Hey Josh. I really like #4...that works real well. All of these need color correction and some black point pop. You may find upping the exposure a tad using the curves layer at the same time will make these stand out a bit better.
Hey Josh. I really like #4...that works real well. All of these need color correction and some black point pop. You may find upping the exposure a tad using the curves layer at the same time will make these stand out a bit better.
I agree with Dave.
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As mentioned the skin tones in every photo are different to some extent... some too magenta some too green and some just missing contrast.
Usually for business work you see a lot of hard light and it seems more soft in these.
I would really love #3 but it's too dark for my taste. Maybe a levels adjustment than curves to bring back some of the lost shadow detail. Out of this bunch #4 is the strongest and a proud photo indeed. It's one issue is the skin tones seem a little yellow and magenta on my calibrated monitor, but I don't know what the reference is.
The first two watch you bkgs (something I always struggle with this in the heat of the moment) there are objects that pull you eye away from the subject. In #2 maybe you should have centered his head in the framing behind his head. #4 is nice because you related what he does to him but in all the outside ones he has racoon eyes due to not enough light in them. A reflector to bounce light back into his eyes would have helped these alot.
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Usually for business work you see a lot of hard light and it seems more soft in these.
I would really love #3 but it's too dark for my taste. Maybe a levels adjustment than curves to bring back some of the lost shadow detail. Out of this bunch #4 is the strongest and a proud photo indeed. It's one issue is the skin tones seem a little yellow and magenta on my calibrated monitor, but I don't know what the reference is.
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