Thread: 1 for cc-JMK

Here I go again with my over the top pp! What do you think?

aperture 2.8, ss 1/125, iso 100



here is sooc...i'd love to see some other variations of conversions, if anyone is bored LOL!



PS-I had my first try at watermarks, and I want it to go across the whole photo, like a bar...but couldn't figure out how since the brush will only get so big. Help! TIA

I'm also wondering the same thing about the bar style watermark as well. I had a heck of a time trying to figure that out! I gave up haha!

I think you have nice comp on this one, and very nice catchlights. The conversion, to me, seems too dark in some places, but too bright in others.

I really love the expression you captured. He has a "moody" and serious look on his face, so I like the idea of b&w for it. I don't know the first thing about b&w conversions, waiting to see what everyone else has to say!

I am not much help as I just am trying my first BW conversions, but I like the BW over the color. Nice Shot!

loved the shot but thought I'd give the bw a try myself...here's what I came up with.



My steps - color balance + yellow and mask around skin (just a pinch), convert to bw using gradient map, levels to brighten dark areas and midtones, portraiture to help smooth where his face is cold, sharpen for web.

Originally Posted by shutterbug0303

loved the shot but thought I'd give the bw a try myself...here's what I came up with.



My steps - color balance + yellow and mask around skin (just a pinch), convert to bw using gradient map, levels to brighten dark areas and midtones, portraiture to help smooth where his face is cold, sharpen for web.

♥ it!

Originally Posted by shutterbug0303

loved the shot but thought I'd give the bw a try myself...here's what I came up with.



My steps - color balance + yellow and mask around skin (just a pinch), convert to bw using gradient map, levels to brighten dark areas and midtones, portraiture to help smooth where his face is cold, sharpen for web.

Oh, thank you! I love it too! I reeeeallly want to learn Photoshop better, because I don't even have the first clue how to do all the steps you took to achieve this bw. Thanks though, I like it better. Shows off his eyes more, which is why I like this pic in the first place.

With PSP I fill in the rest of the "bar" with a rectangle shape brush in the same color & opacity of the watermark brush layer that I used.

Originally Posted by Amy_&_Eva

With PSP I fill in the rest of the "bar" with a rectangle shape brush in the same color & opacity of the watermark brush layer that I used.

Thank you!

Nothing to add, just love the photo! Such intensity from a little one