On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > BTW, the 2/3 rule that you mentioned is not followed in this portrait.
Hmmm. According to Lightroom's crop overlay, her eyes lie well into the upper third of this image. Would you like to see a screen grab? :-) Perhaps you thought I meant one should follow the Rule of Thirds and get the eyes on the line? That's not what I meant. And good heavens no, I don't misunderstand your comments. You're expressing your aesthetic preference, which is quite a fair one. How can feel attacked by that? BTW, head-cropping is also intentionally done to flatter bald or follicly challenged men's portraits. Quite a handy subterfuge. The Care and Handling sheet that came with the muslin suggests using a travel steamer on the wrinkles but taking care _not_ to saturate the fabric. So I'm note sure about the water idea, but I like your Downy wrinkle-releaser suggestion. That sounds like it's worth a try. Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions, Igor! On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bruce, > > You pulled out her blue nails just for this photo? > Man, you are a sadist! ;-) > > But I guess, with the top of the head chopped off, that probably doesn't > hurt any more. ;-) > > > On a serious note, - let me clarify my comment (after reading your > response in the previous thread). - > Yes, I know about that trend of cutting of a portion of the head. > I even do that myself occasionally > (see my photo in the 2012 PDML annual : > http://www.blurb.com/books/3382929-pdml-photo-annual-2012/pages/52#basic > ). > My point was that it works if you make a more close-up shot, e.g. > when it is head-only, or maybe in some cases head-and-shoulders. > But when you include as much as hands, - the chopped off head does not > work (for me). > BTW, the 2/3 rule that you mentioned is not followed in this portrait. > > Again, sorry if it appears as too much of criticism. I didn't mean to > "attack" you. I just like the photo otherwise. > > Also, - just a thought for your "wrinkle" problem: > If you let it hang for a while, you may want to sprinkle some water from > a windex-type spray bottle. Or, better yet, try a wrinkle-releaser: > http://www.amazon.com/Downy-Wrinkle-Releaser-16-9/dp/B00377G10Q/ > (you can buy it at a walmart you grocery supermarket or pharmacy store). > Depending on the fabric, it might work better than just plain water. > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > Tue Aug 20 12:46:16 EDT 2013 > Bruce Walker wrote: > >> Background wrinkles rankle, as do blue nails. Both gone! Have another look >> ... >> >> http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
