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    Took these yesterday for someone who wanted to wreck her wedding dress... It was another cloudy day and the location was a horse farm. Due to the variety of colors, I made the pictures more muted. Interetsted in constructive feedback. Thank you

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    Hi Kim . I like the composition in #1 but it is very pale for me, I would add some clarity and vibrance to the image. IMO glasses distract in #2 . I find #3 nice, if there was more empty space on the left instead of on the right it might look better but it is very nice this way too

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    For me, Kim, the first image is looking a fraction more faded than muted. So I would add a little bit of Vibrance to it, as Binnur mentioned. And I also agree with him about a different crop for #3. Maybe a square crop if you can't get anything else to work?

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    Hi Geoff. I just would like to say that I'm not a 'he' , please see my profile photo

    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff F View Post
    For me, Kim, the first image is looking a fraction more faded than muted. So I would add a little bit of Vibrance to it, as Binnur mentioned. And I also agree with him about a different crop for #3. Maybe a square crop if you can't get anything else to work?

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    A few thoughts:

    Image 1 - I don't find that the dark, in shadow side of the stable adds anything to the image. I'd be tempted to see what it looks like cropped away. If you want to keep the windown, crop just to the right of it; I suspect that will work too.

    Image 2 - Good balance between the horse and bride; the positioning of the two works quite well.

    Image 3 - A very heavy-handed vignette here. No subtlety at all; look at turning it back a bit so it isn't in the viewer's face quite as much. Also, much like my comment on Image 1 - a severe crop on the camera right side; alll that grass adds nothing to the image. You might want to consider a square crop here.

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    Nice, appears to be more sharpness on the horse in the second and third image. Was that intentional?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowman View Post
    Nice, appears to be more sharpness on the horse in the second and third image. Was that intentional?
    Thank you. Yes, the horse was blending in to much (IMO).

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    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver View Post
    A few thoughts:

    Image 1 - I don't find that the dark, in shadow side of the stable adds anything to the image. I'd be tempted to see what it looks like cropped away. If you want to keep the windown, crop just to the right of it; I suspect that will work too.

    Image 2 - Good balance between the horse and bride; the positioning of the two works quite well.

    Image 3 - A very heavy-handed vignette here. No subtlety at all; look at turning it back a bit so it isn't in the viewer's face quite as much. Also, much like my comment on Image 1 - a severe crop on the camera right side; alll that grass adds nothing to the image. You might want to consider a square crop here.
    Thank you. Your comments are very helpful. On the first image, I did crop the window out and didn't like it as much. I like your idea to crop out the black, I will give that a try. On the second image, I was concerned that cropping it tight would impact the image. I had to crop the left as there was a bank jump I didn't want included. I'll try as you suggested and see how it looks. I agree about the vignette.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bnnrcn View Post
    Hi Kim . I like the composition in #1 but it is very pale for me, I would add some clarity and vibrance to the image. IMO glasses distract in #2 . I find #3 nice, if there was more empty space on the left instead of on the right it might look better but it is very nice this way too
    Thank you. Concerning the first image, I do have a more vibrant version. I will post later. I agree about the glasses, but they are a big part of her personality and she didn't want to remove them for most of the pics. Agree on third. There was a bank jump on the left side that I didn't want to include.

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    Re: Various colors - C&C welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff F View Post
    For me, Kim, the first image is looking a fraction more faded than muted. So I would add a little bit of Vibrance to it, as Binnur mentioned. And I also agree with him about a different crop for #3. Maybe a square crop if you can't get anything else to work?
    Thank you for the feedback. I have a more vibrant first image that I will post later. See my other comments on image 3 - will try a square crop as suggested.

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    Here's the more vibrant version with the crop done as suggested.
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    Hi Kim. I'm probably the only one who likes the muted color look. I dig it. Quite frankly, I sense you might have held back on muting the colors. I think it should be more muted. Keep on shooting :-)

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    Hi Kim I think you pushed the vibrancy slider too much, the lady has a very pink face and the colours on the dress don't match the ones in the other photos. You can adjust it anyway. I like the crop.

    I also wonder about Rob's suggestion because he has a different style in photography.

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    Hi Rob I really wonder about your suggestion. Could you please explain how a more muted look would be optained with PP ? Just desaturating colours or reducing contrast? I would very much like to see the result. Without knowing that you have an artistic style I would think that it would look bad, but I know that you have a style !



    Quote Originally Posted by juznobsrvr View Post
    Hi Kim. I'm probably the only one who likes the muted color look. I dig it. Quite frankly, I sense you might have held back on muting the colors. I think it should be more muted. Keep on shooting :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by bnnrcn View Post
    Hi Kim I think you pushed the vibrancy slider too much, the lady has a very pink face and the colours on the dress don't match the ones in the other photos. You can adjust it anyway. I like the crop.

    I also wonder about Rob's suggestion because he has a different style in photography.
    The colors in the latest version are true to how she/the dress looked. The part of the dress around her neck was that rich, and she had a lot of pink tones in her face.

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    Quote Originally Posted by juznobsrvr View Post
    Hi Kim. I'm probably the only one who likes the muted color look. I dig it. Quite frankly, I sense you might have held back on muting the colors. I think it should be more muted. Keep on shooting :-)
    Thanks Rob. Personally I love the muted. I typically like to go with what pleases my eye... I would like to see you mute out a version as well if you don't mind. I love your work and would love to see your style on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bnnrcn View Post
    Hi Geoff. I just would like to say that I'm not a 'he' , please see my profile photo
    I thought you were a he as well!! you should use your profile pic as your avatar then there would be no mistakes made I join my boat in Istanbul next Sunday ive never been to turkey so im realy looking forward to it and this time i get to take my camera!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KimC View Post
    Thanks Rob. Personally I love the muted. I typically like to go with what pleases my eye... I would like to see you mute out a version as well if you don't mind. I love your work and would love to see your style on it.
    I may have misspoken, Kim. Actually, what I meant was more cowbells. Don't know why I said more muted colors. Truthfully, I don't see well in colors because I'm partially colored blind. Maybe that is why muted colors appeal to me. Since you asked for my version, I hope you will not hate me for this hacked up rendition of your work. Cheers.

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    Nice Pp work Rob - that is essentially the crop that I had in mind in my comment.

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    I hope you will enjoy Istanbul Mark. I'm actually fed up with it and I ran away after getting retired


    Quote Originally Posted by Mark von Kanel View Post
    I thought you were a he as well!! you should use your profile pic as your avatar then there would be no mistakes made I join my boat in Istanbul next Sunday ive never been to turkey so im realy looking forward to it and this time i get to take my camera!!
    Last edited by bnnrcn; 21st July 2014 at 07:31 PM.

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