Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/23

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Subject: [Leica] The Fishbowl
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:11:29 +0200
References: <CC3322C6.218CD%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark,

Thank you very much for your detailed explanations that will certainly  
help me, I'm not very expert with Photoshop but I think I can do it,  
I'll go to try.

cheers
Lluis



El 23/07/2012, a las 21:48, Mark Rabiner escribi?:

> I think you can bring out the face by darkening and maybe adding  
> contrast by
> at least a half stop if not a full stop before it starts looking  
> wrong. The
> best thing is to go too far then pull back with the fade tool.
> As is with it washed out it looks wrong. The goal is to make it look  
> right.
> When you clicked the shutter I bet you could see the guy behind the  
> glass
> better than how it came out looking. The goal is  to make it look  
> the way
> you originally saw it. For the most part.
>
> You could just use the burn tool but way more controllable and less  
> awkward
> is go into mask mode (the pink stuff) and select the face bowl with  
> a brush
> or a gradation tool. Then back and optimize it with the curves or  
> levels.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
>> From: Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:53:24 +0200
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Fishbowl
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your advice, I've just commented to Geoff  
>> (who
>> says me the same advice) that normally I want a natural look editing
>> my pictures but on this case with two persons with the same advice,
>> I'll try this.
>>
>> Thank you very much for the "million dollar shot" if you found who
>> pay this we can split!
>>
>> cheers
>> Lluis
>>
>>
>> El 23/07/2012, a las 20:30, Mark Rabiner escribi?:
>>
>>> The potential for being a really brilliant pic if you can just bring
>>> out the
>>> guys face behind the fishbowl a bit more it takes a real long time
>>> before
>>> the eye can register on it as is and its still not fully there. It's
>>> really
>>> washed out.  Darken it a tad and add a touch of contrast and it will
>>> register quicker the eye will go there faster and you won't be
>>> burying your
>>> lead.
>>> A million dollar shot.
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photography
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:00:40 +0200
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: [Leica] The Fishbow
>>>>
>>>> This one is from 1989 "Unpublished", on the contacts sheet I didn'
>>>> saw
>>>> what I've photographed, but when I've scanned it, I've realizad why
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Unpublished/89010335PBN.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Leica R4, Super Angulon 21mm, TMY 400
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please view large, this one requires be viewed large
>>>>
>>>> This is in La Rambla
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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