photography challenge #40- Skintones

IamBlip

leche solara wrote: »

Long story short, the original picture was taken before the challenge opened and therefore was not taken with the express purpose of the challenge, and therefore contravenes the rules. I won't be making that mistake again.

I really like your B&W PP and the crop helps too, but I got to add your cut and paste needs abit of work:D

leche solara

IamBlip wrote: »

I really like your B&W PP and the crop helps too, but I got to add your cut and paste needs abit of work:D

???

IamBlip

Did you not cut the portrait from the origional and place it on a black background???

My reason for saying that it was, is because the guy's face profile is almost totally smooth and does not resemble the original photo.

The original photo on your pixie clearly shows his stuble protruding out past his skin, his left eyelash fluttering in the breeze, the hair on his neck sticking out too. Instead we're left with a lassou tool type cut of the person plonked onto the background.

If this edit was not use well then my apoligies....and would you care to explain where all the detail above is gone???

leche solara

IamBlip wrote: »

Did you not cut the portrait from the origional and place it on a black background???

My reason for saying that it was, is because the guy's face profile is almost totally smooth and does not resemble the original photo.

The original photo on your pixie clearly shows his stuble protruding out past his skin, his left eyelash fluttering in the breeze, the hair on his neck sticking out too. Instead we're left with a lassou tool type cut of the person plonked onto the background.

If this edit was not use well then my apoligies....and would you care to explain where all the detail above is gone???

Against a pure black background anything like stubble, hair etc was going to get lost. I didn't actually cut and paste on to a black background. I used the lasso to select his head, then blackened the inverse selection. What would you have done?

IamBlip

leche solara wrote: »

Against a pure black background anything like stubble, hair etc was going to get lost. I didn't actually cut and paste on to a black background. I used the lasso to select his head, then blackened the inverse selection. What would you have done?

Same difference, so I would'nt have answered my question with ???
This all seems very trollish so I'm going to stop now. Thanks for the reply.

pullandbang

leche solara wrote: »

Against a pure black background anything like stubble, hair etc was going to get lost. I didn't actually cut and paste on to a black background. I used the lasso to select his head, then blackened the inverse selection. What would you have done?

Another way is to add a levels layer and push the slider to the right to get the desired blackness, then using the paint brush, erase through the head back to the correctly exposed layer underneath. Zoom in for more control around the edges. Bit slower but works better I think. This also works if you want to blow out the background in a portrait (obviously by moving the slider the other way)

leche solara

pullandbang wrote: »

Another way is to add a levels layer and push the slider to the right to get the desired blackness, then using the paint brush, erase through the head back to the correctly exposed layer underneath. Zoom in for more control around the edges. Bit slower but works better I think. This also works if you want to blow out the background in a portrait (obviously by moving the slider the other way)

Thanks Denis. I'll try that. I like what you've done on that portrait you linked to.

6stringmaniac

Late entry, hope it counts

Lolnouska

pullandbang wrote: »

Me Auntie Esther and her many years worth of skintones
(Just as well she doesn't have the interweb or she'd have my guts for garters :eek:)

I saw her on the dart about a year ago, i thought she had the most amazing face i was going to ask her could i photograph her, beautiful photo!

pullandbang

Lolnouska wrote: »

I saw her on the dart about a year ago, i thought she had the most amazing face i was going to ask her could i photograph her, beautiful photo!

That's amazing how you'd even remember her. Just as well you didn't ask 'cos she'd probably have eaten the head off you :eek:

smash

keps

As this thread strarted on a Tuesday - was it not to finish at 12 Midnight last night ?

irlirishkev

6stringmaniac wrote: »

Late entry, hope it counts
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Lovely pic.

warder6161

well done squareballoon..great pic as was pullandbangs..catching the difference between of a life full of experience and one of innocence... congrats to ye both;)

Mountainsandh

Yes congratulations both I'm in awe... I also really liked the tricolour pepper and the recent doggy's toes
Love the challenges, always interesting pics.

keps

Can we get someone to officially declare a winner and then get the winner to set a new challenge- I'm chomping at the bit:D

keps

Normally it rests on the shoulders of the previous winner (in this case Pearljamfan) to officially declare the winner of 'their' designated photo challenge.


But seeing as how the result is now 2 days overdue - may I be so bold as to announce that

SQUAREBALLOON

is the winner with this stunning shot



Can we ask the winner to set a new challenge?


And Suggestion- let it finish at 8pm on a Sunday.
It makes life a lot easier:)

pullandbang

Well done squareballoon, it's a super shot and a well deserved winner. The beauty of it for me was that it was so simply done. Sheet of paper and a scarf - how simple can it get. It's definitely one for the wall.

squareballoon

yippee thanks everyone and also well done pullandbang. It was a close run thing.

I have an idea in mind for the next challenge so I will post soon.