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17-APR-2005

Ann (to her friends) came home for, surprise, laundry and a good meal, and her pennace was to sit for me. After she woke up (her exertions overhelming) we had a small session. This pic is a demonstration on the benefits of shooting in RAW, and a judicious use of a great action.
The original:




Obviously I blew the lighting on this first shot, thought I had metered it correctly but screwed up somehow. I liked her pose since she wasn't irritated with me yet. Adjusted the exposure, shadow and contrast; it lacked a little pop so I added a very watered down version of Paul Bleicher's Velvia action, found here: http://home.comcast.net/~bleicher/. Fixed some teenage flaws, and thought it came out pretty well. The progression of her mood can be found here: http://www.pbase.com/kleaf/people

Canon EOS 20D
1/250s f/9.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 21-Apr-2005 18:05
Well done! Good pose and great adjustments.
Ian Clowes21-Apr-2005 07:02
mmm might need to try this RAW stuff!
Guest 20-Apr-2005 22:01
great job done Karen... beautiful portrait of a beautiful girl
petesie20-Apr-2005 01:53
She looks like a sweetheart to me, and I'm with Pete....don't understand the technical part, but really enjoy the results.
Guest 19-Apr-2005 11:47
Really interesting to see before and after - gives a great idea what is possible provided nothing hits the limits
virginiacoastline19-Apr-2005 02:29
the finished product is amazing . . . so warm compared to the original. Did you blow out the lighting on purpose just to show us what to do?? Not that I COULD do it, but the process intrigues me =]
Wenche Aune18-Apr-2005 21:59
What a beautiful portait.
laine8218-Apr-2005 11:54
Your kids are so like you Karen & your so like your Dad...bet you hadn't noticed that until I pointed it out, LOL !! You look beautiful, Andrea.
Karen Stuebing18-Apr-2005 10:00
Lovely portrait. I can't see the origninal but I always shoot in RAW.
Chris Sofopoulos18-Apr-2005 06:43
Nice.
JeremyGood18-Apr-2005 06:19
RAW is the only way to go.
Tor, I know what you mean, it's funny when you take 20 years off someone and they don't notice. Makes you feel good to know you can make people feel a little better about themselves. I'm like a Photoshop plastic surgeon.

Nice portrait and treatment Karen.
Tor18-Apr-2005 05:54
Beautiful porttrait. And well rescued. I seldomly reveal to those willing to pose what I have done with their apperance. They just tend to believe it is straight out of camera...
Coleen Perilloux Landry18-Apr-2005 02:09
She is lovely. And, what are moms and homes for? What is that expression "where do you go when you have nowhere else to go??
Gayle P. Clement18-Apr-2005 02:06
Very nice work, Karen.
Guest 18-Apr-2005 02:05
Nice save! It's a great portrait - and she definitely looks like you! Shoot RAW always!!!!!
Guest 18-Apr-2005 01:57
What a beautiful portrait Karen. Very professional I'll say.
Elaine (etfitz)18-Apr-2005 01:32
Wonderful portrait! One day I will learn enough to shoot RAW
Great job!
Gary Winters18-Apr-2005 00:35
Quite impresive! She has a delightful grin. And I'm blown away by what you can do if the image is in RAW. I've never shot in raw (Elements 2 doesn't process it either) but one of thse days I will. This is quite lovely!
Peter Hollinger18-Apr-2005 00:16
Nice job, Karen.
Guest 18-Apr-2005 00:00
Very nice portrait of your daughter,Karen! I really should use RAW more often!! Thanks for the links and your caption is always fun to read. :)
littleheifer17-Apr-2005 23:35
Beautiful portrait! I have found Raw to be a lifesaver : ) I really like all of these and the last "mood" shot is so cute. Thank you so much for the actions!!
Nancy
Robin Reid17-Apr-2005 23:25
Wonderful work Karen.... and I appreciate the commentary of how you got there. Very nice.
Guest 17-Apr-2005 22:26
Nice portrait Karen. I liked the different poses in the gallery. I've become a RAW convert and I'll have a look at that Velvia action your referenced.