Digital BW, The Print

on 7/27/2002 3:16 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>> I saw the three photos you put up.  I would have added a catch light in
>> the child's eyes in the first picture, it would really improve it, IMHO,
>> of course.
> 
> I take it you don't do much child photography...that shot was natural light,
> in a crowded store...and when photographing a 1.5 year old child, you simply
> can't ask him to "hold it" and wait until someone gets out their handy dandy
> catch light to "get it right".  You've got .5 seconds to take the picture...
> And, BTW, he does have brown eyes, and, much to my delight, the pupils are
> distinguishable in the original scan (as well as in the 12 x 12 print we
> have on the wall upstairs).


Austin,

You'll hate me for this but, I almost always ADD FAKE CATCH LIGHTS in
photoshop when necessary. It does amazing things to the eyes!
 
-Bruce

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