The photo quality of your picture is really sharp! This works well in the face area but needs to be blurred out a lot more around the edges of the face and the background in order to imply more depth and reference the short depth of field the cameras of the time had.
The attempt at simulating the eb and flow of the emulsion is very successful. the effect communicates a strong feeling that the coating was wet at some point. One thing I would recommend for adjustment would be the aspect ratio. It is too tall to be a 4x5. You also might want to explore toning the highlights.
Beautiful portrait! In your eyes, who is this woman representing in that time period? It would be interesting to incorporate a prop and/or signifier of her role in mid-1800's society. The digital wet plate look is nice with this shot, however it seems to be condensed into the four corners of the composition, maybe getting rid of one of the corners tarnishing can add a nice asymmetrically :)
Beautiful portrait! In your eyes, who is this woman representing in that time period? It would be interesting to incorporate a prop and/or signifier of her role in mid-1800's society. The digital wet plate look is nice with this shot, however it seems to be condensed into the four corners of the composition, maybe getting rid of one of the corners tarnishing can add a nice asymmetrically :)
This is a gorgeous portrait! The distressing is certainly wet plate inspired. However, the one thing I felt like it was lacking was some sort of blur in the image. Everything is nice and sharp here, so maybe consider adding some sort of motion blur to the edges of the face? I also agree with Jamila's comment about the 4 corners, go for some asymmetry!
This is a striking image as the subjects gaze and expression seem almost defiant, yet calm. It's also framed in an interesting way with the white veil. However, in terms of the wet plate, I would push the destructive quality, especially around the edges, as the process almost always destroyed these lines. I would also utilize a shorter depth of field or use photoshop to create this illusion. A more blurred/soft background would actually make the face appear sharper due to the contrast. Here's a famous example:
the flow of the emulsion looks really good! it looks really convincing as well as the lighting in this made it seem as in a way very melancholic which I like conveying a certain emotion that I get from it, the tones in the cloth could be adjusted a bit but great work.
The composition is very confronting, with eyes that are accusatory, and the effect is well achieved. In aging the photograph artificially, there are a lot of examples of portraiture to turn to for reference, and in my admittedly brief research, near all of them had significant examples of blurriness, especially in loose fabrics and hair. While it isn't wrong to not have those, I would argue that it would sell the illusion even more if you played around with blurring some of those elements.
I really like how sharp this image is, however if it was just a tiny bit blurred on the head covering it would've worked better. Both bottom edges seem like they are repeating itself if some way. Maybe a bit more of the bottom part should have been missing? Overall, I really like this piece.
The photo quality of your picture is really sharp! This works well in the face area but needs to be blurred out a lot more around the edges of the face and the background in order to imply more depth and reference the short depth of field the cameras of the time had.
ReplyDeleteThe attempt at simulating the eb and flow of the emulsion is very successful. the effect communicates a strong feeling that the coating was wet at some point. One thing I would recommend for adjustment would be the aspect ratio. It is too tall to be a 4x5. You also might want to explore toning the highlights.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't change anything about this picture. Very well done!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful portrait! In your eyes, who is this woman representing in that time period? It would be interesting to incorporate a prop and/or signifier of her role in mid-1800's society. The digital wet plate look is nice with this shot, however it seems to be condensed into the four corners of the composition, maybe getting rid of one of the corners tarnishing can add a nice asymmetrically :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful portrait! In your eyes, who is this woman representing in that time period? It would be interesting to incorporate a prop and/or signifier of her role in mid-1800's society. The digital wet plate look is nice with this shot, however it seems to be condensed into the four corners of the composition, maybe getting rid of one of the corners tarnishing can add a nice asymmetrically :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous portrait! The distressing is certainly wet plate inspired. However, the one thing I felt like it was lacking was some sort of blur in the image. Everything is nice and sharp here, so maybe consider adding some sort of motion blur to the edges of the face? I also agree with Jamila's comment about the 4 corners, go for some asymmetry!
ReplyDeleteThis is a striking image as the subjects gaze and expression seem almost defiant, yet calm. It's also framed in an interesting way with the white veil. However, in terms of the wet plate, I would push the destructive quality, especially around the edges, as the process almost always destroyed these lines. I would also utilize a shorter depth of field or use photoshop to create this illusion. A more blurred/soft background would actually make the face appear sharper due to the contrast. Here's a famous example:
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the flow of the emulsion looks really good! it looks really convincing as well as the lighting in this made it seem as in a way very melancholic which I like conveying a certain emotion that I get from it, the tones in the cloth could be adjusted a bit but great work.
ReplyDeleteThe composition is very confronting, with eyes that are accusatory, and the effect is well achieved. In aging the photograph artificially, there are a lot of examples of portraiture to turn to for reference, and in my admittedly brief research, near all of them had significant examples of blurriness, especially in loose fabrics and hair. While it isn't wrong to not have those, I would argue that it would sell the illusion even more if you played around with blurring some of those elements.
ReplyDeleteI really like how sharp this image is, however if it was just a tiny bit blurred on the head covering it would've worked better. Both bottom edges seem like they are repeating itself if some way. Maybe a bit more of the bottom part should have been missing? Overall, I really like this piece.
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