Rolo Posted February 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted February 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) From Chetham's School of Music folio. Thank you for looking. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Hi Rolo, Take a look here The Flute Player . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
JHAG Posted February 1, 2007 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2007 Mysterious and quizzical. Love the various reflection of light on stone and glass:cool: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 1, 2007 Share #3 Posted February 1, 2007 rolo - Fabulous! She could use this on her first CD cover as well as for publicity stills. The school must have loved it. Wonderul composition, detail, contrast and tonal range. Beautiful musician. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam2000 Posted February 1, 2007 Share #4 Posted February 1, 2007 Beautiful model in a superb composition! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted February 1, 2007 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2007 Wonderful tonal quality and gorgeous composition - a super photograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted February 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted February 1, 2007 Rolo, I've got to stop opening your posts, jealousy doesn't suit me well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotandcom Posted February 1, 2007 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yet another superlative, Rolo. I thought at one time that I might feel a bit like Richard does, but this is too far out of my league to pose a threat! Did you ask her to pose, or was this serendipity? I would guess that you had to put a heck of a lot of work into it to lighten her features while at the same time not bleaching out the score that she is holding. Marvellous. All the best, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted February 1, 2007 Share #8 Posted February 1, 2007 Rolo, I've got to stop opening your posts, jealousy doesn't suit me well. I feel the same way as Richard. You know, if you keep posting these fabulous images, we are always going to have very high expectations when we see your name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted February 1, 2007 Share #9 Posted February 1, 2007 Well seen and photgraphed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted February 1, 2007 Share #10 Posted February 1, 2007 Wonderful. I love the counterpoint of the flute player lower right and the semi-opaque window upper left...thanx for showing. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanydave Posted February 1, 2007 Share #11 Posted February 1, 2007 Beautiful tonal quality. Have you anymore from this series? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted February 1, 2007 Did you ask her to pose, or was this serendipity? I would guess that you had to put a heck of a lot of work into it to lighten her features while at the same time not bleaching out the score that she is holding. Chris, She was posed inasmuch as the window was opened especially and she was asked to lean in and look towards the camera. She was a school girl, not a model. The Photoshop work isn't arduous and probably took 30 minutes in total, but I was 85% of the way there in 5 minutes. From there, I removed chewing gum from the sill, did the score, made sure the hair kept its highlights etc. None of it is a big issue, but the whole of it makes a difference when added together. A non-photographer would say it doesn't make any difference, but for me it does. There are others here taking that level of care too and for me it shows and if you look for them you'll find them. If I can offer any advice, without being condescending - look critically at your image every time you make a change, 'option Z' is a wonderful feature and not only check what you wanted to change, but what else happened elsewhere ? What happened to the balance of the image ? What happens if I do 50% opacity on that ? What happens if I burn the face in, or just the cheekbones or darken the score ? Adding a duotone changes the balance as does a 3" white border. Doesn't need to be perfect, but to a standard - your standard. Get to the final, final image and then reject it - score too demanding; face too bright; sill and side walls not dark enough .... shall I take the grille out, hinges on the RHS , etc ???? At first, it's difficult because you don't know how to use the tools, then you speed up, and then it's rewarding because it's more fruitful. Hope that helps. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotandcom Posted February 1, 2007 Share #13 Posted February 1, 2007 Thank you, Rolo. You can condescend away to your heart's content, so far as I am concerned! That does indeed help and is very interesting. It's good of you to take the time. What I find particularly insightful is the philosophy that you espouse, which is something that I will aim to take to heart. One might be inclined to invoke the law of diminishing returns when considering your recommendation to spend five-sixths of the time achieving 15% of the result (can someone check my arithmetic, please?), until one sees how superb are your finely honed images. Standards, standards, standards. I fear, though, that you are over-optimistic about the speed of the learning curve. I find it very difficult when I can only occasionally find the time that is needed - I sometimes feel that I'm starting from scratch every time. Thanks again for a most interesting reply. All the best, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted February 1, 2007 Share #14 Posted February 1, 2007 Another arresting image. And one that made me laugh when I scrolled down - I just wasn't expecting a pretty girl in the window. Very enjoyable. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted February 1, 2007 Share #15 Posted February 1, 2007 Rolo, another beautifully produced shot - thanks. I enjoyed reading the narrative where you provided a little insight into your thoughts while producing the photo. I too think that the work one does in PS is an interesting and rewarding part of the process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gverdon Posted February 1, 2007 Share #16 Posted February 1, 2007 Rolo, your results show clearly what you mean about the processing. This one is beautiful. I especially like the fact one see the notes on the score. The young lady is very natural, the available light is actual... Still I was wondering why the scene looked a bit "posed"... Maybe the strong strict framing, the lack of some perspective line... I still don't know. But I like it anyway. Gérald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baloo Posted February 2, 2007 Share #17 Posted February 2, 2007 Wow !!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted February 2, 2007 Share #18 Posted February 2, 2007 You are making a habit of that. Fantastic image Rolo, the extra work dose pay off. Your work is very inspiring. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 2, 2007 Share #19 Posted February 2, 2007 Everything I would want to say has already been said here. Inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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