Damien Symonds

Ok, so if you cropped a landscape to portrait, you should still be safe? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2014/03/how-aggressively-can-i-crop.html

Remind me how many megapixels your camera shoots?

It sounds like you're using the keyboard buttons to adjust brightness? DO NOT do that. Use the slider.

Darn. Ok, then you'd better calibrate with a slightly lower brightness

How's the daytime match now?

@Michelle Lynn Photos have you ordered those prints yet?

It's a PSD file. It opens in Photoshop. Which version of Photoshop do you have?

How did you go, @Alley?

@gelz?

Here's the PSD file so you can see how it's done: https://max.mailbigfile.com/9ea53b984f07cbd8f271a5edff79935f/listFiles.php

Liquify is really easy, I promise. I encourage you to do this: https://www.damiensymonds.net/liquify-video/ In this particular case, some masking will be required afterwards. Do you know how to do layer masking?

Yeah, this is a very simple matter of liquify. Have you used it before?

That's what I think too. So may I see a crop of the photo showing her whole torso? I need to see if it's possible to liquify her shirt a bit.

Hi @Alley, there would be two different approaches, I think. Leave the shirt exactly where it is, and just remove the visible part of the nipple and pretend that her nipple is in a different position on her breast. Leave the nipple where it is but move the shirt over to cover it. Which one would you prefer?

No, sorry

Screenshot please.

A little underexposed, yes. Absolutely. Your screen is too bright, which is making your brain think it's ok to leave your photos too dark.

No, I'm pretty sure you DID mention that. After we finish Phase 1 (getting your screen correct during the day) we commence Phase 2 (getting your room properly lit at night).

To me, that looks like the best option, yes. You don't need to have the desk right in that corner. In fact, it would be better not to. But some way along that wall would be good.

It's best to have the window beside you if possible. Perpendicular to your line of sight with your screen.

Ok, great. Lustre is good. Time to move your computer to a different room with bigger windows, I guess.

What paper are the prints on?

Have they arrived yet?

It's all in the class: https://www.damiensymonds.net/trainingsharp.html

How close to the prints?