Helpful Posts: I came across this photo of my grandson that I took three years ago at a large family reunion on the occasion of my great-nephew's christening. The day was sweltering hot, the kid was tired and, as the only child there who did not speak French, bored. This was a lucky shot a time when I only used my camera for snapshots at family gatherings and the occasional vacation souvenir photo.
I decided to try my first B & W conversion because the kid looks like a waif out of a Dickens novel. I can't say that I'm pleased with the conversion so far and would appreciate any guidance that you care to give me.
Andre
P.S. I can post the original color photo if it will help.
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26th October 2015, 12:59 PM #1
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26th October 2015, 03:33 PM #2
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Nicely done.
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26th October 2015, 05:08 PM #3
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You know who this reminds me of? -- Dennis the Menace.
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26th October 2015, 05:13 PM #4
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Hi Andre. You have a very nice looking grandson
I would crop the image from the shoulders as the writing on his T-Shirt is distracting. I would also reduce the highlights on his hair. I'm sure portrait shooters will be more helpful, so I leave the further comments to them.
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27th October 2015, 12:25 AM #5
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Re: Waif
Originally Posted by Shadowman
Thank you John.
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27th October 2015, 12:26 AM #6
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Originally Posted by Shadowman
Thank you John.
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27th October 2015, 12:27 AM #7
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He did look like him but he is definitely no menace Originally Posted by IzzieK
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27th October 2015, 12:32 AM #8
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Thanks for your comments Binnur. Is this what you had in mind? Originally Posted by bnnrcn
Hi Andre. You have a very nice looking grandson I would crop the image from the shoulders as the writing on his T-Shirt is distracting. I would also reduce the highlights on his hair. I'm sure portrait shooters will be more helpful, so I leave the further comments to them.
I cropped and darkened his hair as you suggested. I also cloned out the distracting strip on the left and added a touch of grain for a bit of a "nostalgic' effect.
Andre
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27th October 2015, 06:51 AM #9
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Re: Waif
Nice edit...more like it...
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27th October 2015, 09:39 AM #10
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+1 to Izzies comment Andre, well done
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27th October 2015, 04:22 PM #11
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Yes Andre, something like this, the edit looks better
Originally Posted by Round Tuit
Thanks for your comments Binnur. Is this what you had in mind?
I cropped and darkened his hair as you suggested. I also cloned out the distracting strip on the left and added a touch of grain for a bit of a "nostalgic' effect.
Andre
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28th October 2015, 12:42 PM #12
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Re: Waif
Izzie, David and Binnur,
Thanks for you encouraging comments. I will continue to work on this one because I am not totally satisfied with it. I can't quite put my finger on why. I feel that the 'sanitized' version lost some of the character of the photo but the original isn't quite right either. I will post again if I manage to get it to where I am fully satisfied with it.
Andre
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