Recent content by jo-squared

hello. i think you should tone down on the pp. the clouds are rather jarring, it's taking the attention away from your main subject. i suggest making the clouds less saturated and contrasty to make it look more natural. right now it looks as though you have pasted the photo of the esplanade on...

yes i do. photoshop is one of my best friends.

hello. personally, having no colour for this photo is not a problem. increasing the brightness of the surroundings of the house while making the house itself darker will isolate it and bring attention to it. though some details are lost, the house stands out much more now. i've also added a...

hello. i too feel that this photo would work well in black and white. you've said that the cloud is not prominant. i feel that your composition has the house taking some of the attention away from the clouds. converting it to black and white lets the two harmonize together (or so I believe)...

i like the concept of this photo but i think a little pp would help put more emphasis on it. use some adjustment layers to bring some dynamism to the photo and to add more contrast between the foreground and background. this will help bring out the spider and draw attention to it. here's what...

if you want people to feel the age, let it age more. give it a little grain and desaturate it a little. here's what I've done. I added a dark blue exclusion layer and some adjustment layers in photoshop. I've also added grain, desaturated it and removed some of the vignette. please tell...

In my opinion, I feel that if you want to achieve the 'WOW' effect, the butterfly should definitely be static. With the moving wings, you totally lose the texture, colour, patterns and shape of the butterfly. Also, the background steals the attention from the butterfly. Using a greater depth of...

I think this photo is absolutely stunning. The subtle halo-like lighting glorifies the photo and gives it a sense of grandeur yet at the same time a sense of serenity a temple should exude. The blues of the architecture resonates with the blue of the sky and compliments it well. You were...

hello. I agree with what has been said about the compositon, but what's done is done. Instead, try working with the things you can to improve the overall quality. Adding some adjustment layers will get a you more dynamic colour. I've also removed the little insect as I find it a tad distracting...

I think the shallow depth of field works wonderfully for this subject. The focus looks fine to me. The subject itself is beautiful, the only problem is highlighting it out. I suggest making some curves and levels changes in photoshop and increasing the saturation of the red to fully bring out...

Your welcome. I do agree about the white being a little loud. But that can always be fixed with a little help from my best friend, photoshop. Hope it helped!

hello. i think it's a lovely photo but I would personally have shot it in black and white instead. I think the composition is fine and I wouldn't have cropped it. Here's what I picture. I converted it to black and white and gave it soft blur. I hope it's alright I used this. I'll remove it if...

I think it's a lovely photo but I get the feeling that the black border is holding the piece together. If you remove the border you'll realize that the blacks in the photo isn't black enough. You could try adjusting the levels to make the blacks a little darker.

I don't really feel the stress in this. The pose is a little mild to convey the message. I would prefer if you'd show a little more of his face to give a subtle hint. I think the photo lacks a little punch. I'd suggest you bump up the contrast or lighten the photo a little, especially in the...

I feel that the composition is really working for me despite it being taken from a more conventional perpective. However, it feels like your son is blending in to the background. Maybe you can try burning the blacks and dodging the white of your son a bit to make him stand out more, or adjust...