Thursday, May 28, 2009

Okay, 
so here are the new links since the other ones weren't in RGB. The clarity in them aren't too great because I just took a screenshot, but the color adjustments can be seen fairly well.


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Charlotte said...

Thank you for re-posting the images (screen capture is fine for this post, but try a different site like Flickr for future posts).
The color adjustments are interesting starts. It looks like you want a very harsh value and palette structure with the man playing the piano and a soft value and palette for the woman running. The piano shot is starting to work, but the high contrast is distorting the composition (e.g., the contrast on the piano keys is higher than on the subjects hands). The woman running is too background "overburdened" (distracting).
Here is what you need for the next post: forget all of the previous footage (scary, I know, but trust me). Take a regular point and shoot digital camera and Scout Photography. Set-up a scene or two and begin the process of Subtractive Composition: remove any background or foreground elements that distract from the shot). Then, try some lighting (use lamps, holiday lights, pieces of white mat-board, anything to bounce and reflect light). Treat this like a photography assignment.
If you want, you can stick with the current compositions: Woman Running and Man Playing Piano (don't worry about securing the same actors--these compositions are for reference only).
When you adjust the images in PhotoShop, pay close attention to the Midtones, Highlights, and Shadows. Adjust these first and then begin adjusting color.
Read these series of articles.

May 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM

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