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Post by josheikenberry on Oct 23, 2012 21:52:13 GMT -5
It's fall, man. Time for warm colors. I'm liking warm colors. Especially when I'm shooting outside. I'm probably overdoing it. What's a good guide for ensuring the photo still looks good and people don't look like spray-tanned oompa loompas?
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Post by Eric on Oct 23, 2012 23:42:09 GMT -5
It's fall, man. Time for warm colors. I'm liking warm colors. Especially when I'm shooting outside. I'm probably overdoing it. What's a good guide for ensuring the photo still looks good and people don't look like spray-tanned oompa loompas? I got a chuckle at your oompa loompas comment. I took my daughter's wedding photos this last July. One of the photos I guess I pushed it a little too far. Her exact words, "Dad! I we look like like oompa loompas!!" I had to change it. So, I guess there really is a limit.  |
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Post by CalvinDigital (Charles Calvin) on Oct 24, 2012 6:03:54 GMT -5
I've noticed that you loose a sense of reality when you start editing people for long periods of time. After hours editing, white balance adjustments, levels and contrast alterations, I often fall victim of the oompa loompa syndrome. It helps reviewing what I did the next day, then I find myself readjusting, rinse and repeat.
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Post by Karl Wertanen on Oct 24, 2012 10:26:04 GMT -5
I'm no people photographer but I will make a general statement regarding editing. I'd say as a general rule that "less is more"... Especially with people. When you start to notice a photographers edit, you've lost your subject, and if your subject is your client, you run the risk of an unhappy client and paint the picture of an armature.
I think since I'm not a people photographer, I look at more from the customer end of the spectrum.
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Post by jenniferh on Nov 17, 2012 22:59:27 GMT -5
Do you by chance use PS (cs) as well? I totally admit that I don't use LR to it's full potential, so I don't know if there is a way to check your CMYK percentages that I don't know of. If there is an easy way, someone please share? Anyway in photoshop I will hold my dropper over on top of the nose and check the CMYK percentages shown in the info pallet. I don't convert my image to CMYK, but just use those percentages. Basically your yellow should be highest in caucasian people. Then your M will be a bit below that...usually 5-10% less. Then your C will be quite a bit lower. This article really helped me to understand. dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/Pleasing-Skin-Tone/1091766_kW94TLI am a skin tone stickler. I spend probably too much time working to get great skin tones. |
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