My 1st Mentor in Photography ,,,,
Not one thing done to this shot . Natuaral light , fill card held by Joe , My 1st Mentor who unfortunately is no longer on this planet with us. No cropping , No Photoshop except for reduction of the file.... I guess I have been a little heavy with my new found experiences with Photoshop , I have been told.... I am having fun ....
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He has a very compelling look in his eyes....I feel as though I should know him. Even though the shot is soft and his eyes are blurry, it makes me wonder about him. I gather Joe (who held the flash card) is also the subject as well? After reading your post about having been told you are a little "heavy" with your Photoshop, I read your prior posts. Sometimes people are a little blunt and either haven't bothered to read the tutorial on "How To Critique A Photo" or just forget the part about saying "something encouraging". Ah well, I'm glad you haven't totally thrown in the towel! So you're learning Photoshop after a 20-something year hiatus from photography! Bravo! I'm glad you're having fun and I will tell you that everyone on this forum has dabbled with those "artistic" actions at one time or another. You can expect a lot of criticism if you use them. However, there are many really great photographers who do use them, so it's entirely up to you!
So you posted this photo entirely without post-processing. You didn't ask for comments or help, but I will tell you what I would do if it were mine. I would do a slight boosting of contrast, or "pop" as it is referred to here. There is a good tutorial here for that. I also would use a little USM (unsharp mask) to sharpen. Is this a scan? I read that you are scanning some of your older work, so the lack of sharpness may just be due to that. Or perhaps it's from reducing the original. I imagine your original is sharp. I can tell by this image you posted earlier that you know what you are doing, even if it has been 20+ years! Keep the faith while learning CS3....it gets easier (but never easy!!! )
photograph, so if it wasn't I apologise and will remove the image if you wish.
In the meantime, here's my crack at it:
http://bertold.zenfolio.com
Keep sharing your work, and stories of your mentor, who sounds like he was an awesome guy to know.
50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
It was necessary to get rid of the noise. Notice that none of his inherent lines
have been touched, though. Not much, at least.
http://bertold.zenfolio.com
Maybe, and we'll probably have to agree to disagree on this one, but I much prefer the manly stubble, which is all but gone now.
Grain, or 'noise' you're referring to, isn't always a bad thing. Especially in film.
50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 24-70 2.8L, 35mm 1.4L, 135mm f2L
ST-E2 Transmitter + (3) 580 EXII + radio poppers
- Mike
IR Modified Sony F717
http://2H2OPhoto.smugmug.com
What aspect ratio are you shooting with? The F717 has the histrogram when you shoot 4:3 but does not when you shoot 3:2. 3:2 is more like 35mm ratio and 4:3 is more like regular monitor ratio.
- Mike
IR Modified Sony F717
http://2H2OPhoto.smugmug.com