Damien Symonds

Hooray!

I'm emailing you the finished full-size file at the moment. You should receive it soon. I can't possibly tell you how I did it, so even though I know you came here for help, not editing services, I hope you'll accept the file. No charge of course, but PLEASE promise me you'll sign up for the Raw Class very very soon. You REALLY need help.

How does this look?

https://www.damiensymonds.net/what2buy_cal.html

Everything (Bridge and Photoshop) MUST remain on "North America General Purpose 2", exactly as you said. DO NOT CHANGE THEM. If you have changed them, CHANGE THEM BACK. Then, all three (Bridge, ACR and Photoshop) will match identically. If they don't, let me know.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/please-ignore-your-monitor-profile.html

Could you send me the raw file? Please please PLEASE invest in a monitor calibrator. This is so bad.

Oh no, it doesn't matter which raw program you use. "SOOR" simply means "raw editing done". However ... ... that was catastrophically bad. I just want to see the clean-processed SOOR. Nothing "artistic", just good exposure, white balance, etc.

Let me know what she says

It looks good to me. I guess you'll have to run it past the mum and see if she approves, yeah?

Why ACR? It says in your sidebar that you use Lightroom?

Ok, let's try the easy method first. What about if you messed with some pseudo-lens-distortion while correcting the vertical lines?

The actual jpeg of it, ta.

Yes, I've had very good success with these in the past. I'm sure we'll be able to manage it. Wonderful! Can you post your SOOR for me? (Raw edits done, but no Photoshop work)

Hi Nicole, did you shoot raw by any chance?

Please don't be cryptic. Just answer the question. Or, let me ask it another way: If we were to only alter the size of the son, do you think the girl in glasses would look ok, or extra weird, remaining at the size she is now?

I'm trying to figure out what's required. Do you, or do you not, think that the girl with the glasses needs to be smaller also??

Well, I'm curious why the mom is only worried about the boys? Surely she would be more concerned that her daughter is giant compared to her?

Isn't it simply because he's a fair bit closer to the camera?

I've heard good things.

Oh yeah, shit! Never use Mpix or Mpix Pro, they're awful.

Can you name the two labs?

Fabulous! Then ditch the new lab.

That's absolutely fine. it doesn't matter what computer they were edited on. Please compare those prints to your new screen, and tell me how they look.

I forgot to say, these are great. Not dark or green at all. (Well, the backgrounds in the first two are dark because of your heavy vignette, but the people are perfect). There is no reason for these files to print badly.