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HeatherKay
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Prefer the colour. Add a bit more contrast, I reckon.
Oh, and the "model" ought to be persuaded to be a little more relaxed perhaps? Or not actually looking in your direction? Might be worth looking around various other street photographers' work to see how they handle it.
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brataccas
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Damn, I did fear I had messed it up  it was photographed in a WW2 artillary bunker, very new to that style so I will heed your advice  _________________
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ProfessorF
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Took a recce out to the church my mates getting married in, and while I couldn't get inside, I took a couple of cameras with me. I'm loving the 'new' Mamiya 35mm body I'm using. It sounds and feels sooo precise and well made. I've also figured out something that bugs me about DSLRs. No aperture ring. Instead, face away from camera, fiddle with settings, then click. It's bugging me.  
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timark_uk
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I'm not trolling when I say this, but get a decent enough DSLR and you don't have to take your eye away from the viewfinder to accurately change aperture. Mark
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brataccas
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HeatherKay
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Looking good, but a little flat tonally.
I'd bump some contrast into it to make it jump out. If I had time, I'd have a play to show what I mean, but I'm a bit busy right now.
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pcernie
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My brain was just going, 'Cute girl with a gun!'  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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rustybucket
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Had a quick play - how about this?  Upped the contrast at the top end and then added a little sharpening. _________________Jim
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brataccas
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cant understand that  If I bump up the contrast to max it ends up darker where as your edit is brighter wtf _________________
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rustybucket
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 The curve above shows how I adjusted the contrast. Think of the gradient (steepness) of the heavier line as the contrast you want to achieve. You can see that - the gradient at the bottom left is the same as the original - so the contrast on areas such as her left sleeve doesn't change
- the gradient in the middle is higher - so the contrast on areas such as her face and hands is higher
- the gradient at the top right is very flat - so the contrast on areas such as the bright background is a lot lower.
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veato
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Just my personal preference but it looks a bit oversharpened in the edit
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rustybucket
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Agreed. I didn't have time to do it properly. _________________Jim
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 Uploaded with ImageShack.usTaken with Camera+ on my iPhone on Friday. No post processing.
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HeatherKay
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_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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timark_uk
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I finally got around to putting up some images on Flickr of the trip I took to Bruges. In Bruges Mark
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