tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post2431840316478417734..comments2023-05-04T15:10:39.792+01:00Comments on Ten Minutes From Home: I ♥ Faces - Constructive Criticism Friday - No2.Frogmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253142416361547727noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post-68040827403071869862009-05-09T23:27:00.000+01:002009-05-09T23:27:00.000+01:00Instead of adding a different background, I would ...Instead of adding a different background, I would try blurring the other elements of the photo, so it looks like you could have gotten those results straight out of the camera. I remember having this problem with the Power Shot (it was my first camera), but creating a layer and pasting in just the background, then adding a blur filter (It's gaussian blur in photoshop but I'm not sure what it's Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519161983452611310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post-58766939642045469572009-05-08T22:48:00.000+01:002009-05-08T22:48:00.000+01:00You did an nice job of extracting the subjects fro...You did an nice job of extracting the subjects from the background. Very impressive! That is something I struggle with. This makes a very nice portrait of these two. Especially considering the setting! <br /><br />The tones of the light blue background look nice with the couple's clothing. By toning down the texture to something more subtle, I think it will be pleasing for a portrait. <br /><br Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15189032802599521930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post-68635792554594540272009-05-08T20:24:00.000+01:002009-05-08T20:24:00.000+01:00You captured wonderful facial expressions on both ...You captured wonderful facial expressions on both of these people.<br /><br />I agree with the others that I prefer a more simple background though. Yours seems to overwhelm the subjects a bit. (Here is a link to a photo that I fixed for someone else that used a more subtle texture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thearthurclan/3513736898/)<br /><br />One other things to note: I think that some angie {the arthur clan}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15014458014243300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post-16728729024956173872009-05-08T16:26:00.000+01:002009-05-08T16:26:00.000+01:00Addressing the problem with shooting in crowded pl...Addressing the problem with shooting in crowded places ... recognizing the problem is the first step to solving it :). I really like the interaction you have here with your friends. They are relaxed and smiling and obviously pleased you are taking their picture. One thing you can do is take charge of the situation. Ask them to step outside with you and find a nice spot that has deep even shade AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014328963122711592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428578880009853.post-66286514185563728562009-05-08T14:16:00.000+01:002009-05-08T14:16:00.000+01:00Wow! How fun! You did a GREAT job at masking:-)
I...Wow! How fun! You did a GREAT job at masking:-)<br /><br />I really like the crop of #6 (i might move up a little higher on his head though), background color of #4 and the original tone of their faces. In #4 their faces seemed too washed out. <br /><br />With that tilted crop, you could probably just blur the background and it would look good with no colored background or just use a plain color Amy @ Living Locurtohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209143254779915809noreply@blogger.com