"Moonlight Breezes"
Uploaded: August 20, 2001
I took this shot with a monolight to increase the shadows where I wanted them, and then tinted it in Photoshop.
Sue B August 20, 2001
I like this photo a lot. The only thing that bugs me is, not the wisp of hair at the top, but the black between that wisp and the rest of the hair. It looked computer-generated to me. Having said THAT, I still like the photo-clean and uncluttered. #437Lorraine Foster August 20, 2001
Thanks, Sue,Glenn Theal August 22, 2001
Hi, Lorraine:I thought that I would help you fix this photo.
Use the clone tool in PhotoShop to clone the girl's hair into the black space separating the wisp and the rest. Don't go too far back, just go to where that little bump is in the hair. Set the options to normal, aligned, and 100%. Make sure that you use a soft edge brush. Sample directly below the black space in the hair section. You do this by pressing alt (windows) or option (mac) and clicking with your mouse on the section.
This takes practice and patience, so don't give up too quickly.
Finally, use the blur tool as before to touch up any sharp edges.
Cheers,
Glenn #686
Glenn Theal August 22, 2001
Hi, Lorraine:Another option is to simply erase that wisp of hair and replace it with the black background.
Use the blur tool as noted before to blend the hair into the background.
Cheers,
Glenn #687
Lorraine Foster August 23, 2001
Thanks both to Sue and to Glenn for all of the wonderful advice. I shall try it and put the photo back in tomorrow so we can see the difference. Thanks so much. Lorraine #691Lorraine Foster August 23, 2001
I erased the wisp of hair with the black background and then did the blur tool. What do you think? Next time, I shall try the clone tool, too. Thanks. Lorraine #697Mark Antony Franklin September 08, 2001
Lorraine,I love this portrait - ...one thing no one has commented upon, is how very sexy it is!
Regards
Mark
BTW: I wonder if you could help me. I often want to add tone to some of my B&W prints in Photoshop, but always find that after such manipulation the file size leaps tenfold in size! How can I add tone and still keep the jpeg size down to reasonable levels. Many thanks, in anticipation of your answer. #1022
Lorraine Foster September 09, 2001
Thank you, Mark, for the kind words. In regard to the manipulation of the photograph, it depends a lot on the program that you are using. The easiest one is Photosuite, MGI, Platinum Edition. That is the one I use to tint my photos and color them. I use an Adobe Photoshop LE to blur or burn and dodge the photos. Maybe some people use one, but I find that both work for me. I have never had a problem with the jpeg files doing what you said. I do know you can make the jpeg file photo smaller if that does happen, though. In my programs, I can go to View, and resize. Then, I decide how small I want the jpeg photo, say for instance if it reads 14000 pixels, I divide it by four and end up with the right size jpeg. I am a novice about this stuff, really, I have only had my computer a year and learned this stuff on my own and by trial and error. How about you, Glenn, you have given me such good advice, and so has America. Perhaps they will be able to teach us both more about this. Again, thanks. #1026Mark Antony Franklin September 09, 2001
Thanks Lorraine,I try desperately not to really manipulate any of my photo's - under the naive assumption that truly good photo's require little or no digital enhancement(s). Makes me sound like an old fogey (which I'm not, ...yet!). Anyway, I shall have a bit more of a play - as there has been occasion when a subtle colour tone would have added a little something to a B&W image! Thanks again.
Kind regards
Mark #1029
Lorraine Foster September 09, 2001
Mark, I know what you mean about not wanting to change your photos, but before I did photography, I was a portrait artist. I love the enhancing part because I can be as creative as I wish. My goal is to be able to use the artistic knowledge with what I learn in photography to develop an artistic way of taking photos. Thanks for your wonderful comments. Lorraine #1030Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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