Ann, I'd definitely go with the original photos. In my opinion posterization is used mostly to save uninteresting and or poorly exposed photographs. In this case you don't have either problem. I also think it works better on color images with subjects that require little detail to start with.
ann sanfedele wrote: > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2538600 > > 36 thumbs here.... the first 12 most of you know -- they are in my book > ad first calendar, > the second set are 12 more from the book -- the third tier of 12 are > files I posterized in > photoshop of the second 12.... I can't decide if they work.... > do you like em better than the non posterized ones? > > Each image here would be as it would appear on a calendar page -- black > background is part of it.... > > I fell into this because I started working on the cover and couldn't get > it to be snappy enough.... > > My house guest arrives tomorrow afternoon and the tounrey starts > tomorrow night so I won't be > around here much... > > Obviously I'm not wildly enthused about my conversions or I'd not ask -- > some I like a lot, I think, > but would people just as soon look at the original "real" photos or like > the conversions better? bearing in > mind I'm putting them on cafepress to peddle... > > thanks for any impressions, yay or nay - > > ann > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
