Retirement at last

Mr. 2H2O

One of my coworkers retired last week and we had a mini-celebration at the office. I really enjoy taking pictures of people and thought this one really captured his personality. I am working with some new software and was quite happy with the results from post processing.

Mike

Scott_Quier

Mr. 2H2O wrote:

One of my coworkers retired last week and we had a mini-celebration at the office. I really enjoy taking pictures of people and thought this one really captured his personality. I am working with some new software and was quite happy with the results from post processing.

Mike

Very nice photo.

But, I don't think it's quite fair to drop this teaser and then leave it hanging. Tell us, what software are you using for you post processing?

Mr. 2H2O

Scott_Quier wrote:

Very nice photo.

But, I don't think it's quite fair to drop this teaser and then leave it hanging. Tell us, what software are you using for you post processing?

I just switched from GIMP 2.2.10 to Paint Shop Pro 9.0. For my current requirements, PSP makes up for what I could not do in GIMP.

Photosbychuck

Hi, Mike
Great Photo!
You might want to check out adobe lightroom it has alot of cool options.

Take Care,
Charles Cassidy,
Cassidy's Photography,
http://www.modellocate.com/action/goto/uid=4447

Mr. 2H2O

Chuck,
Thanks for the advice. I see you're my neighbor just down the road - I live in Cary.

For now, I'm using a Sony F717 to force myself to work on composition and lighting so I can learn how to judge exposure, focal point, etc. PSP has these really great auto modes that I can tune that let me learn how to post-process and recognize areas that need correction. I'm sure once I move up to the Canon XTi sometime over the next two years I'll need to budget for Lightroon.

Mike

DavidS

Great shot. I love the expression and the lighting.