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06/16/05 elips

Autograph *

As a beginning photographer I don't have a signature style but
in my other life as a secondhand book seller I do have signatures.


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ctfchallenge20-Jun-2005 14:32
Thanks, Rod! Lighting is the problem isn't it. I must have taken 50 shots of this with what lighting I have (in my kitchen! definitely not professional!). I was thinking that there might be a post processing solution, like making a mask and burning in just the wood, but I am so new to using Photoshop I am not even sure how to go about that or if it is even the correct way to go. I am looking into taking some basic Photoshop courses so I can at least deal properly with the images I take. Thanks for your input!
Sharon
Rod 20-Jun-2005 13:04
Look Sharon, we make the suggested improvements but you have to figure out how to do them. As we wouldn't have a clue:-)
The easiest way to enhance the texture is to have side lighting against the grain of the wood but I would think this could bugger up the rest of the shot unless you're good with setting up lighting. You wouldn't want to lose the shadows you have now as they look so good.
ctfchallenge19-Jun-2005 03:34
Thanks, RK, I would certainly like to try it and see how it looks but I have no idea how to go about doing that. Would you have some thoughts on what I would need to do to bring out the wood? Any help would be appreciated!
Sharon
Photogenix19-Jun-2005 02:06
Like the way you cropped this picture. It has clean lines. If you could bring out the texture of the wood, would greatly impove... I think.
- RK
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Jun-2005 13:09
Beautifully seen and captured! Shu
Rod 18-Jun-2005 09:08
Yes this does look very good, the angle of the book, the seperation of the pages & seeing some wood & of course the signature. Well shot Sharon.
elips18-Jun-2005 03:37
Thanks, Jano, I now have much greater respect for what studio photographers accomplish after spending hours trying to get the pages and the light just right.
Sharon
janewigginsphotography18-Jun-2005 02:18
This is very simple, yet so very elegant. I like the composition and lighting. Great!

jano