On the midway - too much?

[bekhiann]

Maybe I have been staring at/working on this too long maybe not? We were at the fair and I was trying to capture some of the fun and color and over the top feeling of the midway along with my friends wanting a picture with the ferris wheel behind them. Using the flash just sucked, totally lost the midway. So I attempted to use what light there was from the sunset and all the surrounding flourescents (sp?) and ride lights. My friend is darker skinned and I immediately had problems in editing with her looking too yellow or too purple. My edits were to first adjust those colors from the raw image, as well as try and reduce some noise from the 3200 iso then I used a few actions-

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sandwiched with a background copy overlay which I then erased over Kellys skin and face.

EXIF Stuff:
Canon EOS 7d
8/20/2-11 8:22pm
Shutter Speed 1/15 Second
F-Stop f/8
Aperture f/8
Max Apeture Range f/4.2
ISO 3200
Focal Length 38.0mm
Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Flash: did not fire
Metering Mode: Evaluative

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another version i did yesterday for which I have no clue what I did now and wish i did because I can't decide what looks better:

kellyonmidway | Flickr - Photo Sharing!



I usually use very little photoshop adjustments, but thought this image could handle looking more processed.....but i am not usually a fan of looking processed so I feel lost and unsure. Her skin color is still off to me (purplish?) but she thinks it looks awesome I just don't know.

[mshockley]

Hello, I think the one that you've left the link to your flickr doesn't look too bad!! The one that now you can't remember how you did it. It's still a very "processed" looking image, but that's what you were trying to do, and it really has a nice tone.

[shocellist]

For some reason I just get the impression that your subject was placed in front of a green screen and the background was a separate shot. I'm not too sure why; it could be because of the post-processing.

I think her skin tone looks fine. Also I love how the colors stand out! It gives the Midway a fun, exciting look. It's something I would expect from a carnival or fair: bright lights, vibrant colors, and just a busy scene in general.
Good job!

[FireDawg]

For me I like the edit in Flckr better. The high contrast, vibrance, and saturation of the colors is distracting to me. I do agree that your subject looks superimposed into the shot.

[shocellist]

I just saw your 2nd edit on flickr, and personally, I like the one you posted on DPS better (except for the green screen superimposed look).
Maybe it's an issue with the lighting on her face that makes it look superimposed (because your flickr edit doesn't give me that same impression).