Doors

[Sebastian]

Thanks for your help, Gary.

[Frog]

Excellent!

[Sebastian]

Thanks Frog...

[SmartWombat]

That's lovely.
The light fall-off giving a dark background, the doors as a frame, highlight detail in the dress, it's all there.
But then I expect you to do that

[mattbikeboy]

It great! I would have liked to see a little more space below her feet (but it might not work as well).

mbb

[Lori11]

Simply stunning........

[Sebastian]

Thanks everyone! :blush2:

About the crop on the bottom...I had to balance the space around the dress and the white bar that is the carpeting. I found the white bar to be distracting, so I cut off as much as I could stomach. I rationalize it because the main focus is on the face/highlight on the door. What do you guys think, does it work?

[mattbikeboy]

Thanks everyone! :blush2:

About the crop on the bottom...I had to balance the space around the dress and the white bar that is the carpeting. I found the white bar to be distracting, so I cut off as much as I could stomach. I rationalize it because the main focus is on the face/highlight on the door. What do you guys think, does it work?

Yeah, that is one of those things that you see when you work on the file -- we just see the finished piece. :thumbsup:

mbb

[Old Timer]

Another example of your eye for composition and wonderful sense of tonal value. Exceptional work Seb.

[Frog]

I don't think it would lose balance with a bit more of the carpet...about the width of the border but then I might change my mind when I saw it.

[gahspidy]

Here's what happens when you have a beautiful bride and a skilled photographer . . .

[Sebastian]

Thanks for the kind words everyone...

[Asylum Steve]

Well, IMO the shot has it all: nice tonality, composition balance, subject posing, and good detail from white to black.

Quite the parlour print...

Personally, I have the darndest time creating b&w from digital. This image is definitely a successful one...

[Sebastian]

Thanks Steve.

The B&W is actually pretty easy to pull off. I just do a straight greyscale conversion and then massage it using levels and S-curves.

[Asylum Steve]

I just do a straight greyscale conversion and then massage it...

Hmmm. Does her husband know about this?

[reverberation]

Thanks Steve.

The B&W is actually pretty easy to pull off. I just do a straight greyscale conversion and then massage it using levels and S-curves.

That is one way to do it. I think a better way would be to do it as a four color picture. You have a wider range of options that way. Using layers you can create an infinite range of tonal variations.

[Sebastian]

That is one way to do it. I think a better way would be to do it as a four color picture. You have a wider range of options that way. Using layers you can create an infinite range of tonal variations.

I'm well aware of that. I never found any of those methods to give me anything better than what I get using my method, and the extra work was irritating.