Tonight my world exploded with the most exciting work offer I've had since arriving in Belgium. It left me sleepless, smiling and wondering if I will ever slip back into normal sleeping habits again ...It's almost 3am and I'm closing photoshop down for the night, having added a new blog header by Jessie and a new photographic essay titled 'The Piper' on my Di Mackey Photography website.
Once you click autoplay, select 9 and you're in the newest folder.
Tot straks from the kiwi in Belgie.
Congratulations on your work offer :)
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see excitement... it's contagious :) Auguri!
Excellent, as usual. The only nit-picking comment I would make, is that I think the Piper photos could have been a little sharper. I don't know whether this is a lens or photoshop issue.
ReplyDeleteBut, as I said, this is nit-picking.
Alex
Thanks Roam to Rome, I enjoyed wandering over on your site. Nice to find you here.
ReplyDeleteHi Alex, the sharpness issue seems to be with the website I'm using as the original images, pre-downsizing them hugely, were perfectly sharp.
I photographed the whole band on impulse when I found them practising out the back of a venue I was at but this particular piper really captured my attention. Mostly he didn't even know I was photographing him ... oh the beauty of the big telephoto lens.
Woohoo Di's got work. You weren't hired by the Belgian royals to take some snapshots of them on the national holiday, were you? I so had no idea you were so close to them.
ReplyDeleteManic ... are you starting rumours?
ReplyDeleteNope, it's not the Belgian royal family.
Fantastic news, Di.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. I'm really stoked on your behalf.
Can you give us a clue?
Keep smiling
David
Di, quick question: How do you downsize the photos in Pshop? I've read that Bicubic sharpening seems to work really well for that and seems to keep the photos sharp when you reduce their size.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I often sharpen after downsizing, otherwise the results are not too good, I've noticed. Then I'll save for web, at 80% quality or more, If the file size is not huge.
Sorry I've I'm advising you to do what you do already!
Alex
Hi David, I'll let you know as soon as the details of the job are confirmed :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the bicubic info Alex, it does seem a little better.
I think the problem with what I have on my website is that they are tiny images to avoid having them 'borrowed' and the price I pay seems to be that they appear less sharp. You're the first person to mention it ... were you viewing the slideshow when you noticed it?
If I sharpen images at all, and it's rare, I do it when I'm working on the image in photoshop ... working on the 'working' image, I have the 'originals' stored on an external harddrive.
Lol, no worries with the advice, thanks for taking the time really :) Much appreciated.
Di, yes, I was viewing the slide show, I seem to remember - however, I take your point re 'borrowing' - it's probably a good idea to leave the photos as they are in this respect, although, having said that, if you want to sell your services, then the sharpness issue may put potential clients off.
ReplyDeleteI suppose you could put a little note to say that sharpness has been reduced for 'copyright' reasons, or some similar blurb.
BTW by, attempting, to help you, I'm learning a thing or two - so as for the 'time', no worries!
All the best,
Alex
It's a hard call Alex, sometimes I think about a new website but there's enough going on for now I guess :)
ReplyDeleteLove the new header - nice, airy, bright, fresh...
ReplyDeleteThanks Lever, I'll pass it on :)
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