Portrait on the Tree

[Alis]

What a title!

I am planning to print this and wanted to see if it can be improved in anyway (other than ways that require re-shooting!). So, comments are appreciated very much.

By the way, this is not cropped and I will do that later, right now it is too centered but I wanted to have the tree as a frame.

[KentDub]

Nice shot Alis!

The blue/white in the lower right is a bit distracting I love the texture on the wood/tree.

[Alis]

Originally Posted by KentDub

Nice shot Alis!

The blue/white in the lower right is a bit distracting I love the texture on the wood/tree.

Good point. Thanks!

I have to see if the final crop will take care of it or I have to do something else to fix it.

[john w revie]

Ali
I did a quick edit of your photo




and here is a link to the photoshop log file.

http://files.me.com/jwrevie/und0vx

John

[taken]

what struck me most about this pic,as soon as i set my eyes on it was the, true life like pic of the boy! its like i could feel the boy come right out off the frame! the background,the tree,nothing can over power the expression of the boy and the lovely light that keeps that effect alive this is what a portrait shud do! come alive! very fews portraitors do that! the illusion of depth on the boy face and body is just amazing!

[KentDub]

Originally Posted by john w revie

and here is a link to the photoshop log file.

How did you get photoshop to kick out a log file like that?

[jacsul]

Beautiful picture, one to be proud of.
Jack

[john w revie]

Originally Posted by KentDub

How did you get photoshop to kick out a log file like that?

Like this




It is the best billing tool I know.

john

[Alis]

Originally Posted by john w revie

Like this




It is the best billing tool I know.

john

Thanks, John. Could you please tell me in a few sentences what you have done to the picture. I looked at the log but got lost in the middle of it and besides I could not tell where exactly the adjustments have taken place. I think this is the best way to learn PS from those who actually do it professionally.

By the way, it would be nice if I could feed that log back to PS and watch as it does what you did again but I guess that is impossible from the amount of information that I see in it.

Thanks again.

[Alis]

Originally Posted by taken

what struck me most about this pic,as soon as i set my eyes on it was the, true life like pic of the boy! its like i could feel the boy come right out off the frame! the background,the tree,nothing can over power the expression of the boy and the lovely light that keeps that effect alive this is what a portrait shud do! come alive! very fews portraitors do that! the illusion of depth on the boy face and body is just amazing!

Wow! Thanks, Taken. I actually like this picture a lot but could not say it the way you put it here.

The light is filtered throught the canopy on top of the tree and the day was sort of cloudy and I guess the picture was taken at a good time of the day, not too much harsh light. I guess that is why the light is so soft and nice.

[Alis]

Originally Posted by jacsul

Beautiful picture, one to be proud of.
Jack

Thanks, Jack!

[john w revie]

Originally Posted by Alis

Thanks, John. Could you please tell me in a few sentences what you have done to the picture. I looked at the log but got lost in the middle of it and besides I could not tell where exactly the adjustments have taken place. I think this is the best way to learn PS from those who actually do it professionally.

By the way, it would be nice if I could feed that log back to PS and watch as it does what you did again but I guess that is impossible from the amount of information that I see in it.

Thanks again.

Hi Ali
all I did to your photo was
1) made a quick selection around your son and copied this to a new document: File new from clipboard
2) On the new document I cleaned up the selection.
3) On the original photo I cloned out your son and imported the new document as a layer: select all copy; paste.
4) used the move tool to reposition your son.
5) flattened the image.

I hope this helps
John

[KentDub]

Ahh, I see it now - the tree branch isn't going through his head... Nice touch, and good job - wasn't apparent what was changed the first few times I looked at it.

[Alis]

Originally Posted by john w revie

Hi Ali
all I did to your photo was
1) made a quick selection around your son and copied this to a new document: File new from clipboard
2) On the new document I cleaned up the selection.
3) On the original photo I cloned out your son and imported the new document as a layer: select all copy; paste.
4) used the move tool to reposition your son.
5) flattened the image.

I hope this helps
John

Thanks, John. Interesting, I was looking for other things and did not notice that at all, but it definitely makes it better to have the tree around the his head!