Ueno 04

Posted by Darren (Tokyo, Japan) on 23 December 2006 in People & Portrait.

Well have taken a challenge and played with this photo in Photoshop. Converted to B&W then adjusted levels etc. then inverted the colours to give a sort of B&W negative look to go with the theme of the image photoshoot. It looked a little boringand no punch so I used the dodge tool to burn around the people to bring them out highlight them but still I thought it was lacking something so added the text. Total time used was around 20min and a piece of toastdeciding whether I should post this image or not. Anyway I'm happy with what I ended up with but I'm interested in what you all think. Any advice would be really helpful as I am still practicing how to use photoshop.
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Comments (5)

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Hey Darren, long time no see. Youve been busy whilst Ive been away I see, some great stuff as always. Especially loved that last skyscraper shot you posted and he street performer shoots were cracking. Nice work on the before and after work with the microphone btw. Its trickier than it looks to clone stuff away SEAMLESSLY, but that was fine work. This image is really messing with my head in all the best ways. almost looks like multiple exposures and I applaud the creativity in PP. What you got planned for crimbo down Tokyo way? whatever you're doing, have a good one. Its good to get back in touch with what everyones been upto this last week and its good to see the Tokyo crew are true to form. Some great shots man.

23 Dec 2006 9:37am

Angry Buddha from United States

Very nice job of post processing.

23 Dec 2006 2:33pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

wow. took a while for me to take in all the details here. it really demands to be examined closely - so much going on. the silhouette top right is kinda creepy - looks like someone is standing there. weird.

great work with the processing mate.

23 Dec 2006 3:24pm

Rene from Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

Wicked Idea ! Its a tad busy but overall it conveys a strong message. Not sure if the words help it or not. But the concept is great and the processing looks to be excellent. I agree with Stu though the guy in the corner is kinda creepy, but I think he adds an interesting idea in the story too.

25 Dec 2006 4:29pm

Evelyn from New Milford, United States

I do like the multiple exposure look, as Duncan mentions in his comment. However, I think the text makes it too busy for my taste...I think the text would have to be more interesting looking in itself to justify their presence. Perhaps a different cropping or initial framing would have done more to pop the image? Just my two cents.

(I tend to be conservative with my PS use, so I applaud your experimentation!)

26 Dec 2006 11:03pm

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