Mans Best Friend
Another attempt working on black and white photos. Went to my nieces graduation party last night and I stole this shot of her boyfriend, Mark, with his little dog.
Critiques welcome.
I like the conversion except on his face. There is too much shadow. I used SnapSeed for the edits but there is a glitch in the selective focus so I am not able to lighten just his face a bit.
Mans Best Friend
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All comments and critiques welcome.
Posted on June 21, 2015, in Black and White, Photography and tagged animals, black and white photos, challenge, dogs, Dreams, fun, Kids, life, photo challenge, photography, photos, Pics, Pictures, Sony @65, WP PHOTO CHALLENGE. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
That’s a wonderful shot of man and beast interacting. Working from the raw file would give you more options regards the shadow – for that you need lightroom or Adobe Elements as a minimum. I think you’ve done a very good job of the shot… so maybe you’re worrying unnecessarily 🙂
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Thank you! I am always my worst critic…I do have elements 12 I will start using it again epecially when working in BnW. Snapseed is just so convient.
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I agree with 2e0mca – it’s a beautiful shot. The contrast is lovely. Other software would allow you to lighten some of the shadowing for sure but I still love it as is.
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Thank you! Always my worst critic. As 2e0mca suggested I wil start using Elements.
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Looking forward to hearing all about it.
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I think it is a great shot. I didn’t notie the ‘over shadow’ until you pointed it out and then still didn’t think it looked bad. Wonderful portrait.
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Thank you Lisa!
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A nice shot as is. Now his eyes are a tad dark. Don’t know Snapseed. (Am a Photoshop man myself) but I’m sure there is a “brightness option which you can move gradually. Just a bit until you’re satisfied. The trick is to light up the eyes without overexposing the entire picture. 🙂
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Thank you Brian! SnapSeed does have a feature like that but when I use it on my tablet it won’t work properly. With my poor eyesight it is hard to see the small changes on my phone where it work perfectly.
I do use Photoshop sometimes but it is more convenient to use SnapSeed. You should try it sometimes for those quick edits you may want to make.
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Will do.
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Great shot
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