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In lieu of their typical Fix-it Friday,
Iheartfaces is hosting a Constructive Feedback Friday where photographers in the Iheartfaces community can give their feedback and tips on how to fix or edit your photo. I edited this photo of my daughter, Alexandria. As I explained in my
last post, this session was taken just before dusk and we felt rush. Nevertheless, the whole session came out slightly blurry... :P I was soooo bummed. I want to try to salvage at least one of the photos from the session. Unfortunately, I don't have a flicker account. (Well I kind of do...but I'm embarrassed because I don't know how to use it!) ...so here is the SOOC.
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I would love, love, love your feedback and edits!
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Have a joyous day! Love and blessings! Kathy
Terrific edited version of a lovely looking young lady!
ReplyDeleteMr. MBlatt1518 --- Thank you so much for your kind words! :)
ReplyDeleteAs a general rule, it's always better to raise the ISO instead of lower the shutter speed for proper exposure as you're losing light. A slow shutter will result in blur (as you've experienced), whereas high ISO will result in noise...a little noise is more forgiving than blur.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, this photo can be improved on by using a couple of different filters. I did this using PS CS4. First, I duplicated the background layer and ran a high pass sharpen with a radius of 7 on that layer. I then set it to the overlay blending mode at about 70%, and masked out the background. Next, I again duplicated the background layer, but this time I ran a gaussian blur with a radius of 5, and masked out your daughter. Lastly, I added a color balance adjustment layer to pull up the yellow and pull down the blue some in the highlights channel.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/hmm1818/BG%20Stuff/ihf_const_feedback1.jpg
Hi Heidi! Thank you so much! Both for the ISO tip and the step by step instructions in PS. I very much appreciate you taking the time to do this and I love the end results! Maybe I can salvage a few more photos -- they really captured her essence! Thanks again! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou are quite welcome, Ms. Artsy.
ReplyDeleteI love that tip by Heidi! I am going to use it all the time! Thanks : )
ReplyDeleteVery creative with her name. So pretty!
Becky, Thank you for your kind words! I love iheartfaces... I feel blessed to connect with such talented and warm people like you! Thanks for stopping by! I love reading all of your interviews!
ReplyDeleteI like how you brightened and warmed up her face. As a rule of thumb, you want to keep your shutter speed at least twice your focal length. For example, if you're shooting at 50mm length, you want your shutter speed to stay above 1/100.
ReplyDeleteJess, thank you for the tip and your encouragement. I stopped by your blog. I love your writing style and your beautiful photos!
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