On 26/11/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think the dark, extreme contrast versions render the hands ugly. >Since these are the hands of the photographer's mother, I would guess >that the intent was to portray them as aged, but soft and gentle. These >makeovers fail in that regard.
My intent in showing Marnie 'my take' on her mom's hands was purely an illustration of how I would do it. I did this so Marnie would see how a different pair of eyes would handle the same composition and lighting setup. I would do the same if it was my own mother, or my wife. If the intent was to portray the hands as aged, but soft and gentle, then the lighting used did not help in any way, seemingly uni-directional from the right, causing shadows in the gulleys. To portray them as soft and gentle, I wouldn't attempt anything short of some sort of soft focus filter in PS. To portray them as soft and gentle, one would have to go back to the original setup and alter the lighting IMO :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
