Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To me the problem, being honest, is that it isn't an interesting enough image and the treatment doesn't change that. In that context it's really hard to judge whether your intentions are being fulfilled or not. There is just too much mask and not enough life in the eyes for this to be an engaging portrait. The idea of a masked portrait is potentially interesting but it definitely needs to add more value than this one does. Sorry to be brutal but... hey. If I were you I'd move on. On Friday, May 16, 2003, at 01:41 PM, Tom Smart wrote: > Well, I was inspired by an image in Tim Rudman's book on toning where > he > used the same technique for a portrait of a mother and child. The > image was > much different than this one, granted. But with the diffusion I could > let > the dark tones creep into the light ones and smooth out the skin. The > resulting softness seemed appropriate for her delicate features > (although > the scan adds a bit more "fuzz" than the print has. It also adds a > dream-like quality, making it a less literal portrait. I suppose I'm > experimenting with new (to me) techniques. > > Thanks, > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George > Lottermoser > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:33 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Reworked sleepy anesthetist image > > > Good morning Tom, > > I’m totally puzzled by why you’d want to soften the image to such a > high > degree? > > tom@sleepytom.com (Tom Smart)5/16/03 > >> Old version: >> http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100355 >> >> New version: >> http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100362 > > Fond regards, > > G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist™ > > <•>Peace<•> <•>Harmony<•> <•>Stewardship<•> > > Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways > since 1975 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > web <www.imagist.com> > eMail george@imagist.com > voice 262 241 9375 > fax 262 241 9398 > Lotter Moser & Associates > 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- John Brownlow pictures: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com warblog: http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html