Seriously I'm Stuck

[Gamergirl]

Umm...yeah. I really don't know which one is better:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/lil_kaykay/Deviantart Photos/DSC_0686edit.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/lil_kaykay/Deviantart Photos/DSC_0686_02edit.jpg

Its part of a little commercial shoot I did. I leaning more towards #2, but is it too saturated with the bluish-green color?

 

[Gamergirl]

I liked the second one.
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Could you say why please?

 

[♥]

I don't really like the colors on either.
The first is oh-so-sepia
second, the blue just doesn't look good.

maybe a more leveled color scheme? More whites.

Otherwise, great shot.

 

[Gamergirl]

I don't really like the colors on either.
The first is oh-so-sepia
second, the blue just doesn't look good.

maybe a more leveled color scheme? More whites.

Otherwise, great shot.

Well in the original, it was already pretty white as you can see:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/lil_kaykay/Deviantart Photos/DSC_0686.jpg
I thought editing the colors would make it more interesting.

 

[♥]

With a Brightness/Contrast layer, that'd look so much better

 

[Gamergirl]

With a Brightness/Contrast layer, that'd look so much better

better?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/lil_kaykay/Deviantart Photos/DSC_0686_03.jpg

 

[♥]

Looks great
and I hate to do thisss
but
maybe something more along the lines of this?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/zomfgz/DSC_0686_03.png

 

[Gamergirl]

Looks great
and I hate to do thisss
but
maybe something more along the lines of this?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/zomfgz/DSC_0686_03.png

Hmm...I like I like.
Its looks like you made the shadows a bit darker, but what else?

 

[♥]

Duplicated the original layer, G. Blur at 2px and set to Soft Light at 40% opacity
Brightness/Contrast. Brightness at +14 and Contrast at +12
Apply Image layer, Sharpened
Another Apply Image layer, did some Dodging/Burning
Then a R:13 B: B:76 fill layer set to Exclusion at 25% opacity.

in that order.
Seems like a lot, but it really isn't. 5 minutes of tinkering.

 

[Gamergirl]

Duplicated the original layer, G. Blue at 2px and set to Soft Light at 40% opacity
Brightness/Contrast. Brightness at +14 and Contrast at +12
Apply Image layer, Sharpened
Another Apply Image layer, did some Dodging/Burning
Then a R:13 B: B:76 fill layer set to Exclusion at 25% opacity.

in that order.
Seems like a lot, but it really isn't. 5 minutes of tinkering.

ahhh i see
the advantage of editing in PS rather than in Lightroom
you wouldn't me using some of those edits, would you?

 

[♥]

Don't mind at all.
:]

Glad I could help

 

[Gamergirl]

Don't mind at all.
:]

Glad I could help

Thanks Ray!
...................

 

[Vayne Mechanics]

>: And suddenly this thread no longer needs critique from anyone else.

 

[Vicodin]

Personally, I think the shot is boring.
Good in the sense of composition and the rules of photography and stuff, but just really boring. :/

 

[Gamergirl]

Personally, I think the shot is boring.
Good in the sense of composition and the rules of photography and stuff, but just really boring. :/

Meh... commercial photography can be boring sometimes, but, it just depends on how you perceive things -shrugs-