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mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Trying to decide on this shot if it is a case of ruined by blown highlights, or the shot is a keeper. Got an opinion? Jul 04, 2008 at 04:08 AM

Evan Baines Online Buy and Sell: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? The blown highlight bugs me, but my guess is most clients won't notice. Any chance to get any back from the RAW? Jul 04, 2008 at 04:13 AM

mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Evan Baines wrote: The blown highlight bugs me, but my guess is most clients won't notice. Any chance to get any back from the RAW? got as much back in RAW as I could. I think you are right, the blown highlights probably will only bug us pros. That is my hope anyhoo. Thanks, Martin. Jul 04, 2008 at 04:18 AM

Evan Baines Online Buy and Sell: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? Maybe try throwing some grain or a texture on to mask it? Jul 04, 2008 at 04:25 AM

Brian Mullins Offline Buy and Sell: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? I say use the ole failsafe - B&W. Jul 04, 2008 at 04:27 AM

mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Evan Baines wrote: Maybe try throwing some grain or a texture on to mask it? hmm, might be worth a try. Thanks for the idea, Jul 04, 2008 at 04:28 AM

Marcus Watts Online Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Blown out. I would not think it that un noticeable by a client but what do you do once that is all you have?. Always expose for the highlight. Jul 04, 2008 at 04:32 AM

mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? A quick texture attempt. What do ya think? Oh, and feel free to have a go anyone! Jul 04, 2008 at 04:38 AM

mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Marcus Watts wrote: Blown out. I would not think it that un noticeable by a client but what do you do once that is all you have?. Always expose for the highlight. I don't disagree. Thankfully though I have a few more but this one was nice and close and that was why I liked it. Martin. Jul 04, 2008 at 04:48 AM

Brian Mullins Offline Buy and Sell: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? mpaul73 wrote: A quick texture attempt. What do ya think? Oh, and feel free to have a go anyone! I figured going old style would help out. Converted to B&W (hot fudge by KK), film grain added and a slight contrast pop. Jul 04, 2008 at 04:59 AM

Italo Campilii Offline Image Upload: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? texture + B&W Jul 04, 2008 at 05:07 AM

surfcat Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? Even with the blown highlights, it's a great moment. I think the bride will love it! Jul 04, 2008 at 07:01 AM

Sam Hassas Offline Image Upload: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? I like Brians fix Jul 04, 2008 at 09:03 AM

Chris Beaumont Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? For some reason I find the blown highlights MORE distracting on the mono conversion. Jul 04, 2008 at 09:20 AM

adimage Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? I am not at my home now, so I can't try a quick fix for it. I would try to process it high-key, black & white, and play a bit with some dodge & burn on the blown out area. Might work. The moment is nice, but the blown highlights bug me. Besides, it's not only your customers who see your images, a lot of people will. Some will notice the problem and that would not be so nice. The "texture attempt" is a bit better than the originally posted one. Jul 04, 2008 at 09:40 AM

gregneil Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? I prefer the original. It has a nice soft, intimate feel to it. The blown highlight doesn't distract me much, and I doubt the client would consider it a "mistake". Jul 04, 2008 at 05:31 PM

nikongirl Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? +1 gregneil wrote: I prefer the original. It has a nice soft, intimate feel to it. The blown highlight doesn't distract me much, and I doubt the client would consider it a "mistake". Jul 04, 2008 at 05:41 PM

trillium Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? The blown whites don't bother me here. It looks like their hands are bathed in sunlight. I would present with just one small change. I'd desaturate it a bit and change the tint (a bit more green). It looks too red, might be my monitor though. I would go so far as to call this an excellent photo. All jewelry is in good focus, hands look good. Good Job. Jul 04, 2008 at 05:47 PM

jefferies1 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? I like the shot. Blown out highlights are from a technical view point and as a photographer hard to justify. Looking at it as a client it captures the feeling she had when she placed the ring on his finger....That makes it a great image. That is the kind of shot that will get you business and make your client really happy. I just did a commercial shoot(about 2 million mailers) and the client Wanted blown highlights and deep shadows....An Artsy-Dramatic Look. A technically perfect image is not what everyone wants. Jul 04, 2008 at 11:40 PM

jeremy_clay Offline Buy and Sell: On Great Light or Blown Highlight? Did anyone else feel her hands look..er...manly? Jul 05, 2008 at 01:00 AM

Micky Bill Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? In the BW shot her hands look a little pudgy and dark, the textures and other stuff looks a little cheesy IMO, the first shot looks really nice like a shaft of sunlight coming thru the stained glass window, shining down on the moment... Jul 05, 2008 at 02:41 AM

mpaul73 Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? jefferies1 wrote: I like the shot. Blown out highlights are from a technical view point and as a photographer hard to justify. Looking at it as a client it captures the feeling she had when she placed the ring on his finger....That makes it a great image. That is the kind of shot that will get you business and make your client really happy. I just did a commercial shoot(about 2 million mailers) and the client Wanted blown highlights and deep shadows....An Artsy-Dramatic Look. A technically perfect image is not what everyone wants. Thanks for your observations. I wish I could say that it was a creative exposure on my part. It wasn't , I "blew it" (pun intended). But I think it goes to show that the correct exposure is not always the best one. Martin. Jul 05, 2008 at 03:34 AM

LAPhotoPro.com Offline Image Upload: Off Great Light or Blown Highlight? jeremy_clay wrote: Did anyone else feel her hands look..er...manly? Ease up there son, that's my sister you're talking about there. Jul 05, 2008 at 06:22 AM

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