A few pics in the park of my wierd friend, input pls

[lundrog]

I was playing with fill flash and would like some input on what I can do to improve these pictures, or I should say,my outdoor portriat skill. I was using my Kit lens on my Digital Rebel Xt. My cheapy tripod and my 430ex speed light.


The images have been scaled for viewing ease.

http://r0ger.homedns.org:11000/j1.jpg
http://r0ger.homedns.org:11000/j2.jpg
http://r0ger.homedns.org:11000/j3.jpg
http://r0ger.homedns.org:11000/j4.jpg
http://r0ger.homedns.org:11000/man%20on%20slide.jpg

[clem]

hmmm.... they are huge pictures... it was hard to view for me.

[lundrog]

Update, I used a program to re rescale the images. Hope that helps.

[SportShotsLive]

Hi!

Good start with outdoor portraits! :-)

I ran one of the photos through 2 programs & posed below at 75%

First, I cropped it a bit to show more person & less forrest.

1. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Under $100) - I used the default settings for the following fixes: Color, Saturation, Skin Tone, Levels, Brightness and Contrast.

2. Noiseware Community Edition (FREE) - I used the Portrait setting to smooth the subject's face, jacket and background.
http://www.imagenomic.com/download.asp


Good Luck!

[lundrog]

Thanks I will look at those programs!

[lundrog]

If I manage to pickup these programs, what settings did you use / change to get at that point?

[SportShotsLive]

Hi,

Adobe Photoshop Elelments 4.0 - Under "Enhancements", click 'Default", Also, bump Saturation to +6 and adjest Skin Tone (use the eye dropper & click on the face)

Noiseware Community Edition - Click "Default"

**Pick up the book by Scott Kelby - he's the guru of Photoshop & Elements**
http://shop.scottkelbybooks.com/?mai...4f923babbcc36b

Good Luck! :G