Thanks Jim.
Joel (Johnny Come Lately) W.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Nice job, Joel.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DZDub" <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Supper
>
>
> > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM, DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I think your conclusion is all that matters to me really. Once a story
> >> takes over -- I love looking at the man and his children as there is so
> >> much going on there -- I no longer think about grading the assignment.
> >> Photoshop can improve an image technically but adds nothing of
> substance
> >> if the story is not there. Not saying every photograph should have a
> >> story, but when it does it just does.
> >>
> >
> > Responding to myself with my own rendition:
> >
> > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2650
> >
> > Pretty much all I would like to be different is accomplished with the
> > highlight/shadow tool. Overall treatment as follows:
> >
> > Shadow
> > A 10%
> > W 62%
> > R 30
> > Highlight
> > A 38%
> > W 63%
> > R 30
> > Mid contrast +20
> >
> > That done, I wanted to bring up the man's face further. Created two
> > layers
> > and used H/S to bring up shadows on the faces. Flipped the layers and
> > used
> > the eraser at 10% to lighten areas, and here and there, up to 30%
> opacity.
> >
> > Happy to keep the grain and most of the flare through the slats. I don't
> > agree with my own statement that PS "adds nothing of substance". I
> simply
> > mean that PS cannot improve an image so as to create a story if the story
> > is not already there. I think PS is wonderful and I can't imagine living
> > without it.
> >
> > Joel W.
>
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