minimal me.

Charlie Brown

so im thinking this is the start of my challenge pic. im a photoshop retard as ive been trying to lighten the background and sharpen my thumb print, but to no avail, so this is the photo untouched. any tips or help greatly appreciated.


charlie

digital faerie

do you have macro settings? the only reason I ask is because I think a thumbprint is a cool idea for this challenge and it'd be a lot more interesting full frame (potentially, I think, it would be cool to compare)

Khaos

I agree with DF. Closer, more wash with the white and deeper contrast.

I think within the next 10 years, fingerprints, retinal scans, and even social security numbers will be passe for ID purposes. We will all be using our DNA as our ID.

Andy

charlie

in photoshop, use a curves adjustment layer, then pick the white eyedropper. keep clicking on the background until the green turns all white. then, i increased the canvas size and recropped, more along the rule-of-thirds.

i like your idea, a lot.




ps: i don't care what anyone says about my impartiality or not. these challenges are about all of us learning and growing my help here doesn't imply that you'll be picked as a finalist or not

digital faerie

andy wrote:

ps: i don't care what anyone says about my impartiality or not. these challenges are about all of us learning and growing my help here doesn't imply that you'll be picked as a finalist or not

, sweet, so since you didn't comment on mine maybe that means I don't need help! , wait, or maybe it sucked! , just kiddin' Andy! I don't think fish has picked on you lately and I didn't want there to be any slack.

CB~sorry for the hijacking. hehe

I like what Andy did to the pic in PS, it made quite a difference didn't it?!

yay CB!!

lr1811

nice

andy wrote:

charlie

in photoshop, use a curves adjustment layer, then pick the white eyedropper. keep clicking on the background until the green turns all white. then, i increased the canvas size and recropped, more along the rule-of-thirds.

i like your idea, a lot.




ps: i don't care what anyone says about my impartiality or not. these challenges are about all of us learning and growing my help here doesn't imply that you'll be picked as a finalist or not

Great idea Charlie and nice improvement Andy. Now I want to go try this curves thing you just said. OMG, I just saw your photo blink at me.

Brian

Charlie Brown

here is another pic i just took, the blood is becoming darker so i might have to tap myself again to gt that nice red color. a little bit larger shot for the faerie...

Charlie Brown

andy wrote:

charlie

in photoshop, use a curves adjustment layer, then pick the white eyedropper. keep clicking on the background until the green turns all white. then, i increased the canvas size and recropped, more along the rule-of-thirds.

i like your idea, a lot.




ps: i don't care what anyone says about my impartiality or not. these challenges are about all of us learning and growing my help here doesn't imply that you'll be picked as a finalist or not

damn andy that looks killer...im gonna have to try that myself. thanks for the help



charlie

Khaos

Alright, now I want the super-duper camera that will take an angled low to the horizon shot that captures the ridges of the finger print in full detail.

Hey, I can dream, right?

digital faerie

Khaos wrote:

Alright, now I want the super-duper camera that will take an angled low to the horizon shot that captures the ridges of the finger print in full detail.

Hey, I can dream, right?

see? this is the kind of stuff I want to do. basically what most people might call "ridiculously sick macro shots" :lol4

Khaos

digital faerie wrote:

see? this is the kind of stuff I want to do. basically what most people might call "ridiculously sick macro shots" :lol4

Definately. I would pay 5 grand for this type of lens before I would shell it out for a super telephoto.

Charlie Brown

5k for a lens? damn i need to start manufacturing these things.



cb

digital faerie

Charlie Brown wrote:

5k for a lens? damn i need to start manufacturing these things.



cb

ahem, you'd need to read your own camera manual before embarking on that lil' endeavor! hehehe

Lucky Hack

Great concept, I like the clean ps'd version, definitely a contender!

hoping this message is finding you well -Ian

Charlie Brown

Lucky Hack wrote:

Great concept, I like the clean ps'd version, definitely a contender!

hoping this message is finding you well -Ian

thanks man, i like the cleaned up version too.

cb

Charlie Brown

digital faerie wrote:

ahem, you'd need to read your own camera manual before embarking on that lil' endeavor! hehehe

punk.

digital faerie

Charlie Brown wrote:

punk.

:sweet

Charlie Brown

digital faerie wrote:

:sweet

sweet, she kissed me. im uh, well, never mind. :feelgood

ginger_55

Andy, purely in the interest of learning, how did you increase the canvas size in such a way as to get the fingerprint over there.

I know I could do it, I think, but it would not be the way you would do it, it would be so convoluted and complicated. How do people do it,,,,,,,just do it.

Also, how do you make a blank canvas out of nothing?

ginger

canonguy

I like the idea. minimal you huh? A print and DNA. very clever.

Angelo

CB: I've checked out your galleries; so you'll understand this question about the fingerprint: Which finger?

Charlie Brown

thumb

Charlie Brown

canonguy wrote:

I like the idea. minimal you huh? A print and DNA. very clever.

thanks.

Lucky Hack

Charlie Brown wrote:

so im thinking this is the start of my challenge pic. im a photoshop retard as ive been trying to lighten the background and sharpen my thumb print, but to no avail, so this is the photo untouched. any tips or help greatly appreciated.


charlie

I really like the fingerprint photo you're working on for the challenge, it's a great composition with a connection to something very intimate that everyone can relate to, it makes the "red dot on a white field" something more than that, it gives it a story, which as you can see is hard to do...

Great shot & idea

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Angelo

Charlie Brown wrote:

thumb

phewwwww! thankfully.

nice idea.

Sandy

The shot is much improved with the white background. I learned somthing new.

Charlie Brown

Angelo wrote:

phewwwww! thankfully.

nice idea.

thanks. im glad it worked.


charlie

landrum

Awesome idea, and the PS-ed version is great. I think you've got something there...!!!

Charlie Brown

landrum wrote:

Awesome idea, and the PS-ed version is great. I think you've got something there...!!!

thanks. who knew?


charlie

joechiu

andy wrote:

charlie

in photoshop, use a curves adjustment layer, then pick the white eyedropper. keep clicking on the background until the green turns all white. then, i increased the canvas size and recropped, more along the rule-of-thirds.

i like your idea, a lot.




ps: i don't care what anyone says about my impartiality or not. these challenges are about all of us learning and growing my help here doesn't imply that you'll be picked as a finalist or not

It's definitely a bold and striking image like this! CB - when do we get to see your version of this?

JamesJWeg

This brings to mind a question that I have had. I have a bellows for my 35mm canon, if there such available for the Nikon Digital SLR?

James.