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Postby Oscar on Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:49 pm

I liked these shots and thought they looked really good in B&W. This is my first go at B&W so let me know how I could improve these shots (OK I know I should have got another photographer already) :

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Advice here please.
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Postby Rainey on Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:03 pm

Mick you take an awesome photo mate! The first one does it for me!
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Postby Yi-P on Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:51 pm

They're both very lovely looking..... photos.. :)

The B&W are missing some contrast. Which B&W CF card are you using? :lol: BTW, you may try increasing the blue channel and overal curves to define some more contrast out of these. Ofcourse, a Tri-X 80X or Neopan 150X CF Card may help reduce the hassles. 8)
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Postby ABG on Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:16 pm

Nice photos Mick. You need to shout out "look at moi" a bit louder mate. The black and white conversions have produced nice skin tones, but both images lack a little in contrast. As Yi-P said, a simple curves or channel adjustment will give them much more punch.
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Postby Oscar on Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:56 pm

Thanks guys. I am using NC and have tried to do what I think was suggested. So do you think this is this better?

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Postby Glen on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:16 pm

Mick, I think you have a great portrait there in the first :wink:
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Postby Oscar on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:29 pm

Thanks Glen, I preferred the first post - but I am trying to learn more on PP so I gave it a go. I tried a few other settings after the last post but kept going back to the original post I preferred.
Still looking for options - maybe I just need a tutor!
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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:36 pm

i prefer the repost of the 2nd version as it provides more contrast between the models and the background. The first version, while the pose is a bit better, just seems a bit flat.

Also in the first photo, the elder lady looks like she has a vein popping out just below her mouth (on her right side, our left). Might be just the way she smiles or the way the light just happened to bounce off her face creating an illusion. Either way, that's the first thing I noticed and it killed the photo for me.
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Postby Yi-P on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:40 pm

Mick,

The re-edited BW looks way better now, great job there!! :D
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Postby gstark on Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:40 pm

Wayne,

There seems to be some sort of a reflection there, in the first.

Mick, could you please post the colour version of this so we can see what this is, and perhaps see how we can deal with it?
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Postby Oscar on Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:12 pm

OK it's been a long day and I guess I must be mis-reading a few posts, but I think this is the one Gary wants me to post in colour:

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I'm sure you'll let me know soon enough if I am wrrr........
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