MLM - Retouched an old photo...

Yatlapball · 24th April 2007

Retouched a photo I took when I was just starting out. Junked it originally because I was still shooting JPG and foolishly left it on AWB, had some strange colour casts.

Now with a little more knowledge of Adobe® Photoshop® software (

), I thought that it was worth saving after conversion to mono.

Seeking C&C on the mono techniques again.

catchlights · 24th April 2007

it is more like a air brush painting than photo.

anyway,
hand railing touching the head looks strange.
square crop will work better

Yatlapball · 24th April 2007

Come to think of it yeah. Could this be due to excessive use of dodge/burn? I thought it looked quite alright in the full-sized original. Maybe the grain isn't obvious after I resized for web.

Hmmm. Square crop. Alright. Would try to explore that avenue... though that would mean I first have to learn how to "see" in square.

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Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	MLM - Retouched an old photo... Retouched a photo I took when I was just starting out. Junked it originally because I was still shooting JPG and foolishly left it on AWB, had some strange colour casts. Now with a little more knowledge of Adobe® Photoshop® software ( ), I thought that it was worth saving after conversion to mono. Seeking C&C on the mono techniques again. __________________ my PBase(new) Last edited by zaren; 24th April 2007 at 11:01 PM.

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catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,760	Re: MLM - Retouched an old photo... it is more like a air brush painting than photo. anyway, hand railing touching the head looks strange. square crop will work better __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email

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Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	Re: MLM - Retouched an old photo... Come to think of it yeah. Could this be due to excessive use of dodge/burn? I thought it looked quite alright in the full-sized original. Maybe the grain isn't obvious after I resized for web. Hmmm. Square crop. Alright. Would try to explore that avenue... though that would mean I first have to learn how to "see" in square. __________________ my PBase(new)