Hi Frank ... Well, the photo is mine, the results are mine, and if the quality isn't where it should be, then I'm responsible. I don't see that as an issue of any sort. Sometimes the results hoover ... and these pics are far from the best I've done. I still like the guys facial expressions - I find a real gentleness and warmth there - but I can now see several different crops, a few more options in PS, and so on.
Actually, B&W would have been, literally, a snap for me. Overexpose by a couple of stops, hold back some development, and bada-bing, less hassles with contrast plus an entirely different look and feel to the photo. Not having as much experience with color film, I was more guessing about how to handle the situation and hoping the results would be OK ... plus - and I know this'll sound strange - I was using the built-in camera meter, which often confuses me wrt the proper exposure. As for it being about as good as it can get, I suspect not. There's a lot more that can probably be done in PS, techniques I'm not yet familiar with nor well skilled at. The photo - and some others I made that day - will allow for lots of practice with both scanning and Photoshop. Y'know, there are things I can do now that I couldn't even imagine accomplishing just a few months ago. I've gotta try that white shirt reflector idea - or maybe just wear a real reflector around my neck like a big piece of jewelery - Bling-bling <LOL> Well, thanks for listening to me kveych ;-)) Shel > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I didn't mean the comment re: harsh shadows and sunlight to reflect > on you. I'm sure you did what you could WRT exposure and fiddling in > PS (which is likely much more than I could have done). Knowing how > fastidious and particular you are about your images (both prints and > on the web), I have every confidence that this is about as good as > it'll get. > > I wonder if these two would have fared better in b&w - not WRT the > lighting, but it might give that "gritty street look" that might look > good here. Or not. Just wondering...
