New Year's card - need advice

eoren1

Have a couple of ideas for our 2008 New Years card but I really like this one. I checked it in CS3 and did not get a gamut warning. Looked good on a calibrated monitor with the WHCC profiles loaded. However, I printed a copy on my Pixma IP3500 (just got it and am not thrilled with it) and the faces are buried in shadows. Would greatly appreciate a few quick views to let me know if there is enough detail in the faces to make this card a good one. Any other advice also greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
E



ps- edited to change font and remove names

jeffreaux2

I think the card lloks great, although the text could stand to be less obtrusive. Also......call me paranoid....you have now given out first and last names on the world wide web. Might want to be careful with that.

eoren1

Hi Jeff,
Was thinking about the name thing before posting but didn't remove it for some reason. Changed the card now (and adjusted the font to monotype corsiva).
Thanks,
E

SitterS

Not sure if this would help you or not on this photo but try the shadow/highlight tool to see if can help with the shadows. I use it a lot with photos but only in small adjustments.

Shane

eoren1

thanks for the suggestion. i processed this in lightroom and adjusted the shadows and highlights as much as i could while still keeping noise to a reasonable level.
e

Mitchell

You've got the makings of a great card here, but I'm afraid that the faces will just be lost in the shadows when these get printed. Unfortunately, your menorah lighting dominates the shot and your two subjects have their backs to the candles. You needed either a reflector or a secondary light source the way they were positioned. A slight turn of their bodies towards the menorah could have yielded a wonderful portrait.

I'd reshoot if possible.

eoren1

Thanks Mitch,
Appreciate the thoughts. I'm sure you can remember how difficult it is/was to capture these moments early on.
I'll see about other shots that might work.
E