On Feb 25, 2010, at 9:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Guess it is happening some ... this came through twice. > > > From: paul stenquist >> On Feb 25, 2010, at 7:58 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>>> From: "P. J. Alling" >>>>>> On 2/25/2010 1:16 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>>>>>>>>> From: Steven Desjardins >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm submitting a picture for an SPCA charity >>>>>>>>>>>>>> event, i.e., if someone buys it the SPCA >>>>>>>>>>>>>> keeps the money. This will be a print. I'd >>>>>>>>>>>>>> like to hear some of your expert suggestions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://chemistry.wlu.edu/~desjardins/ >>>>>>>>>> I would photoshop out the left-most catch-light, so >>>>>>>>>> that there is only > a single light in each eye. The >>>>>>>>>> double catch-light in the other eye is > joined >>>>>>>>>> together, so it appears as one light. >>>>>> Heck, it's a cat, they;re all a bit strange so it fits... >>>> Doesn't really matter what it's a photo of. >>>> It's just one of those things you do for a good print. Single >>>> catch-light in each eye. If the double catch-light in the other >>>> eye had been separated just a tiny bit more, the second light >>>> would have to go from that eye as well. >> Nothing HAS to go. I've been seeing a lot of double catchlights in >> high end fashion photography lately. Thumb through an issue of Vogue. >> The photographer chooses the look. We're free to like it or dislike >> it, but there's no one right way. Paul > > Not singling you out on this Paul. It did come through twice. > > I was trained to a standard with regards what makes a good print, however > many double catch-lights may be appearing in "high end fashion photography > lately". > > I do agree that we are "free to like it or dislike it" as we please, although > I think it odd to be told I'm wrong if indeed "there's no one right way". > You're not wrong in suggesting that you'd like ti better with one catch light per eye. You're wrong in saying that the second catchlight HAS to come out. But that's okay. I'm frequently wrong as well:-). Paul > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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