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Posted on 18/08/07 9:55:13 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply  |
Picking on Niece & Nephew
I'm having some trouble with lighting, etc on this image and I would love some feedback or direction. Combined 4 separate shots of my neice & nephew. They absolutely love it when I pick on them in Photoshop. Since the first time I turned my neice into the Statue of Liberty (holding her dinner spoon instead of the torch), they've both been addicted to Photochopping. I suppose the most important issue is the lighting direction and reflections. When I darken the highlights, it just turns gray. As it is now, the composition is not at all convincing. 
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Posted on 18/08/07 9:55:54 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Here's one I completed a couple weeks ago from 3 images. 
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Posted on 19/08/07 02:14:15 AM |
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tank172
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Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Inspired by all the help, I thought I'd post some progress. I still haven't begun on the reflections, and I'm not quite sure about the lighting... Let me know if this is going in the right direction... 
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Posted on 20/08/07 07:34:44 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
To me, Tank, it all looks pretty convincing except for the little boy on the top right..something seems amiss. Could be his arms/hands? |
Posted on 20/08/07 08:22:11 AM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Thank you, Tooquilos. Here's what may be the final to the concept.. I added the much needed reflections. I thought a sort of high-key/blown effect gave it a more candid feel like what you would see from an older style camera... I'm still not quite happy with the results, though. 
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Posted on 20/08/07 08:25:16 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Lighting's certainly an issue here: the pair in the water are lit from the right, the pair being held up are lit from the left. But I think you could get away with it if you got the scale right: look at the heads, and it's clear that the pair held out of the water are only about 75% the size of the pair holding them up. |
Posted on 20/08/07 08:50:47 AM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Thanks, Steve. I noticed that when I originally placed them on the photo. When I scaled the girl up, her head would be cropped off the frame as she would no longer appear to be sitting on her brother's head. So, if I left her as she is and scale the boy up, he would look huge and she would look too small. I then decided to leave them as is, not sure how to fix this without knocking out the background and increasing the vertical size of the canvas with a replaced background. 
Needless to say, lesson learned for the next time I photograph them with the intention of picking on them with Photoshop. This is their first week in a new School, so I'll get this printed so they have a cool "break the ice" conversation piece when they are meeting new friends and teachers. |
Posted on 20/08/07 08:53:59 AM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Glad to see you back! Hope you had a nice trip to France, btw.  |
Posted on 21/08/07 01:21:21 AM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Anyhow I think it is a real cool think for your niece and nephew!  _________________ |
Posted on 21/08/07 08:37:19 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
If you want to make the canvas taller, that's an easy background to do it with. Increase the size, then select the area above the pool with the rectangular marquee - then simply stretch it to fit. France was excellent, thanks! |
Posted on 24/08/07 10:44:11 AM |
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Steven
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Re: Picking on Niece & Nephew
Another bit you could try is having your niece's feet look like they're in the water. Using her brother's shoulders as a reference point for the water level, I'd say the water would reach just past her ankles. |