Trip to the lakeside cottage

Sideburns · Sep 2, 2007

Comments and criticism welcome! The more the merrier!

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I realize the last one didn't turn out quite the way it should have...but I included it anyways.

Anyone have a simple way to add a black border with my copyright info in one step?

~Stella~ · Sep 2, 2007

I like the first and last best. You have red-eye on your girl and she's got hair blown up her nose which is annoying (probably to her as well) - I bet you could PS that out easily. Honestly, her shirt is pretty distracting - a light or bright colored solid one would have allowed us to focus on her rather than her shirt.

Can you cut the last to a vertically oriented crop? That might look better.

Had I not seen the first, I would have no idea what the 3rd one is, but it would be interesting as part of a collection.

Sideburns · Sep 2, 2007

~Stella~ said:
I like the first and last best. You have red-eye on your girl and she's got hair blown up her nose which is annoying (probably to her as well) - I bet you could PS that out easily. Honestly, her shirt is pretty distracting - a light or bright colored solid one would have allowed us to focus on her rather than her shirt.

Can you cut the last to a vertically oriented crop? That might look better.

Had I not seen the first, I would have no idea what the 3rd one is, but it would be interesting as part of a collection.

I will try and see if desaturating the shot a bit will move focus away from the shirt. I'll also try to get rid of the hair...

I'll see about a vertical crop...hmm never thought of that.

Thanks a lot.

keep em comin

Sideburns · Sep 2, 2007

fixed the redeye...saturation doesn't help though...

cropped a new way

~Stella~ · Sep 2, 2007

I worked on her a little - fixed the hair and small adjustment. Next time, simple but stylish white top would be really nice.

And then I noticed you don't want edits, but it's done now, so sorry about that.

Sideburns · Sep 2, 2007

~Stella~ said:
I worked on her a little - fixed the hair and small adjustment. Next time, simple but stylish white top would be really nice.

And then I noticed you don't want edits, but it's done now, so sorry about that.

It's ok. all is forgiven. I think I'm gonna change that anyways.

Sideburns · Sep 3, 2007

any more tips or suggestions?

Christina · Sep 3, 2007

i love your 3rd one & 1st. four and five just dont do it for me. i feel like something is missing, or maybe the background is a little bland...

Sideburns · Sep 3, 2007

Christina said:
i love your 3rd one & 1st. four and five just dont do it for me. i feel like something is missing, or maybe the background is a little bland...

Thank you. I will agree that those photos are not my best, I just included them as part of my set...

I'm glad you liked the other two, though...It's nice to have some positive feedback to know I'm doing something right.

FSquares · Oct 3, 2007

the first one is pretty nice... i like silhouettes.. #4 and #5, the ones with the lady.. well, it doesnt personally impress me.. i mean.. the background of #4 is not very exciting and that wood in #5 distracts me.. well.. just my opinion.

grain · Nov 2, 2007

bullshark · Nov 2, 2007

I agree, I like the first and last.. Number 3 is good too.. Maybe since she IS wearing such a distracting shirt, you can do some effects where you change focus from her shirt to maybe her purple highlights in the hair? Work with that a little? Bring focus up to her head.. Will prob also take the focus off the monotonous background.. Just my .02.. Nice shootin!

EDIT: The one of her that is Portrait may work well as a black and white image, or an image where her hair is the only thing in color..maybe..