Dwayne Oakes
TPF Noob!
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- Dec 28, 2008
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- Ontario, Canada
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Here's a doozy...it's original, no PP (I posted a similar photo in the beginner thread the other day)
good
-cool old truck
-good placement of the fence in the FG, it adds depth to the photo
-very nice natrual colors
-good contrast and detail
-good DOF
-exposure is right on
nit
-subject is placed on center
tweak
(added sepia tone/Orton-effect for artistic flare) personal choice
-cropped the photo a tad tighter and placed the subject to 1/3 rule
-switched the photo to sepia tone (most software programs and cameras
have this feature, sepia tone excels at showing things that are antique
and that has some white in the photo, snow, wedding gown etc)
Note: The Orton-effect is optional and you can leave it out and just go
with the sepia tone (color) to keep things simple if you want and the
photo will still have a nice antique look to it.
Orton-effect
1-move the midtone slider in (levels) so the photo goes very light
2-using the (gaussian blur) tool move the radius slider so the photo goes
very blurry
3-go into (blending mode) and select multiply
4-readjust the sliders in (levels) to set the final exposure
-lighten (dodge) some the trees along the road where the light is
falling on them
-lighten (dodge) the "for sale" sign
-added a tad of global contrast
-added a tad of global USM (sharpening)
-healed out some of the stray grass in the far right and some wire
around the post
Hope this helps and thanks for posting.
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
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