I've been away for some days for a short vacation. The result is 140 RAW files. I'll start converting them with my newly downloaded Rawshooter.
Until now I've been working with the converter in Elements. The first impressin on the Rawshooter is; mush better user interference, and better quality in the converting process. It also seems to give me better control on the result. I've also bought myself a very nice Norwegian book about digital photo. I've read the chapters about digital editing, and now I'm looking forward to put my new knowledge into real work. So I hope I will be able to do something with the skin tones in "Gabriel, the Listener" soon. If I fail, I will probably ask you guys for help. Markus Maurer. I tried your suggestions. Whatever what spot I tried to use as reference, the result turned out bad. I don't think thats the right way to go in this shot. But thank you for the tip. I'll try it on other photos. What I'll try here is to play a bit with the curves. Rick Womer suggested B&W. That would make the skin tones more pleasant. Perhaps turn the picture a bit more romantic. That might be a good idea, but not what I intended. I don't want to make a romantic picture. I want it to be an honest picture, reflecting what I actually saw that moment. And Gabriel has a very special "redish" skin tone at summertime. If I fail in adjusting the tones, then B&W might be the "right" compromise, but still a compromise, not honest to my intentions. Don't get me wrong Rick, I do appreciate your comment. In fact it made me more aware on what my intentions really where. I find the comments very inspiring. They make me want tweak most out of this shot. I'll have another round photoshoping, pushing my limits. Hopefully, turning me into a better photographer. ;-) About the light source in upper right: I left it there on purpose. The compositional idea was to make a triangle of the light source, the bottom of the empty glass, and the guy's glasses. Hopefully this will make your eyes circle from one element to the next. As I read your comments, I've succeeded in this. But Boris eyes tends to stop up on the light (can't please them all). Hope this does not sound too pompous. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -----Original Message----- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22. juli 2005 04:13 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PESO:Gabriel, the Listener On 7/21/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Frank, I chose to reply to your comment rather than to original Tim's > posting... You're allowed. <vbg> > > Fascinating, truly fascinating. I really hate the light source on the > background. It is so big and so strong that it grabs my attention > pulling it away from the main subject... I'd rather see it smaller or > darker - less prominent... Must be a personal thing. I like 'em, you don't. I seem to recall a photo of my friend Jennifer singing had a smallish spotlight in the background (of course I can't find it right now...). I had it in there on purpose, and was rather pleased with the result. IIRC, you didn't like it. To me, it gives a stage photo some atmosphere, some context, to show that it is indeed a performer on stage. To you, it's a distraction. If we were all the same, the world would be a boring place, wouldn't it? cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
