PP+crop please.

[Galaxy66]

Pic of my godson Curtis. can someone show me where it would be best cropped and show me what a bit of pp would do. and please do not hesitate to criticise, it was taken in a hurry as he was dashing all over the place.

 

[mmcp42]

slight crop, tidy up white blob on the deck, sharpen

quality would be better starting with the original, of course

 

[Snake Man]

I think it's a nice shot, just a bit too much on top. Here is my take.

Not sure what PP this image would suit, other than a simple mono conversion.

 

[Galaxy66]

>>quality would be better starting with the original, of course<<<
In a learning stage at the moment so what exactly do you mean starting with the original, the uncompressed ? (is that the right term)version?.

 

[mmcp42]

you assumedly had to shrink the pic to post it (max 800 pixels) so if you started with the "before shrinking" version you'd be working with more pixels = better quality!

 

[CT]

I don't think there's much wrong with the original framing at all, I'd have probably left it as it was. :shrug:

Snake Man's crop puts the head closer to a 3rds intersection if you wanted to go that route though.

 

[..MD..]

i like to play also..

this is my take

crop / slight levels / desaturate / sharpen / border" i like to border shots for the web"


md

 

[Galaxy66]

you assumedly had to shrink the pic to post it (max 800 pixels) so if you started with the "before shrinking" version you'd be working with more pixels = better quality!

Cheers!. actually (to me) it looks quite sharp straight out the folder so in all the reducing to post it on here does it lose a bit of sharpness?
BTW taken with a 24-105 IS L

 

[Snake Man]

^^^ Yes, I find some detail is lost when resizing. Selecting bicubic sharper helps.

 

[Galaxy66]

^^^ Yes, I find some detail is lost when resizing. Selecting bicubic sharper helps.

Bicubic sharper.........you got me there

 

[Galaxy66]

slight crop, tidy up white blob on the deck, sharpen

quality would be better starting with the original, of course

Personal taste, but I do like this version.

Thanks Mal.

 

[mmcp42]

if you want to email the original....

 

[Snake Man]

When resizing in photoshop (Ctrl+Alt+I) there is a drop down menu at the bottom. Choose bicubic sharper.

 

[mmcp42]

Mal,
you have mail!

 

[Galaxy66]

Thanks to all of you