The subjects themselves must take a good chunk of the credit - all of them beautiful! Beware of confusing the photograph's-photographer's merits with the subject's(s'). Some things just are beautiful in themselves - children, some animals, gray tones, hair sheen, direct eye gaze (did you know that experiments have indicated that the longer direct gazing into each other's eyes strangers do the likelier they are to fall in love?)... The viewer has more than just eyes - they have a brain and an emotional system hard-wired to respond in certain ways to certain types of stimuli. Photography is exciting to me when it is playing with those factors. Here there is no such play.
I find the girl's face to be a little washed-out bright. I don't so much like the gradient from darker to lighter tones of the subjects across the image from left to right, dog to girl. I feel the crop is a little cramped - for such a relaxed posing, a little more ambiance would have complemented.
I DO like the image very much - as I said, I can't help not! It is haunting as encounters with beauty are. Thank you for that. But I would encourage you to explore the frontier where such beauty and our perceptions confront in a more controversial way!
Nice!!!! You have beautiful children (including your dog!). Great comments by NeilL. I love direct gaze in photography. It isn't always innovative, but holds my attention and makes me come back and look...again and again. It's pleasurable to view upon a shot such as this. As a mother, I am attracted to and appreciate the sereneness of the pose and know how rare it is to get 2 children and a dog to look so relaxed (not forced) and thoughtful in one simultaneous moment. I imagine chaos broke out shortly thereafter!!! This will make a great canvas. If you measure your shot carefully and extend your canvas, you can clone around the edges for the wrap and it turns out very well. I did a couple that way.
Nice!!!! You have beautiful children (including your dog!). Great comments by NeilL. I love direct gaze in photography. It isn't always innovative, but holds my attention and makes me come back and look...again and again. It's pleasurable to view upon a shot such as this. As a mother, I am attracted to and appreciate the sereneness of the pose and know how rare it is to get 2 children and a dog to look so relaxed (not forced) and thoughtful in one simultaneous moment. I imagine chaos broke out shortly thereafter!!! This will make a great canvas. If you measure your shot carefully and extend your canvas, you can clone around the edges for the wrap and it turns out very well. I did a couple that way.
You should see the other few shots taken before this one. The only consistent direct look in all of them was from the dog. This will probably turn out to be my "one in a million shot" of the kids so it definitely will be printed on canvas. I may have to contact you on more details on extended the canvas as this will be my first one. Appreciate the compliment on the kids.
One in a million...........that's what makes it special! There is a thread or tutorial somewhere on extending the canvas...I'll see if I can dig it up, it's been a while since I did it.
One in a million...........that's what makes it special! There is a thread or tutorial somewhere on extending the canvas...I'll see if I can dig it up, it's been a while since I did it.
Thanks I would appreciate that. Hope you can find it.
Ok, there aren't specific instructions but I got the idea in this thread that Mitchell posted here. You will want to start with SmugMug's tutorial to get exact size in Photoshop and to know how much canvas you need to extend. And then just clone along the edges. It generally doesn't have to be perfect, and since it is wrapped around an edge, you can't really tell it isn't a full frame shot. If you're unsure of your finished results, have one of the experts look at it before you place your order. Have fun!
Ok, there aren't specific instructions but I got the idea in this thread that Mitchell posted here. You will want to start with SmugMug's tutorial to get exact size in Photoshop and to know how much canvas you need to extend. And then just clone along the edges. It generally doesn't have to be perfect, and since it is wrapped around an edge, you can't really tell it isn't a full frame shot. If you're unsure of your finished results, have one of the experts look at it before you place your order. Have fun!
incredible quality and turnaround time. they will also stretch it for you and frame it. tons of cool products they offer.
Also fotoflot.com could be neat
I actually have an account with them but have just never used them. I know they have a great reputation. Another one that gets good reviews is Simply Canvas.
Thanks Kevin. Wrote a tutorial awhile back and posted here at Dgrin on how to do it. I have been playing around with gradients and actually used two for this one. Adjusting opacity of each until I like the blend of tones. Always add a color balance layer to adjust tones in the midtones, shadows and highlights.
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Nice!!!! You have beautiful children (including your dog!). Great comments by NeilL. I love direct gaze in photography. It isn't always innovative, but holds my attention and makes me come back and look...again and again. It's pleasurable to view upon a shot such as this. As a mother, I am attracted to and appreciate the sereneness of the pose and know how rare it is to get 2 children and a dog to look so relaxed (not forced) and thoughtful in one simultaneous moment. I imagine chaos broke out shortly thereafter!!!
Shane
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www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
You should see the other few shots taken before this one. The only consistent direct look in all of them was from the dog. This will probably turn out to be my "one in a million shot" of the kids so it definitely will be printed on canvas. I may have to contact you on more details on extended the canvas as this will be my first one. Appreciate the compliment on the kids.
Shane
Blogs:
www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
Thanks I would appreciate that. Hope you can find it.
SHane
Blogs:
www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
Cool. Thanks a bunch.
Shane
Blogs:
www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
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incredible quality and turnaround time. they will also stretch it for you and frame it. tons of cool products they offer.
Also fotoflot.com could be neat
I actually have an account with them but have just never used them. I know they have a great reputation. Another one that gets good reviews is Simply Canvas.
Shane
Blogs:
www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
Kevin
www.rightangleimages.com
Thanks Kevin. Wrote a tutorial awhile back and posted here at Dgrin on how to do it. I have been playing around with gradients and actually used two for this one. Adjusting opacity of each until I like the blend of tones. Always add a color balance layer to adjust tones in the midtones, shadows and highlights.
Shane
Blogs:
www.imagesbyshane.blogspot.com
Canon 20d and 40d
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200L IS 2.8
Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
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