JohnWebster
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My film classes (before digital) admonished the shooter to get it right at the time of exposure. Good advice for commercial shooters but not practical most of the time for wedding photographers or news photographers. Knowing the purpose of an exposure can give you leeway to ball-park the technical so as to stay tuned into and ready for the precise moment. In my opinion, knowing what you want in the finished print, and how to get it in post production, is the most important.
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I use photoshop 7 to adjust this image. I lightened the whole image in curves, made selections of the guy's faces and adjusted the RGB values in curves to approximate the proper skin tones. Sometimes setting the color temp in camera is a useful thing but if you forget to put it back on auto and step outside those pics will be blue. If auto exposure/ auto color balance gave you the result you posted you might be ahead of the game by learning (teaching yourself) about the range of RGB numbers associated with various skin tones (and other objects as well). Learning the logic of color can be a bit complex in the beginning but eventually very satisfying as you build your understanding.
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Well exposed image, nice cross lighting giving 3-D detail. Her pose does not compete with the swimsuit for attention, a nice fashion approach. -
Great use of space, dynamic lines with her leg and the diagonal sand lines add energy. A nice sense of scale (not too close or far away. Good balance between the two centers of interest. The red dress emotionally implies the attack of the gold monster. Kudos for the efforts you went to to achieve this image. -
Excellent landscape/bodyscape. Very nice tonal range, shapes and textures. The varied direction of the ripples in the sand almost make it look like water. The composition is good, as is, but I also like the way it looks after removing 1/4 from the bottom for a panorama crop. -
Interesting story-telling image---the smoke forms a profile of a head that looks like it is kissing her right thigh. I wonder if reducing the noise in part of the image is possible because, for me, it is a minor distraction. -
Her face is bright enough ,with a great smile, that she is not overpowered by the colorful background. Good color and exposure. Her arms do lead my eyes down and out of the composition. Still, nice feel-good image. -
Gorgeous soft lighting on a beautiful face. Good color, exposure, and control of the hair light. -
Crop out Brown stuff on upper right .... it is distracting. Exposure and color are okay. -
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JohnWebster commented on maria's gallery image in Architecture
This camera angle looks like an accidental capture---overexposed elements and no visual statement or center of interest. As an experiment this image may be useful to you, but what you want the viewer to experience is unclear. -
The exposure seems good, the main light on your left and the subdued kicker light on your right work nicely, and the hair light is not blown out. Good shirt choice--it lets the main elements shine and tell a story. I would be hard-pressed to find anything I would change about your image. Nice job. -
The lighting is a little harsh and flat--and the catch-lights in her eyes look like a car headlights coming at her. The color is okay and it is a sharp image. Her chest flesh really competes with her face flesh. I think a face crop makes it stronger. My crop preference shows what I would keep in your image and what I would leave out. I hope this is helpful. -
I like it. I would not add any additional lighting because you have a nice lighting pattern on her face (diffused highlights on her forehead, nose and cheek--and the contrast feels right on my monitor). Some portrait traditionalists will say her face should be posed as a profile or a 2/3 view--not something in-between like you have here. Usually this bothers me a bit but not with this image. She is gorgeous, her dress stately, her pose strong and assured. Nice job. -
Use of space poor and hand under chin creates a false attachment. Nice model and good skin tones, good exposure.
