Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/17/04 <aaron.sandler@duke.edu (Aaron Sandler)> thoughtfully wrote: >At 05:29 PM 3/16/2004, Adam showed: >><http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004PAW/Wk11-TCN400-11-Faces-R1-crp-crv-shrp-crp2.jpg> > >Adam, > >I don't know why, but for some reason when I first looked at this I thought >the girl in the middle was a cardboard cutout, or maybe a photoshop >insertion. I'm not suggesting that's what she is, but something about the >flatness of her face and low contrast (compared to her father's) makes her >look fake to me. > >Did you do anything in postprocessing (like dodging or adjusting contrast) >differently for her than for her dad? > >Best, >Aaron Hi Aaron, Actually the only changes I did to this image were global in nature, I did nothing to the girl's face at all. She is in the shadow of her father so she's in flat light. And Jim points out that she's set off from the background because of her hair. Also this was with a 35mm lens, stopped down, so there's no depth of field clues about her either. I absolutely see what you mean however and thanks for asking. Yet another thing to be aware of when working with groups. Thank you! Adam -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html