What’s Your Preference?

epeyton@tampabay.rr.com · #1 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 10:29 PM

I used a Nikon D-50 expo 1/400s of f5/6 ISO 800 270mm, lens 70-300. I shot this through thick glass and I used Photoshop CS2 to correct the color.

jiminyClickit · #2 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 10:35 PM

epeyton@tampabay,

Best so far (can you give us some idea how many of these to expect?) It's a portrait, shows good detail, both eyes, and is uncluttered. Cropped with room for all of his head to look comfortable. Good shot.

epeyton@tampabay.rr.com · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 12:54 AM

Thank you Jiminy, I have a few more. I am new to this and Clockdoc gave me some good advise about using flickr to download my images. I am trying to pick what I think is the best so I can learn from there. I did edit this thread to include the data.

jiminyClickit · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 01:14 AM

epeyton@tampabay,

The camera info helps a lot. If you had a disposable, we would not look for or expect great detail or exposure control. Knowing you shoot with a Nikon, much more will be expected, as you progress. A lot of help is just a post away, and we hope it works for you.

Knowing you have more similar shots gives me the chance to see how different methods work for you (assuming they are different?). Pace yourself.

taykuyphotoart · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 01:15 AM

I Love it, but I think that it would look better if you did something about the minor washout on the right cheek of the tiger...(your right, not the tigers right)

epeyton@tampabay.rr.com · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 01:21 AM

Thank you Taykuyphotoart, do you have any suggestion on how I could fix that? I have photoshop CS2 and I am still learning it. But I follow directions well.

E.

taykuyphotoart · #7 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 02:25 AM

Getting ready to do some work, but I will post a tutorial/example tomorrow.

taykuyphotoart · #8 (**permalink**) 07-23-2007, 12:38 PM

In Photoshop:

1.) Go to Layer:Adjustment Layer: Levels Now adjust this to taste. The left slider pushes the picture darker as it goes right, the right picture pushes lighter as the picture goes left, and the middle slider fine tunes this contrast... This is a little more complicated then how I described it, but it will suffice for now.

2.) Go to Layer:Adjustment Layer: Curves To operate this you have to adjust the diagonal line into a curve of some sort... You may create several anchor points and get a variety of shapes with different color results. In this picture focusing on the top right corner will nearly eliminate the wash out in the right cheek.

3.) Copy the layer you have and use the Sharpen More filter, then grade the opacity to where you choose. I decided upon 50%

4.)Go to Layer:Adjustment Layer: Hue/Saturation Hue: -4 Saturation +7 Brightness -2

That is all I did for that picture, but a few more things could be worked on too. Post processing does not take the place of correct metering and other photography points, but it certainly can help. Let me know what you think, or if you even believe that this is an improvement.

I like to upload both the original and the edited in the same post so that you can make an easy comparison to see what was done... I also kept the tutorial brief because I am a few minutes shy of being late for work... So let me know if you have any questions! Also my work probably also should have included some lightening up of that bottom right corner... but like I said..time...