Challen in “Danger”

[Loving It]

This is a picture of my daughter that I took after she danced "Danger" at her competition last weekend. I deleted the background, adjusted the brightness & saturation, and added a gradient layer to the background. Do you like the red or black background better? Thanks Audra

Before:




After:




Here is a link to a picture with a red background.http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/...f3db50715c.jpg


Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/80
Focal Length: 34mm
ISO: 1600 (I forgot to change it after taking pictures in the low light gym.)

[Murtasma]

Nice job cutting her out looks really sharp. I like the red background gradient better but I prefer the black. So maybe use that gradient you used for the red on the black image instead of the box.

[Rich F]

I'm really liking the black one better. Seems to me that the red one looks like she was cut and pasted onto the background whereas she blends very nicely onto the black.

[windrider86]

black, black, black

[SandeeWig]

I agree, I like the black one better, but would like to see the gradient of the red used. Otherwise, her legs look a bit detached from her outfit.

[Loving It]

Thank You all!!

I think the brightness on my monitor at home is different than my monitor at work. On my computer at home you can see the outline around the black of her costume, where at work it blends into the background.

Thanks for your posts!

Audra

[UneekVisions]

Nice capture.

Personally speaking, i like the very first photo you posted, infront of the white titles...

The black or red background is a nice addition but i feel the cutting out you did isnt the sharpest...Take for example the from the knee down on her left leg...Well, right if your looking at the photo...the edges look pretty rough to me...Thats just my opinion though, still a nice capture and nice details

[FGPhotography]

I like the black one as well! Awesome job