Re: PESO and enablement

[Paul Stenquist]

Interesting pose and composition. I like it. However the shadow detail 
is all blocked up, and the image is a bit dark overall. It may have 
been overdeveloped, but it's hard to say without seeing the neg. 
However, if there's detail in the neg, you can bring it back with an 
appropriate scan and some ps work.
Paul
On May 1, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:

Here's the new link:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3326184  I deleted the
original before I pulled my head out of my..........
On 5/1/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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From: "Scott Loveless"
Subject: PESO and enablement
Can you see any detail in the hair in the negative?
No.  There is no detail that I can see on the negative.
It looks like it is printed dark for the filter used, which should be 
used
to lighten skin tones in this sort of thing.
Other than that, I'd like either a bit of space behind her head, or 
else the
crop tightened up on the left so no background shows between shoulder 
and
hair.
Agreed.  The original was not cropped, so there is no space.  So I
cropped the left.  I also took a little off the top and bottom and
cleaned up a few more dust specks.
For the most part, I don't really see the need for a subject to be 
looking
at the camera with either mock joy or angst when sitting for a 
portrait.
I like your choice of subject position.
Honestly, she was working on a photo album and raised her head to look
out the window.  I didn't ask her to pose for me.  I'm horrible at
directing people, so I just wait until I see something that looks good
to me.
William Robb
Thanks for the comments!

I haven't processed film myself in over 12 years, so I'm really
starting with no experience.  The following photograph is from the
first roll I've developed.  It's a portrait of my wife taken a few
days ago.  K-1000, Super-Takumar 135/3.5 M42 mount, medium yellow
filter, Tri-X 400, D-76 1:1, scanned, unsharp mask, and removal of
most of the dust.  That's it.  Feel free to criticize, critique, or
laugh (at the photo, please, not my wife).
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3326065


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Scott Loveless
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