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rab3rd · #1 07-11-2007, 11:46 AM

Still working on those backgrounds, finally got some pictures of people to work with. My wife took this on a recent visit home. Does it look painterly enough? Does the background work?

http://www.scatteredlightphotography...ls/Heather.jpg

Britsdad · #2 07-11-2007, 01:16 PM

Hiya rab,
Far be it from me to critisize, and I think I can see where you want to go, but for me the overall image is too "orange" (maybe Tango man

) I think maybe if you change the colour of the background to a cooler hue you may get away with it but I would tone down her face as well (and a lovely face it is!) and it all looks a little too smooth for my taste, but that's just me. See what you think about a blue ground......
Sorry.....John

rab3rd · #3 07-11-2007, 01:26 PM

Better?

http://www.scatteredlightphotography...s/Heather2.jpg

Gilbert · #4 07-11-2007, 01:33 PM

Hi rab3rd
can I suggest backing off saturation of facial tones using 'layers/new adjustment layer/hue& sat'...then reduce saturation and paint on mask to restore background............background looks good to me
regards
gilbert

Gilbert · #5 07-11-2007, 01:48 PM

Me again

including a quick example in which Ive also tried to highlight parts of hair as well as the saturation change

gilbert

sylvia1065 · #6 07-11-2007, 07:01 PM

Hi Rab,
Hmmm, on my computer there are whiter spots around the eyes (not too dramatic) but mostly under the lips. Might want to fix those...
Sylvia

Britsdad · #7 07-11-2007, 07:16 PM

Hi Rab,
I like it more now but as Sylvia says, I see white spots and, unless it's this monitor, (I'm at work now) her face has got a greenish tinge to it now.
I like what you've done to the hair tho', looks good.
John

rab3rd · #8 07-12-2007, 06:21 AM

Try #3....Much better I think...

http://www.scatteredlightphotography...s/Heather3.jpg

palms1 · #9 07-12-2007, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rab3rd

Try #3....Much better I think...

http://www.scatteredlightphotography...s/Heather3.jpg

The best by far Rab, the small thumbnails never do this technique much justice the bigger they are the more painterly they look

Do you do your backgrounds on a seperate layer ? if so you could save just the background and change the colour to suit your image

Palms

rab3rd · #10 07-12-2007, 07:27 AM

Thanks everyone for the comments and encouragement.....practice, practice, practice....

Britsdad · #11 07-12-2007, 09:29 AM

Yep,
Nice job Rab.
John

sylvia1065 · #12 07-12-2007, 09:44 AM

Excellent, Rab!

Sylvia