People Old Hen

Ehlacore · 10-26-2010, 06:33 AM

2nd day with the camera, brought it to my school.

I tried out mono-hdr mode in Photoshop. Did my first attempts at dodging and burning also.

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Ehlacore · 10-26-2010, 05:58 PM

bumped due to lack of any comments :-(

either my photos are in purgatory (neither liked nor disliked) or I am :-/

Ole · 10-26-2010, 06:31 PM

The composition is good. The upper part of the face (of the lady, not of the hen) is too dark, and her face appers too contrasty or over-processed in post processing.

Ehlacore · 10-26-2010, 06:51 PM

thank you for the composition compliment (its most important to me as a photographer)sorry about the darker face... I figure it only is understood by people who are around Japanese... since they normally hid their faces and look down. It is difficult even to shoot them at all as they put their privacy as a big importance.As for the over postwork in the face I suppose I did go over the top... i wanted to stress the imperfections in her face to reflect her age.Is there a better way to do this? Perhaps sharpening her face?

10-26-2010, 06:33 AM	#1
Ehlacore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Niigata, Japan Posts: 172	Old Hen Lens: SMC Pentax F-Zoom 28-80 Camera: K10d Photo Location: Niigata, Japan 2nd day with the camera, brought it to my school. I tried out mono-hdr mode in Photoshop. Did my first attempts at dodging and burning also. Attached Images

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10-26-2010, 05:58 PM	#2
Ehlacore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Niigata, Japan Posts: 172 Original Poster	bumped due to lack of any comments :-( either my photos are in purgatory (neither liked nor disliked) or I am :-/

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Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409	The composition is good. The upper part of the face (of the lady, not of the hen) is too dark, and her face appers too contrasty or over-processed in post processing.

10-26-2010, 06:51 PM	#4
Ehlacore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Niigata, Japan Posts: 172 Original Poster	thank you for the composition compliment (its most important to me as a photographer)sorry about the darker face... I figure it only is understood by people who are around Japanese... since they normally hid their faces and look down. It is difficult even to shoot them at all as they put their privacy as a big importance.As for the over postwork in the face I suppose I did go over the top... i wanted to stress the imperfections in her face to reflect her age.Is there a better way to do this? Perhaps sharpening her face?