any editing suggestions for this one?

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

04/18/2011 06:16:47 PM · #1

I loved the sneakiness of this shot, but I'm thinking it can be edited better than I have.

Does any one want to try their hand at it?
I'll post both the original plus my edit so far:

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And here's my edit.

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Ja-9

Nikon D750

04/18/2011 06:50:12 PM · #2

one thing that I think would greatly improve this is a noise reducing filter...DeNoise would get rid of the banding on the little blue/purple pillow in her hand, a bit more cropping on the left as much as you can to get rid of the chair. JMO...

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/18/2011 06:54:55 PM · #3

Just played around with it. Probably not what you are looking for.

Removed the chair and cropped. added blur, noise reduction, topaz simplify, black and white, multiply, photo filter and usm.

GinaRothfels

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

04/18/2011 07:01:07 PM · #4

Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:

Just played around with it. Probably not what you are looking for.

Removed the chair and cropped. added blur, noise reduction, topaz simplify, black and white, multiply, photo filter and usm.

I really like what you have done here. It makes the girl the centre of attention in a very busy photo.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/18/2011 07:58:28 PM · #5

cool idea with the blur. I like it. Keep 'em coming if you have other ideas.

Oh yes, and the noise is a problem yeah--I used about 70% shadow recovery...

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kenskid

Nikon D700

04/18/2011 08:08:32 PM · #6

I can't help but to want the whole head of the girl in the photo ! Strange...but it's hard for me to look at !

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

04/18/2011 08:12:54 PM · #7

Originally posted by kenskid:

I can't help but to want the whole head of the girl in the photo ! Strange...but it's hard for me to look at !

Very much agree with that. Feels like I'm missing the best part of the scene.

I also like he blur idea, that's creative and fun.

I went with a more natural looking idea (very quick, as I didn't have a ton of time to play around). After cropping (the bottom of the image adds nothing for me), I used Topaz DeNoise to take out the noise. then some minor adjustments in Aperture to reduce the saturation, pull out detail in the shadows, and add a slight vignette to highlight the right side of the photo more.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/18/2011 08:36:53 PM · #8

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

04/18/2011 08:54:51 PM · #9

Looks like a Godzilla silhouette shaped chair.

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Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/18/2011 10:26:59 PM · #10

Has anybody else noticed the half-headed little girl is flipping us the finger?

R.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/18/2011 11:09:11 PM · #11

lol...

ya never know, & Art R might yet show up for the full godzilla showing...

Interesting you'd like to see the full head. The shot was taken that way, so there's not much helping that, but I thought it actually added to the suspense of the photo...

kenskid

Nikon D700

04/18/2011 11:24:45 PM · #12

She sure is !!!!

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Has anybody else noticed the half-headed little girl is flipping us the finger?

R.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

04/18/2011 11:31:54 PM · #13

Originally posted by Medoomi:

Interesting you'd like to see the full head. The shot was taken that way, so there's not much helping that, but I thought it actually added to the suspense of the photo...

I'm all thumbs-up on the halfheaded, bird-flipping demon child. I think she's absolutely bizarre. I love her to distraction.

R.

DCNUTTER

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/19/2011 12:20:15 AM · #14

I wanted to have some fun here and do something different than my usual. Looks like MinsoPhoto and I took it in the same direction. I thought there was too much going on, and the color on top of that distracted. I have to agree with Bear as well that only seeing half the girls head makes it a bit bizarre, but keeps drawing you back in. Almost as if the next time you see the photo you expect to see the rest of her. LOL.

Anyway, a teaspoon of this...half a cup of that. Some grunge and grain added, some vignetting, so selective focus and blurring etc.

Dave

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/19/2011 04:10:26 AM · #15

I was disappointed that you cut/cropped the little girl's head off so I had to improvise to get it back. I also preferred a more familiar subject to that other partial child.

04/19/2011 09:02:49 AM · #16

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I'm all thumbs-up on the halfheaded, bird-flipping demon child. I think she's absolutely bizarre. I love her to distraction.R.

haha, yep, we're with you on loving her to distraction...

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I was disappointed that you cut/cropped the little girl's head off so I had to improvise to get it back. I also preferred a more familiar subject to that other partial child.

love dpc. it never disappoints. Priceless new face too.

So, I guess the consensus is reducing distraction in the photo & cropping a little tighter... Feel free to add any more if you like--the different processing has helped see different possibilities... Thanks too, dcnutter

Message edited by author 2011-04-19 09:03:52.

04/20/2011 01:07:29 PM · #17

OK, so here's my editing so far. I've put in a slight lens blur alpha mapped to the room, cropped a bit tighter and turned it to B&W.

I'm wondering if I can play with the light to heighten the sneakiness of the shot... I've tried darkening the edges a bit, but I don't think that's getting it where I want it to go...

Any other suggestions?

here it is

1250px version --> here <--

Message edited by author 2011-04-20 13:11:08.

StickInMind

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

04/20/2011 01:56:15 PM · #18

Here my idea if you like

Duotone selective editing light brown and blue

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/20/2011 03:19:34 PM · #19

I noticed that most of the other editors have cropped out a fair amount of the carpet in the foreground, but that you kept it. What is it you like about all that room that has nothing but texture to it? There is no right or wrong, but does it serve a purpose for what you are trying to say in the image?

StickInMind

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

04/20/2011 04:10:06 PM · #20

i like the line on the carpet leading the eyes to the quiet zone insignia i think this is great

04/20/2011 04:56:13 PM · #21

Originally posted by BrennanOB:

great observation. I am a chicken-butt about the possibility of over-doing editing I suppose. Only reason I've kept the crop wide is I'm a bit fixated on a 4x6 aspect ratio :-). I figured I can always crop more later.

Thanks too for the duotone suggestion... It's made me think of going a more vintage route to the B&W... we'll see...