Harley Rubens
July 2025 - Untitled
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I was walking down the forestway path and saw this mother and daughter. I had my canon 6D with 70-200 lens and tele-extender to 280 mm, f5.6, ISO 200( unnecessarily high) and 1/200 sec. Photoshop, Lightroom and Topaz used. I did not like so much space between them so I did a creative move.
15 comments posted
Hi Harley,
You made the right choice by altering the space between the daughter and mother. I think the monochrome treatment allows us to focus more on the subjects. There are some artifacts around the daughter's hands that hints towards your digital editing. Posted: 07/18/2025 05:42:49
You made the right choice by altering the space between the daughter and mother. I think the monochrome treatment allows us to focus more on the subjects. There are some artifacts around the daughter's hands that hints towards your digital editing. Posted: 07/18/2025 05:42:49
Thank you for the input Bunny. I am not sure where the artifact is. I do not think my eyesight is what it used to be and I did alot of editing. The flower she is holding looks dried up in the editing for sure. Posted: 07/20/2025 18:23:32
Hi Harley,
Yes, the eyesight tends to change, as with me.
To check for artifacts, I zoom in. This is not as important with digital, but print will show these. I took a printing workshop recently with master printer Stephen Johnson. Over the decades he's worked with Adobe, Canon, Apple, and others to refine the tools we use. He took an hour on one of the student's photographs to track down how artifacts were generated, fixed them, and I was amazed I could see the difference. There are many tricks to get rid of what digital editing often introduces. (https://stephen-johnson-gtt1.squarespace.com) Posted: 07/20/2025 18:49:02
Yes, the eyesight tends to change, as with me.
To check for artifacts, I zoom in. This is not as important with digital, but print will show these. I took a printing workshop recently with master printer Stephen Johnson. Over the decades he's worked with Adobe, Canon, Apple, and others to refine the tools we use. He took an hour on one of the student's photographs to track down how artifacts were generated, fixed them, and I was amazed I could see the difference. There are many tricks to get rid of what digital editing often introduces. (https://stephen-johnson-gtt1.squarespace.com) Posted: 07/20/2025 18:49:02
Thanks. I will check. Posted: 07/20/2025 18:59:06
I checked but it seems he uses "artifacts" as a term for manmade objects connected with a certain locale. Posted: 07/22/2025 20:22:57
I should clarify. This was an in-person class so his tricks and tips won't be on the web. He is a "get it right in the camera" person.
I am a bit sensitive to looking for artifacts because when I competed in my local camera club, we had a few judges who would spot these things. Posted: 07/22/2025 21:45:20
I am a bit sensitive to looking for artifacts because when I competed in my local camera club, we had a few judges who would spot these things. Posted: 07/22/2025 21:45:20
This is a great image, Harley. I agree with you closing the distance. That would have never occurred to me, but it makes a world of difference. Excellent choice on using monochrome. The colors were muted, but the black and white conversion adds depth and texture to the frame. Posted: 07/22/2025 02:42:21
Thank you Andrew.
Posted: 07/22/2025 14:58:27
Posted: 07/22/2025 14:58:27
This is story telling at its best! Closing the space between mother and daughter adds significantly to this story. The story I "see" is that the daughter is bringing a flower to her mother but something out front of them has captured their attention. This has to be black and white. Posted: 07/22/2025 18:11:25
Thanks for the confirmation, Mark. Posted: 07/22/2025 20:19:34
Making the mother and daughter closer has increased the interaction between them. Also, converting the photo from color to monochrome makes the viewer to concentrate more on them, as well as creating a blurry background. Well done! Posted: 07/24/2025 13:29:15
Thss as no you Leo Posted: 07/25/2025 14:23:58
Not sure what I wrote. Think my spell checker or something changed it. I believe it was thank you Leo. Posted: 07/26/2025 18:53:02
You have created something very nice here Harley. Moving the mother and daughter closer together has created a much more intimate image. That and the conversion to mono brings the viewer right into the shot. I want to know what they are looking at. In this view the little girl is giving mom a flower while in the original she is just holding a flower.
Good job on seeing how this could be created and then making it happen. Posted: 07/26/2025 18:22:43
Good job on seeing how this could be created and then making it happen. Posted: 07/26/2025 18:22:43
Thank you Bruce. Posted: 07/26/2025 18:51:10