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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Grabbed a few shots at a family BBQ today. Haven't seen this young lass since last year, but she's turning into quite the little stunner!

I'm not sure whether I prefer the B&W or colour versions. Think I'm swaying towards the B&W's. What do you guys think?

General C&C as always is most welcome too, encouraged in fact!


Sophie (2) by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie (3) by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie (1) by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie (6) by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie edit (2) by ct8282, on Flickr


Sophie edit (1) by ct8282, on Flickr

Edited on Aug 27, 2013 at 08:10 AM · View previous versions



Aug 26, 2013 at 12:20 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Color on both. IMHO


Aug 26, 2013 at 12:25 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)



Color on both.

Haven't seen much from you recently, Chris. Is that kiddie keeping you up all night?



Aug 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM
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friscoron wrote:
Color on both.

Haven't seen much from you recently, Chris. Is that kiddie keeping you up all night?


No mate. She's a fantastic sleeper, we're very lucky. Just not been around really. No pics to share and nothing really to contribute so not been posting. Started checking back in recently though and got the urge to take some pics so hopefully I'll be about a little more, for a while at least.

Feeling demotivated and uninspired as I haven't really been getting results I'm pleased with. Oh well.



Aug 26, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Color ones all the way!


Aug 26, 2013 at 01:08 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Color here too!


Aug 26, 2013 at 01:11 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Edited version (posted with permission of OP) for those intrested.

Things to note - this sh*t is all my personal opinion, and I'm sure many will disagree, but please put away your pitchforks because I've recieved a few PMs asking about editing so here it is. FWIW, OP did not ask for any help on this shot, it was just a good candidate.

- Original skin tone in OP eas too dark (Color info pulling nearly browns from the skin).
- Image has been oversharpened in all respects, presumably to give a more 'pop' type look to the shot.
- Original shot could have benefitted from a bit of reflected light on the subject; notably the lower face/chin where green tones start to dominate and darken the subject.
- Unfortunately this is a quick go (4:45) off of a .jpg, so clipping in the highs is likely, and the greens in the face tough to eliminate properly.

http://i.imgur.com/xx7jv4D.jpg

What's been done?

Firstly, a new layer is created; first for our brightness/contrast.

- levels are adjusted pushing the mids higher and boosting tones in the face.

- Adjust - Replace Color is used to even out skin color a bit.

- Adjust Color is performed on the greens to further fix this (would provide nicer results with RAW; same with pulling some red out of the hands).

- A new layer is again created off of this adjusted file. Entire layer is gaussian blurred around 1.0px or so (varies on file size - as this is a small file, only 1.0 is needed).

- Layer opacity is dropped to taste in this case, around 35%. My personal prefrence would be far less then this, but the sharpening was drastic on the sample file.

- crucial areas such as the eyes, lips, etc have their opacities further reduced manually to provide more 'pop' to the shot. Would probably add more detail to the hands, lower areas as well. Contrast can be burned into the lash area manually if so inclined.

Again, the RAW would support these edits far better; the BG for example wouldn't be pixeled out, and other fixes as mentioned could take place. Essentially, I hope this post helps others who are trying to achieve a certain look to their images but feel they are lacking in the PP department. Can do a more detailed walkthrough for those interested at some point.




Aug 26, 2013 at 02:28 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Very nice series.
They are all lovely.
The edit by Jeremy looks more natural as far as skin color goes and sharpening.
In my opinion I think the eyes are overly processed.
Well done.



Aug 26, 2013 at 05:39 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


I like both the color & BW versions of the OP's pics. Well done. Choose whichever you prefer. Curious - what lens were you using?


Aug 26, 2013 at 05:53 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


I like color, such beautiful eyes.


Aug 26, 2013 at 06:02 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


I love bw, but its color for these


Aug 26, 2013 at 08:24 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Awesome work.

The B&W shots are nice, but the richness of the colour shots make it the choice of most of us.

Love the background choice in all shots. Great example of how the subject leaps off the background when you have good contrast. And #5 is a good example of how posting larger gives a lot more impact.



Aug 27, 2013 at 12:44 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Holguin wrote:
Very nice series.
They are all lovely.
The edit by Jeremy looks more natural as far as skin color goes and sharpening.
In my opinion I think the eyes are overly processed.
Well done.


Thank you. I appreciate your comments. I haven't been able to quite settle on the processing yet but I agree with your comments.



Aug 27, 2013 at 01:51 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Jim Rickards wrote:
Awesome work.

The B&W shots are nice, but the richness of the colour shots make it the choice of most of us.

Love the background choice in all shots. Great example of how the subject leaps off the background when you have good contrast. And #5 is a good example of how posting larger gives a lot more impact.


Wow thanks Jim. Appreciate your comments. Looks like the colour versions are the clear choice of its, but something about the B&W I still really like.



Aug 27, 2013 at 01:53 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


24Peter wrote:
I like both the color & BW versions of the OP's pics. Well done. Choose whichever you prefer. Curious - what lens were you using?


Thanks Peter. These were taken with the trusty 70-200f2.8 vr2. I had the 85mmf1.4 but kids this age (she's only 2) are unpredictable and I struggle to get many keepers with the prime, but the 70-200 handles things so well.



Aug 27, 2013 at 01:55 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Definitely color. Maybe the eyes are a bit overdone. But beautiful child.


Aug 27, 2013 at 07:32 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Cant go wrong with either choice. As far as the processing goes? Not my taste, but its not my art.....


Aug 28, 2013 at 12:43 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


jackhopkins wrote:
Definitely color. Maybe the eyes are a bit overdone. But beautiful child.


Thank you. I won't disagree. I think I could pull back the eyes a little.



Aug 28, 2013 at 04:17 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


#3 for me

Dave



Aug 28, 2013 at 06:49 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Beautiful girl. Which version though? (edit added)


Color - those eyes are crazy beautiful!


Aug 29, 2013 at 04:30 PM
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