Another good pic

[Nikki2291]

Heres another one of my pics from the beach.

[tirediron]

Another good capture, however a couple of thoughts on this one: It seems a little desaturated; I'd like to see a little more intensity in the colours. As well, in any sort of portraiture, whether it be people, pets, or ??, always try and have the subject looking toward the camera, not necessarily directly at it, but at least toward it. Lastly, while I very much like your logo, I think maybe it's a little large and intense in relation to the size of the image. I would suggest maybe 1/2 it's current size and reduce the opacity a bit so that it doesn't fight for attention with the main subject. It looks like your new baby is work well for you!

[Marko]

tirediron makes a good point on the colours benefiting from some 'oomph'. Unless you are deliberately going for something different, this photo has no black in it (except the logo). It does not contain a full tonal range. I'd also like to have the dog looking at me or something distinct that I can see.

Still - all that said, this is a good shot!

[Nikki2291]

Thank-you for the advice. I did intentionally set the picture so it focused on the subject and made the background blurry. I will add more contrast though and make my logo smaller then post it again. I think the dog was looking at the water...lol...but her owner tried to get her to look at me. Practice, practice.

[tirediron]

Thank-you for the advice. I did intentionally set the picture so it focused on the subject and made the background blurry. I will add more contrast though and make my logo smaller then post it again. I think the dog was looking at the water...lol...but her owner tried to get her to look at me. Practice, practice.

Careful with your terms; I don't think you need any more contrast (Contrast is the measure of the change in brightness, essentially the ratio of black to white). I would first try dropping the over-all exposure about 1/2 stop, maybe a little less, and then slightly increasing the saturation, which is the ratio of grey to colour, basically the intensity of the colour.

As far as the dog not paying attention; you don't keep milkbones in your gadget bag?

[Nikki2291]

Ooohhh....ok....no I was to excited about going to the beach, lol, but I am going out tomorrow (just in town) to take some more shots of "dogs on the go" and I am bringing Milk bones this time...lol.

[kiley9806]

also nikki - if you learn how to 'clone' out objects/items in your post-processing, you might want to try and remove that dark clump of seaweed or grass stuff directly above the dogs head... it creates a bit of distraction.

[Nikki2291]

I didn't notice the seaweed either...lol...thank god for you guys on here...I'm learning though.

[Yisehaq]

Nikki. How do you make the frame? What ulility do you use? Is it a freeware?