Clair & 'Suzie'

Thanks!

It is a very interesting caputre. I like lens flares here, the background makes me thinkg about galaxies and stars and flares add to this mood.

You wrote that you used Photoshop for the new background and Lighting effects, so I am

assuming that the lens flare is added, but what about the highlights on the hair, and around the dog? Did that come with the original white backdrop?

 

 

That's right - the hair edge is from the background, an artifact of the cut from the original. Lens flare is from pshop.

I find the lens flare very distracting. 3/6

Hey when you're playing in Photoshop, it's fun to try such things, and the lens flare will work for some people, and not for others. I thought the white edge was an artifact from the old white backdrop, but I liked it here. Ordinarily you want to trim such things from your selection, but that can get tedious. What tool did you use for the selection?

 

 

I used the magic wand to select the background, but becasue the wall had a rough texture it took a few samples to get it all. I've since been reading up on this topic and look forward to redoing this perhaps using feathering and a bunch of other techniques when I get time.

Excellent photo - composition & lighting. Double 7, Peter!

 

Yours, S.M.