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Black(or dark) in the graphics world can be your friend. nice touch
Kind of in love with yourself a little bit ah?
Exactly! I have stated this many times. It's very hard to get right and most everyone fails.scarmack said:I appreciate that, most of my work usually comes out on the darker side. When done right, it can look good. Like you said, it can be your friend or even worst enemy haha
Hey scarmack, just found this thread.
Exactly! I have stated this many times. It's very hard to get right and most everyone fails.
You have done very well with the exception of post 4, it's seems a bit dark to me although I do like the letter boxing!
Whatever you do, never post or "like" anything in the Avatar Wars thread.............you have provided way too much fodder!
Just a couple of suggestions w.r.t. your 1st photo (ie, you and the dog):
0. Background removal or reduction is almost always a good thing when trying to make a casual photo look like a conventional portrait.
1. You have increased the contrast so much globally that you have introduced a very distracting bright patch on your forehead. Use masking or other techniques to control that. Blown highlights look very unprofessional.
2. The same thing has happened at the opposite end of the brightness spectrum. You have increased the contrast so much everywhere in the image that you are now getting an unintentional merge between the black fur on dog and his surroundings. A bit of shadow detail in this area would help define the dog and increase interest in the image. Again, use masks or burn and dodging techniques to selectively make changes.
HTH,
Tom
Hey scarmack, just found this thread.
Exactly! I have stated this many times. It's very hard to get right and most everyone fails.
You have done very well with the exception of post 4, it's seems a bit dark to me although I do like the letter boxing!
Whatever you do, never post or "like" anything in the Avatar Wars thread.............you have provided way too much fodder!