I have a folder of images on my laptop called 'possibles', into which I put images that I've worked on but am not sure about blogging: maybe the image just isn't very good from the outset, or I'm not happy with the way I've post-processed it, and so on.
In this case though I'm really not sure why I didn't post this one. It's a shot of Harmony, taken just after Milly had styled her hair, and while the original isn't anything particularly special I was happy with the post-production when I opened it up earlier today. I have tweaked it a bit – this version is a bit brighter than my original edit – but on the whole it's pretty much as I left it ... languishing in my 'possibles' folder.
As always, let me know what you think.
In other news ...
A couple of places have opened up on the two workshops I'll be running in Austin, Texas next month. I'm running a one-day HDR workshop (4th Feb) and a two-day workshop on Creating Dramatic Images (5th and 6th Feb). If you think you might be interested in attending either of them please take a look at the following page:
comment byhodari at 06:02 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
Beautiful high key portrait.
comment byGarry at 06:27 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
I love the way you make the eyes pop in your b/w conversions... on another note I can't believe how grown up H is looking!!
comment by Michaelcim at 07:06 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
I love it, beautiful high key indeed. May I suggest that you look at that 'possibles' folder a bit more often? Who knows what other little gems are still languishing there? :) Is there anywhere in your tutorials described how you extend the canvas with the same color as the background color? (I could check of course, but your offering has become rather extensive...)
comment bydjn1 at 07:15 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
hodaria and Garry: thanks, and yes, she is getting very grown up these days.
comment byKelly at 08:47 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
Very nice. This started as a good but unremarkable portrait that you transformed into something more. Simple, elegant and touching. It would be interesting to see this as a mini PSD, especially given the question about extending the canvas.
comment byDan Kaufman at 11:25 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2011
Wow! Elegantly exquisite. She's a beauty. Extending the canvas was a master stroke.
comment by ANANTH at 09:26 AM (GMT) on 24 January, 2011
UNBELIEVABLY STUNNING PROCESSING. LONG TIME SEEING A CHILD PORTRAIT. KEEP THEM COMING. :)
comment by ANANTH at 09:26 AM (GMT) on 24 January, 2011
UNBELIEVABLY STUNNING PROCESSING. LONG TIME SEEING A CHILD PORTRAIT. KEEP THEM COMING. :)
comment by Wendy Watson at 10:47 AM (GMT) on 24 January, 2011
Oh my word Dave, what a beautiful photograph of Harmony. Stunning
comment byCarlos Garcia at 12:31 PM (GMT) on 24 January, 2011
Beautiful...
comment byKellee at 07:34 PM (GMT) on 24 January, 2011
I can't imagine why you would have hesitated. She's lovely. Her eyes really pop here. :)
comment byLightningPaul at 09:44 AM (GMT) on 25 January, 2011
Extremely beautiful!!! Before PP the image was pretty good, due to the expression of Harmony. But PP made it fantastic.
comment byjelb at 03:45 PM (GMT) on 25 January, 2011
Bonsoir,
a nice high key effect..a beautiful "model"..Bravo!
comment byDavid Anastácio at 02:42 AM (GMT) on 26 January, 2011
Great portrait, the treatment is very good, and a great work around the composition of the shot. By the way, found your "possibles" folder very funny, because I do the same, mine is "unprocessed". Cheers, love your work.
comment bysy at 10:36 PM (GMT) on 26 January, 2011
awesome pictures!!
comment bydjn1 at 11:44 AM (GMT) on 27 January, 2011
I have a folder of images on my laptop called 'possibles', into which I put images that I've worked on but am not sure about blogging: maybe the image just isn't very good from the outset, or I'm not happy with the way I've post-processed it, and so on.
In this case though I'm really not sure why I didn't post this one. It's a shot of Harmony, taken just after Milly had styled her hair, and while the original isn't anything particularly special I was happy with the post-production when I opened it up earlier today. I have tweaked it a bit – this version is a bit brighter than my original edit – but on the whole it's pretty much as I left it ... languishing in my 'possibles' folder.
As always, let me know what you think.
In other news ...
A couple of places have opened up on the two workshops I'll be running in Austin, Texas next month. I'm running a one-day HDR workshop (4th Feb) and a two-day workshop on Creating Dramatic Images (5th and 6th Feb). If you think you might be interested in attending either of them please take a look at the following page:
http://davewilsonphotography.com/workshops/
And if you have any questions about either workshop, just drop me a line.
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shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
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Panasonic Lumix GF-1
20mm f/1.7 ASPH
f/2.5
1/80
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100
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Photoshop CS5
Bokeh
transformed to 3x2
Beautiful high key portrait.
I love the way you make the eyes pop in your b/w conversions... on another note I can't believe how grown up H is looking!!
I love it, beautiful high key indeed. May I suggest that you look at that 'possibles' folder a bit more often? Who knows what other little gems are still languishing there? :) Is there anywhere in your tutorials described how you extend the canvas with the same color as the background color? (I could check of course, but your offering has become rather extensive...)
hodaria and Garry: thanks, and yes, she is getting very grown up these days.
Michaelcim: thanks too. As for your question: try the Extending a Canvas section of Portraits: part two :)
Very nice. This started as a good but unremarkable portrait that you transformed into something more. Simple, elegant and touching. It would be interesting to see this as a mini PSD, especially given the question about extending the canvas.
Wow! Elegantly exquisite. She's a beauty. Extending the canvas was a master stroke.
UNBELIEVABLY STUNNING PROCESSING. LONG TIME SEEING A CHILD PORTRAIT. KEEP THEM COMING. :)
UNBELIEVABLY STUNNING PROCESSING. LONG TIME SEEING A CHILD PORTRAIT. KEEP THEM COMING. :)
Oh my word Dave, what a beautiful photograph of Harmony. Stunning
Beautiful...
I can't imagine why you would have hesitated. She's lovely. Her eyes really pop here. :)
Extremely beautiful!!! Before PP the image was pretty good, due to the expression of Harmony. But PP made it fantastic.
Bonsoir,
a nice high key effect..a beautiful "model"..Bravo!
Great portrait, the treatment is very good, and a great work around the composition of the shot. By the way, found your "possibles" folder very funny, because I do the same, mine is "unprocessed". Cheers, love your work.
awesome pictures!!
Thanks everyone :-)
You're a wonderful artist, David!
Brilliant David as always, would love to see this as a mini-psd as well :)
Excellent! The post-processing technique is brilliant. I like how you did transform this photo from portrait to landscape.
Beautiful high key portrait, well done.