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[Merco_61]

First a message from this week's file submitter, Thumper.

This was a shot that I took of my granddaughter's prom.  (They had a Great Gatsby theme).  This is one that I could never get to turn out like I wanted it.  I am anxious to see what y'all can do with it.  

 

Dropbox file:

Dropbox - D4X_7057.NEF - Simplify your life

 

And then the rules:

The exercise is weekly, a new thread with a new raw (preferably) or jpg fine file for each week.

The exercise officially runs until midnight between sunday and monday pst (UTC-8). Even after the official deadline, the exercise is still open for new interpretations.

This is a round-robin exercise, the order of submitting the week’s raw file is based on an alphabetical list of applicants’ user names. If the next submitter on the list is unable to post at his/her turn he/she may ask the thread master to be moved down the list no later than friday morning. Late applications will be added at the bottom of the list.

We will revise this when every applicant has had a go, and perhaps change this model.

 

The submitter for the week must make the file along with any specific text for the post available to the thread master during the weekend preceding the challenge week. The thread master will then copy the file to a Dropbox location for the challenge and make the starting post for the week.

 

The exercise is open to all members, not only the file submitters.

 

Images provided, as well as the images resulting from the exercise remain the sole property of the photographer who took them. Those participating in the editing exercise may not use or display the photo outside the exercise thread.

 

It is allowed to make derivative interpretations on other participants’ work (a collaborative approach). If you base your take on someone else’s work, you must indicate what you started from.

 

The owner of the photo comments on the work done, highlighting what he liked best (both the interpretation itself and the technique used to get there) after the original week is over.

 

As this exercise is a tool for learning and inspiration, multiple entries are not only ok, but encouraged if a participant gets a new idea for how to present or interpret the photo, including artistic interpretations.

 

Participants must share how they have achieved their take on the photo.

 

 

Participants are explicitly not limited as to what software is used for the exercise.

 

 

[deano]

Her is my take on the graduation photo.  I added the lens correction panel, cropped a bit, lightened up the overall, and tried to increase the skin tone on the subjects.  I tried to clone out the two plaques on the door but couldn't make it happen.

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[Bart]

Great group photo, Thumper!

 

 

I used DxO Optics for this exercise and went for the 'portrait' colour rendering.

Using the perspective corrections and cropping, I tried to come up with a symmetrical image.

The spot weighted lighting corrections is meant to work especially with faces so, I used this.

Other settings:

 

 

 

With this as result:

 

 

I took this into DxO for a colour film emulation, Kodak Kodachrome 64

with some added tweaks

 

 

 

And Adox Silvermax 21 for b&w version, completed by these settings:

 

 

 

Result:

 

 

 

Thanks, Thumper for lending us this interesting typical USA prom scene.

Last year of high school. I must be getting (?) old, seeing how young these girls an boys look 

 

 

[Merco_61]

Basic edits in Capture NX-D.

ADL changed to Normal from Off.

Picture control changed to [PT] Portrait from [SD) Standard.

Distortion control activated.

LoCA removal activated, even though there was not much.

Raised exposure 1/3 step.

 

 

Over to PS CC for further editing.

Corrected the perspective slightly.

Crop.

Cloned out the light areas on the steps.

 

 

Thank you, Shane for letting us play with this.

[dcbear78]

Thought I should get back into some of these challenges....

I did some real basic edits. Bumped shadows up a little, set white and black points. Nothing overly ground breaking here. Just until the picture looked nice to me.

 

I set lens corrections and then went into the "Transform" tab where I wanted to square up the image a little. I used the "guided" method and placed guides on two sets of what should be vertical and horizontal lines which made things more perfect. You might need to click on the image to see a full size version to see my guide lines here....

 

I then took it into photoshop as that sign on the glass door was really irritating me, so I made it go away.

 

Then I decided I wanted it in black and white and took it over to Alien Skin Exposure X which is my film emulation software of choice and applied one of my favourite film presets, Agfa APX 25. A hint of final sharpening back in Lightroom and I was done.

 

 

Cloned out the light areas on the steps.

 

 

Now that I have read that, and see it. BAH!!! I wish I had got rid of that too! I can't not see that light bit of concrete now.