with color and shadow; the other claims I overexposed in post-processing. Some feedback would be great as would any critique. Thanks!

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CalfeeRider

Scarhart wrote:

We spent Christmas at our friends' house and, when I saw Dorie in the late afternoon light, I thought the pictures would be nice. What I can't tell is whether the images are overexposed or look right. One monitor shows them rich with color and shadow; the other claims I overexposed in post-processing. Some feedback would be great as would any critique. Thanks!

Nice pics overall, but some of the highlights in the blouse look blown to me - especially on her left side. That's a tricky situation to meter and expose well. Next time try to get her to wear a different color!

Jack

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I see a few hot spots in the blouse, but the face looks quite nice. I would try blending two images, one darker, one lighter.

Scarhart

Thanks so much for the feedback! I had kept all my post-processing in layers, so I could mask the shirt from the adjustment layers. Does this seem to do the trick of showing the white yet keeping the warm tone to the rest of the image?