tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836010131984846865.post7625677038298463495..comments2023-04-17T08:54:09.773-04:00Comments on Artistically Amy: Constructive Feedback FridayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288612757412855932noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836010131984846865.post-30673068267681758332010-03-19T21:08:41.014-04:002010-03-19T21:08:41.014-04:00Awesomeness. This is exactly what I needed! Many...Awesomeness. This is exactly what I needed! Many thanks to Christina and AJ for the VERY helpful tips. I am now running off to pse to play with some new textures and actions I just downloaded. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288612757412855932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836010131984846865.post-36939876095503717872010-03-19T17:52:16.656-04:002010-03-19T17:52:16.656-04:00Hi! There are lots of things you can work on with ...Hi! There are lots of things you can work on with a point and shoot. You can learn about composition and framing and lighting all with a point and shoot. After all, the first camera was a box with a hole in it!<br /><br />I would definitely look up some tutorials on "finding the light." This will get you on the right track to getting good light in your pictures.<br /><br />Read your camera manual. Learn it inside and out. You can take fantastic pictures with a little camera phone if you know its limitations and play to its strengths.<br /><br />Read up on composition. You'll find that this picture breaks several of the "rules." Now rules are made to be broken, but only if you know them first ;). One thing you did right is have his head on the rule of thirds. This would be a stronger composition if you had him looking into the picture, rather than out. It would also be stronger if he were looking at the camera.<br /><br />All that said, I use PSE5, also :). You can use the coffeeshop actions and the smartcurve plugin. A quick google will locate both of those for you.<br /><br />And here's a quick edit :).<br />Color: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/NanasMama/SDC10197editweb.jpg<br />b/w: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/NanasMama/SDC10197editwebbw.jpg<br /><br />Have fun!<br />Amanda J.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014328963122711592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836010131984846865.post-43015400516051764542010-03-19T16:38:28.552-04:002010-03-19T16:38:28.552-04:00Have you ever been to the CoffeeShop website? Ther...Have you ever been to the CoffeeShop website? There are free actions there to download for PSE and Photoshop...It's AWESOME!!<br />Here's a link:<br />http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/2009/02/coffeeshop-perfect-portrait-pspse.html<br />That link will take you to the Perfect Portrait action where you can smooth out the skin (since you mentioned it bothered you in this pic), create a vignette, among many other things. HTH!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470198120021390525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836010131984846865.post-49771997508297933472010-03-19T11:36:28.723-04:002010-03-19T11:36:28.723-04:00I participated and my name is Amy too!! :-)
Here&...I participated and my name is Amy too!! :-)<br /><br />Here's mine...http://mothertobee.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-faces-constructive-feedback.htmlAmy @ Marvelous Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690590078162812740noreply@blogger.com