On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. >>> >>> I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, >>> if that scene was as dark as you and the EXIF say, then I expect it to >>> look dark rather than looking almost like it was taken in daylight >>> with a noisy P&S. What's that saying that's making the rounds lately? >>> "Light reveals, shadow defines." At the very least vignetting the >>> subject by darkening the background around them would help. >> >> OK, I gave your suggestion a try. My goal was a photo of the couple, not so >> much a photo of a dark room, but here is a darker version: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8289056058/in/set-72157632279369283/ > > That's good, though I'd dodge the couple's faces and hands to lighten > them a little (1/3rd stop or so).
Good point, though I lightened everything, then darkened just the light part of the background. Thanks for the suggestions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
