I'm a fairly new photographer, and don't feel that I have really nailed my own personal style of processing. I have Actions coming out my ears, so I thought I'd play around a bit and see if I could come up with something to call my own. I shot this images yesterday at 3p.m...although I'm NOT a fan of shooting with that much sunlight! Since I'm a lover of bright & colorful images, that was the direction I went.
I started by cropping the subject into the center of the frame, then added a soft light adjustment layer @ 50%, brightened the eyes a bit, slightly sharpened the entire image, then added a layer of "Select O Pop" @ 25% over subject's face and 50% over remaining area. Finally, I tweaked the color balance a bit to get some of the redish pink tone out.
I would really like some honest feedback from fellow photographers who share my same love for natural lighting. Thanks :)
* Sorry that these images aren't displayed bigger!
In response to everyone's comments about the rule of thirds...YES, I know that I was breaking the rule of thirds by centering the subject in the above image. I only did that because I had several others to choose from that were taken at the same time, but at different focal lengths. Here is one of those images.
The colour works really well in your processed shot - I like the pinky colour of her jacket and the lightness of the grass - nicely contrasted. You have a nice bright, light, colourful style to your shots :)
Normally I like a tighter crop, but in this case I prefer the original as it gives a sense of scale/place. The background in the second one is more abstract.
By putting your subjects face in the center, you cut her off at the knees. There is actually nothing wrogn with your subject being in a different part of an image. Because you made her shorter, I tend to see the background as more dominant.
Do some research on The Rule of Thirds. Some consider it vital in composition. I'm a little old school (as many know), so I'll say what I tend to say a lot...Don't get caught up in all the technology. To me, it is like putting ketchup on something you don't like the taste of to make it palatable. Spend more energy composing and planning a shot. That's where a style really starts, in the "Pre", not the "post".
@moncooga@becky Thanks for your comments. I took several of her in this pose, all at different focal lengths. I happened to choose this particular one to crop simply because the others were not as close up and looked much better as is, without any cropping.
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Do some research on The Rule of Thirds. Some consider it vital in composition. I'm a little old school (as many know), so I'll say what I tend to say a lot...Don't get caught up in all the technology. To me, it is like putting ketchup on something you don't like the taste of to make it palatable. Spend more energy composing and planning a shot. That's where a style really starts, in the "Pre", not the "post".
Just my opinion, not fact. Keep shooting!