The only one I'm not sure about is this last one, the photo of the church. Following some suggestions to lighten up the bricks a bit, now that I look at it I may have gone too far. I'll have to play with it some more later.
Showing posts with label portfolio input. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portfolio input. Show all posts
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A Few New Edits
So, I've been really enjoying all of the comments I've been getting on some of my Portfolio photos. There have been some really helpful suggestions. It's also really nice to know what kinds of things you like (or don't like). Here are a couple of the new edits of some old images. All the new ones have been cropped to 11 x 14, so the ratio is a little different from the original.
The only one I'm not sure about is this last one, the photo of the church. Following some suggestions to lighten up the bricks a bit, now that I look at it I may have gone too far. I'll have to play with it some more later.
The only one I'm not sure about is this last one, the photo of the church. Following some suggestions to lighten up the bricks a bit, now that I look at it I may have gone too far. I'll have to play with it some more later.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Early Morning Photos (and an Old Favorite)
I happened to be awake pretty early this morning and figured I'd take the opportunity to get some dewy first light shots. I took the tripod outside this time, but between its cumbersome operation and the fact that most of my subjects are low to the ground, I didn't use it a whole lot. Sadly, the empty lot next to us was just mowed and all the weeds I like to look at were cut down. But I did find a pretty little patch of buttercups:
Click for more pretty Monday Morning shots for Best Shot Monday at Mother May I.
(If you've clicked over for Best Shot Monday, I need your help! I'm looking to put together a collection of my photos to show a small artsy shop owner who sells local artist's work. I would like some fresh perspectives on my photos: I blogged about it here, and you can find my working portfolio set here, and my Flickr stream here.)
One of the best things about having photo bloggy friends is the incredible input I am getting on my photos. I am finding especially helpful any suggestions for editing. I think I'm going to go through and re-edit most, if not all, of the images since I know more about Photoshop now and I have some great suggestions to follow.
Couple of things:
1. I think I will print these 11 x 14 to show the shop owner. I plan to mat them and present them so that they are ready for sale the day I meet with him if he agrees to have them in his shop.
I think 8 x 10 is too small and besides, I don't like how 8 x 10 is almost square, but not. I like the more rectangle-y 11 x 14. If I were to buy a photo for my wall, I would probably buy at least 11 x 14, I think.
What do you guys think?
2. Right now I plan on printing from Shutterfly since I have always been happy with the way their color has come out. I've like my local Costco at times, but their color can be inconsistent. A quick Google search didn't turn up a whole lot in the way of professional labs in my area. A bunch of Ritz and a couple of small "1 hour" places. I may try one of the local places since it says they do wedding photos, so they must be able to do professional looking printing.
If you bought a gorgeous print from a small artsy shop would you be disappointed if you flipped the photo over and saw it was printed at Shutterfly? (Maybe I can turn off the backprinting, I'll have to see).
Also, here's the first of my go-back-and-edits:
NEW EDIT:
cropped to 11 x 14, unsharp mask, screen layer at 100% opacity
ORIGINAL EDIT:
photo ratio (like 4 x 6), probably a contrast bump
Click for more pretty Monday Morning shots for Best Shot Monday at Mother May I.
(If you've clicked over for Best Shot Monday, I need your help! I'm looking to put together a collection of my photos to show a small artsy shop owner who sells local artist's work. I would like some fresh perspectives on my photos: I blogged about it here, and you can find my working portfolio set here, and my Flickr stream here.)
One of the best things about having photo bloggy friends is the incredible input I am getting on my photos. I am finding especially helpful any suggestions for editing. I think I'm going to go through and re-edit most, if not all, of the images since I know more about Photoshop now and I have some great suggestions to follow.
Couple of things:
1. I think I will print these 11 x 14 to show the shop owner. I plan to mat them and present them so that they are ready for sale the day I meet with him if he agrees to have them in his shop.
I think 8 x 10 is too small and besides, I don't like how 8 x 10 is almost square, but not. I like the more rectangle-y 11 x 14. If I were to buy a photo for my wall, I would probably buy at least 11 x 14, I think.
What do you guys think?
2. Right now I plan on printing from Shutterfly since I have always been happy with the way their color has come out. I've like my local Costco at times, but their color can be inconsistent. A quick Google search didn't turn up a whole lot in the way of professional labs in my area. A bunch of Ritz and a couple of small "1 hour" places. I may try one of the local places since it says they do wedding photos, so they must be able to do professional looking printing.
If you bought a gorgeous print from a small artsy shop would you be disappointed if you flipped the photo over and saw it was printed at Shutterfly? (Maybe I can turn off the backprinting, I'll have to see).
Also, here's the first of my go-back-and-edits:
NEW EDIT:
cropped to 11 x 14, unsharp mask, screen layer at 100% opacity
ORIGINAL EDIT:
photo ratio (like 4 x 6), probably a contrast bump
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