Which do you prefer?

[The_Traveler]

Traveler, the post-processing is a bit too obivous in your version. Also, a tighter crop would look better.

Thank you for your comment but your taste is obviously all in your mouth as this processing clearly emphasizes the mood of the original.

I brought to this image a feeling of emotion and pathos that is hinted at, but too subtly in the original. Where the original merely sighed with grief, this treatment shrieks with it, where the eye was merely moistened before, it is now crying great streams of tears.

This is now, not merely a picture, but an image.

It is, dare I say....... Yes, I must.... IT IS COOL.

 

[Sarah23]

hahahaha

 

[Ajay]

Only on TPF would a thread like this get so many replies when there are other poor people out there getting no replies at all. :er:

 

[MissMia]

Only on TPF would a thread like this get so many replies when there are other poor people out there getting no replies at all. :er:

I know! I promise to respond to several zero reply threads today. :thumbup:

 

[Ajay]

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[The_Traveler]

Sounds like a good idea.

I went back and looked at some of the 0 reply shots and just got irritated so I'll go eat lunch.

 

[Ajay]

I went back and looked at some of the 0 reply shots and just got irritated so I'll go eat lunch.

Haha! I was thinking the exact same thing. Sometimes there is a very good reason that there is 0 replies...

 

[Hobbes]

I really like this black and white one:

 

[That One Guy]

thank you for all of the replies and critiques
I needed responses as I am wanting to enter this into gallery showing next week.

I sorta felt it was blown out a little, but it must just be my monitor.....I do have the brightness turned up quite a bit so I can tan while I surf.

 

[DeadEye]

Please give us a tutorial on the lighting . Did you use correction gels?

 

[MarcusM]

I do have the brightness turned up quite a bit so I can tan while I surf.

Wow, I LMAO when I read this.

Can you post the EXIF data of your photos? I want to know how you did this.

 

[That One Guy]

Please give us a tutorial on the lighting . Did you use correction gels?

I almost used a gel, but instead I used that in my hair.

I set up my strobe with 24x36 softbox at a 45 degree angle to camera's axis. Opposite side I used a white reflector to eliminate any harsh shadows. Textbook stuff really except I did add my own touch to it. I was doing the chicken dance, in a thong, when I pressed the remote.

 

[leila]

WOW #2 IS MY FAVORITE!! ALLOW ME TO EDIT #1 A LITTLE BIT... I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND...

 

[That One Guy]

Ahhhh......I do like the edit. It really brings out the details.

 

[Ajay]

I was doing the chicken dance, in a thong, when I pressed the remote.

I really need a picture of what you actually look like now so that this mental image will be complete and I can call upon it whenever my mood needs a lift.