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Critique By:
Devon Chastain (K:319)
1/21/2008 9:30:39 PM
Hah, been a member for almost a year and I only have three photos =D I've been busy all year. Thanks for the comment Keith.
~Devon
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Critique By:
Devon Chastain (K:319)
1/21/2008 9:28:34 PM
Thanks Keith. I'm actually pretty well skilled with photoshop now compared to a year ago when my other two pictures were. You see, I attend a Video Game Design class so I'm well good on the skills, however... my class has Photoshop CS3, while I have Photoshop Elements. Big difference, so yeah I'm pretty bad with the older versions. I'll heed your advice though, thank you =D
~Devon
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Critique By:
Keith Growden (K:29240)
1/21/2008 9:23:34 PM
I see your determined to sought photoshop out Devon. Good on you. I probably would have cropped some more off the top. I feel there is to much sky above your head. Apart from that, your composition is good. Like the way your hair stands out. Cheers Keith
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Critique By:
Keith Growden (K:29240)
1/21/2008 9:17:18 PM
Welcome to usefilm Devon. Really great to see families doing stuff together as well. Keep them coming. Im sure your dad will help you. I can see a bit of father/son comp. in the future lol. Cheers Keith
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
7/18/2007 3:15:48 PM
here i was, looking for gene. where is he??
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Critique By:
Jan Hoffman (K:39467)
4/16/2007 3:25:52 AM
Honestly, Devon, there is no magic number for how many pixels wide the feathering is supposed to be.
I generally pick 5 pixels to see what happens and adjust from there. A pixel is the smallest definable point or element in a picture. Think of it as a dot or a tiny square. Each photo is made of numerous such pixels. Pixel can also be a measurement such as a photo being 700 pixels wide and 800 pixels high. Many refer to this as resolution or degree of clarity. In the case of feathering we use it simply as an arbitrary measure and then adjust after we see the results.
--Best to you, Jan
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Critique By:
Devon Chastain (K:319)
4/16/2007 2:43:25 AM
Thank you for the lovely comment, Jan! :) I did get the hang of USING the feathering technique but I'm rusty on the pixels. I didn't quite understand it... I just knew I had to put a number in it, lol so I randomly pressed "8" and that's what showed. I didn't see any difference but judging from your comment there is a huge difference, if you would be so kind to explain to me which amount of pixels for what and how am I supposed to know what number to put, I'd appreciate it. Thanks again for the comment!
~Devon
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Critique By:
Jan Hoffman (K:39467)
4/16/2007 2:38:11 AM
Good work, Devon; you are getting the hang of the feathering technique. Careful object selection and adjusting the feathering to the minimum number of pixels (width of feathering) needed to get the blend to occur seamlessly are the "secret". This is a good effort. Play with it a bit and you will be comfortable with this technique.
You also might try going back and having another go at the picture of Cydney.
--Best to you, Jan
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Critique By:
Devon Chastain (K:319)
4/16/2007 2:36:08 AM
Thank you Gustavo! I appreciate your comment a lot.
~Devon
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Critique By:
Devon Chastain (K:319)
4/16/2007 2:34:34 AM
Well, that means a lot coming from you old man! :) But the blur, was SUPPOSED to look like the they are glowing with an aura, but if it looks like nothing more but a blur then it seems I have failed in what I tried to accomplish. Although, I thank you for the comment and for the tips...
~Your favorite son, Devon.
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Critique By:
Doyle D. Chastain (K:101119)
4/16/2007 2:26:40 AM
Good one. The BG is a Leeeeettle TOO bright and I'm sure they can both play better than you! LoL! A little blur on top of the penguin hat but the dog looks good and the composition is pretty good too . . .
Son . . . this is DARN good for a newbie!
Regards,
Dad
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Critique By:
Gustavo Scheverin (K:164501)
4/16/2007 2:01:43 AM
Simpática y agradable.
Felicitaciones!
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