Hi @peterporta !!
I'm taking a step a little further in this retouching with a more elaborate project and I would love to hear your opinion.
The composition is made up of 5 different images (little red riding hood on the one hand, the motorcycle on the other, the owl, the wolf and the forest). I have wanted to give it an air of a Leibovitz-like story, I have always liked how that woman works with photography.
I thank you again for this great course, it is being super useful! A hug!
Hello @aidamajoral !
congratulations, it's great! I love the lighting on the girl. I especially like the fact that the light comes from behind a bit (with the shadows towards the camera). The road and the atmosphere you have given it has also been perfect (I really like the coldest point in the foreground and the gradient towards the warm one in the background).
As comments (and this is already very subjective), it has been difficult for me to see the wolf and the owl, that is, the image "has guided me" towards the girl and the road, but it has not guided me towards the animals. Perhaps you could give a little more "light" especially to the wolf, taking advantage of the rays that enter between the trees to guide the gaze towards that area. The owl jumps a little at me perhaps because the main light comes from the opposite side of the girl (it is not a rule that must always be respected but it helps).
On the other hand, on the bike there is like a dark spot above the headlight that could be softened a bit (I don't know if it's in the original image or if it's from the color retouch).
As for the darkest shadows, especially if the image is for printing, remember that we always see the image brighter on screen than it will be printed later. As a general rule, I try to leave the blacks a little higher than I like on the screen and then when printing they become darker (in your case, the asphalt part under the bike is the only one that is a bit on the limit). However, before printing the entire series of images, a test print is usually done and from there you have just made the final adjustments to the image.
In general, it seems like a super cool project and I really want to see the complete series !! a hug!
Thanks for your comments, they are super constructive !!! : D
To achieve that contrast of tones I used a cross-development with google filters, yes, the truth is that it is quite successful;) Although the landscape photo (taken from the internet) already gave enough of itself due to its yellowish hue.
The photo of the girl (well, it's actually a self-portrait, hahaha) I made taking advantage of the light that enters through one of the windows of my apartment, natural light. The one on the bike is the same, it has the same orientation but it cost me more to fit in the photo-composition! That's why there is that kind of dark stain on top of the headlight area ... to blur the edges ... I'll take another look at it, to see if I can get a better integration without "getting it dirty". Any suggestions for better integration?
You're right about the animals, the girl takes all the leading role. I did a lot of work at the size level to get that depth effect ... to make it look as real as possible.
At this point they told me that the wolf was too big, as unreal (I would like to know your opinion about it), . It seemed correct to me, but to give it greater prominence a beam of light directed towards it would help.
As soon as I can I will apply the improvements! Thank you very much again for your assessment @peterporta !
: D
Hi @aidamajoral
Well, the light on the girl (that is, you) has been very soft and very pretty, I thought it was a light from a softbox or something like that. Once again it is confirmed that natural light is often the best option! As for what you say about the integration, I have encountered the same problem many times. sometimes you don't know why there is an element that does not fit you or that for some reason is not in harmony with the others ... what I do is change parameters (size, orientation, exposure, blur, etc.) until it fits with the rest of the image. Anyway, I also tell you that sometimes you come across an item that there is no way it fits and you have to end up changing it for another.
With the size of the animals, a little is the same as I was telling you: it is to go testing and collecting opinions. The rule that I follow is that if I see something strange, there is something strange. I know that the concept is a bit broad, but it is about modifying things until everything "flows" correctly. Another thing that helps is to leave the image for a few days while you work with others and when you pick it up you usually see it with different eyes (especially when you don't have a delivery date!). Anyway, the image is very cool! I look forward to seeing more! Greetings!
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Hi @peterporta !!
I'm taking a step a little further in this retouching with a more elaborate project and I would love to hear your opinion.
The composition is made up of 5 different images (little red riding hood on the one hand, the motorcycle on the other, the owl, the wolf and the forest). I have wanted to give it an air of a Leibovitz-like story, I have always liked how that woman works with photography.
I thank you again for this great course, it is being super useful! A hug!
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Teacher PlusHello @aidamajoral !
congratulations, it's great! I love the lighting on the girl. I especially like the fact that the light comes from behind a bit (with the shadows towards the camera). The road and the atmosphere you have given it has also been perfect (I really like the coldest point in the foreground and the gradient towards the warm one in the background).
As comments (and this is already very subjective), it has been difficult for me to see the wolf and the owl, that is, the image "has guided me" towards the girl and the road, but it has not guided me towards the animals. Perhaps you could give a little more "light" especially to the wolf, taking advantage of the rays that enter between the trees to guide the gaze towards that area. The owl jumps a little at me perhaps because the main light comes from the opposite side of the girl (it is not a rule that must always be respected but it helps).
On the other hand, on the bike there is like a dark spot above the headlight that could be softened a bit (I don't know if it's in the original image or if it's from the color retouch).
As for the darkest shadows, especially if the image is for printing, remember that we always see the image brighter on screen than it will be printed later. As a general rule, I try to leave the blacks a little higher than I like on the screen and then when printing they become darker (in your case, the asphalt part under the bike is the only one that is a bit on the limit). However, before printing the entire series of images, a test print is usually done and from there you have just made the final adjustments to the image.
In general, it seems like a super cool project and I really want to see the complete series !! a hug!
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Thanks for your comments, they are super constructive !!! : D
To achieve that contrast of tones I used a cross-development with google filters, yes, the truth is that it is quite successful;) Although the landscape photo (taken from the internet) already gave enough of itself due to its yellowish hue.
The photo of the girl (well, it's actually a self-portrait, hahaha) I made taking advantage of the light that enters through one of the windows of my apartment, natural light. The one on the bike is the same, it has the same orientation but it cost me more to fit in the photo-composition! That's why there is that kind of dark stain on top of the headlight area ... to blur the edges ... I'll take another look at it, to see if I can get a better integration without "getting it dirty". Any suggestions for better integration?
You're right about the animals, the girl takes all the leading role. I did a lot of work at the size level to get that depth effect ... to make it look as real as possible.
At this point they told me that the wolf was too big, as unreal (I would like to know your opinion about it), . It seemed correct to me, but to give it greater prominence a beam of light directed towards it would help.
As soon as I can I will apply the improvements! Thank you very much again for your assessment @peterporta !
: D
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Teacher PlusHi @aidamajoral
Well, the light on the girl (that is, you) has been very soft and very pretty, I thought it was a light from a softbox or something like that. Once again it is confirmed that natural light is often the best option! As for what you say about the integration, I have encountered the same problem many times. sometimes you don't know why there is an element that does not fit you or that for some reason is not in harmony with the others ... what I do is change parameters (size, orientation, exposure, blur, etc.) until it fits with the rest of the image. Anyway, I also tell you that sometimes you come across an item that there is no way it fits and you have to end up changing it for another.
With the size of the animals, a little is the same as I was telling you: it is to go testing and collecting opinions. The rule that I follow is that if I see something strange, there is something strange. I know that the concept is a bit broad, but it is about modifying things until everything "flows" correctly. Another thing that helps is to leave the image for a few days while you work with others and when you pick it up you usually see it with different eyes (especially when you don't have a delivery date!). Anyway, the image is very cool! I look forward to seeing more! Greetings!
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