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<p>Hi, I was hoping for some guidelines on what to quote for an image i.r.o. the following job :</p>

<p><em>"We would be looking to take a high-resolution image of your print,<br /> blown-up in size (dimensions will vary, but around 3'ft in length),<br /> manipulated as necessary (for composition, color adjustment, etc.), and applied to non-paper-based substrates (most<br /> likely vinyl prints). We work in the architectural industry. Print<br /> runs would most likely be small (one prototype if unsuccessful, less than ten if sent to a small collection; if extremely<br /> well-received, we could be doing a larger print run, and may have to renegotiate the licensing terms)."</em></p>

<p>The company which has approached me is : <a href="http://www.mozdesigns.com/grid_compositions.html"> here</a></p>

<p>The image in question is :<a href="http://johncowburn.ning.com/photo/2319890:Photo:168?context=album&albumId=2319890%3AAlbum%3A801">Rusticate</a></p>

<p>I would be grateful for any input.</p>

<p>John (Seven)<em><br /> </em></p>

See <a href="http://dvdreamtime.com.au/tiffen-graduated-filters-c-202.html?osCsid=aedc1b515d5d1ba351aa9773d839498d">these examples</a>

The free editing programme from Google is <a href="http://www.picassa.biz/">Picasa</a>

There are some good ones <a href="http://rykun.livejournal.com/100112.html">over h e r e</a>

These particular photographers have selected the subject matter (bird, cups) and then chosen the inverse portion of the images (background) - and painted/ burned those black.

 

You can see this by opening the images in a programme like Photoshop and boosting the luminosity levels : in both cases the backgrounds are at 0% luminosity - pure black....no detail whatsoever. The painting (masking) is quite evident.

 

(It is possible to achieve this in camera however...very bright detail on dark background will show the background near black depending on aperture.)

There's more noise in the compressed version though probably not enough to affect rating.<p>

 

PN compresses images only over <i>x</i> number of pixels wide - the answer is somewhere, I think it might be 630 pixels.

GND filters are not a waste of money at all. They close down the gap between the highlights & the shadow zones which narrows the dynamic range and enables one to capture detail in both shadow and highlight zones. It is a very rewarding experience to be able to accomplish this with a camera in one take.<p>

 

Photoshop can only work with data received from the camera; blown highlights/ blocked shadows can't suddenly develop detail that was never captured in the first place.

Leonard, do you have the latest Firefox? I get no advertising with <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/">Firefox 2 & Ad Blocker Plus</a>

Hi Jonathan - <p>

It can't be done within the folders; you might like to create a presentation where you would control the sequence. I understand the facility is being considered - it's mentioned recently<a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00IsDs&tag="> in this thread</a>

It's called selective desaturation. It seems blue has been totally desaturated, and cyan partly so. There's not much yellow either.

You can change a photo & keep comments, suggestions, etc.<p>

Under the photo - Options > Edit image info > Browse (upload alternative) > Submit changes

Ads? What ads?

 

(Firefox with Adblock Plus)

Many members use the PShop "Save for web" function that strips the upload of this data; saves on file size.

Suggested maximum sizing is 1024 pixels wide. Average upload is - at a guess - 100 to 200 kb. PN is not (yet?) a site to upload full res images for later download by customers.<p>

Misha, for example, has over <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?include=all&user_id=1134864">1800 Photos in his gallery.</a><p>

At Picture This we have over 800, the attachment shows we're well within our "unlimited" quota.

Al - views are updated every 24 hours, ratings immediately.

To select a screen name : Go to My Workspace > Personal information > update the information above > enter selection in text field

Seems you might be typing in draft in a word programme & then cutting & pasting into the PN text box(?)<p>

Type in the box provided and you ought to be fine.

Refreshing to see that Nokia isn't on the list just yet.

I know how you feel about emotive, defensive - and sometimes plain rude - responses to critiques (you were very diplomatic in not mentioning the magenta cast), however, the problems you're experiencing are not symptomatic of photo.net alone but of the entire <p><a href="http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=23583">cyberspace critique culture</a>

I don't have Elements installed, but in the full PS you go to : Image > Image size, and reduce to a web friendly size (e.g. 630 pixels in the longest dimension) and then "save as" something else.<p>

Then, sharpen, and - should Elements have the Save for web function (under the File drop down menu)- save the smaller version in there (at around 50-60% quality.)

I shoot a fair bit, and use a couple of zooms on the 10D, so I need to clean the sensor about every 2 months (roughly every 1 000 - 2 000 frames) - I do this myself with a blower, and then EPA on a swab for the settled dust. Many of my images (<u>except for Folder 1</u>) are taken with a 10D <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=376156&include=all">Link to PN portfolio</a><p>

Here's a link to some 10D shots I found on <a href="http://www.photopoints.com/main/sitesearch/default.aspx">Photopoints</a><p>

Definitely get yourself a prime lens like the 50/ 1.4, great in low light and no problem admitting dust like with the zooms.

Why limit the caption search function to images playing the rating game?

Did you click on <i>submit change</i>? See attachment.

Stephanie- <p>

Edit the image on your computer. When it is ready for upload, go the photo in your portfolio you wish to alter; click "edit image info" and then hit the "browse" button - select the revised photo on your hard drive.<p>

The old image will continue to show in your browser until you click on "refresh" (or empty your cache) - this goes for all the different sizes (thumbnail, medium, large.) The old image will also continue to show in the browsers of others who have visited that photo - unless they refresh or clear their browser cache.

<i>is there a quicker way than clicking my way through A to W page by page?</i><p>

Yes, change the page number in the URL.