Hi Frank .... Well, m'lad, I don't know what to say. On the one hand this appears to be an interesting photo, but there are so many technical problems I just don't know how to interpret your vision. Often I can, but this one just leaves me scratching my head. Did you want to lose all the detail in her dress and some of the surrounding area? Did you want her skin to stand out with a somewhat washed out look to provide contrast to the dark areas, giving the image a bit of an abstract look? Or did you want her skin tones down a stop or so, as might be more conventional, giving the photo a more subtle, quieter feel? What's with the white outlines along the lower part of her left arm and along the inside of her right forearm and hand?
When I open up the tonal range in PS I see lots of blockiness and strong artifacts. I'm not sure what causes that (poor quality scan, too much sharpening? I'm not skilled enough to always recognize the cause of some things). I like the way she's standing there ... there's something very intriguing about her stance, and that her back is towards us. The bright gob on her left, and the spot lights (?) in the upper right corner of the pic serve little purpose, and, IMO, take away from the interest that Jennifer is creating. Likewise the rough shaped white blotch in the lower right corner. I sure wish I knew what you were trying to present. Baring that, all I can say is that there's something interesting going on and the photo intrigues me. Hope you had a great weekend. Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've previously shown several of my friend the singer, Jennifer Moore > and her group Pirate Jenny, but I've neither printed up nor posted > photos from this particular show. I'll be showing a few more over the > next week or so, but I rather like this one: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2920203
