I have been doing a lot of architecture stuff recently, so I thought that I'd diversify for a while. I'm trying some street stuff for the moment.
Lots of editing, and stages of editing. Hard to know what I did to it!
Just kidding. Nothing very interesting aside from blurring the background to make it less distracting.
Street stuff terrifies me! I can't bear to make my intent be known, and I don't really want to approach people because I don't want them to not want to allow me shoot 'em.
I'm hoping that by the end of the year I'll be getting over this!
Outtake:
(blur-masking not quite as good here as in above, which isn't perfect, but alright for the casual observer I think)
[Aug. 1st, 2011 08:43:07 PM]
I wish I made this black and white.
[Aug. 7th, 2011 09:10:04 PM]
I was unkind to this woman.
Tired editing pre-challenge never works well. When will I start remembering this!?
New rule---post-midnight processing. Dials are going down 20% from what I want them to be at.
Relatively constant response.
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I think her skin is a smidge overprocessed but you've still captured quite the scene here. I really want to know her story. To see her hunched over like this makes me sad.
Back to comment: I like the emotion this picture brings out, but I think that the processing was heavy handed on the face and hands. I think the emotion still would have come out with a lighter touch and yet would have looked more true to life.
You've captured a moment, definitely. The lady looks like she has the weight of the world on her. This is slightly more denoised then it needed to be. I think grain would have added to the shot but since I don't know what the before of this picture is I can't be sure.
You have a gift of keen observation and the ability to create a superb portrait which honors your subject. The simple basic human condition displayed in this is rendered beautifully. The lines & folds in the coat, repeating in the hands and again in the lined face & subtly greyed curving hair make a compelling study. If only,"and miles to go before I sleep."
Right up my own "candid from afar" style. Great posture and a good 90 degree POV to capture the body language. I think a bit heavy handed on the Topaz slider which is giving the image some bad edge haloing like on her chin and bottom lip and either side of the black strap over her shoulder as well as more noise than it needs.
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