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Being fairly new to this, I need some constructive comments on this image so I can get better. The thumb is included here...but it's only PG-13 (no elicit nudity). I think I must have posted it at the wrong time (10PM MST)...it's already gotten buried. What's generally the best time to post images and get some comments? PabloS

Actually I did see it in the gallery and thought it was one of the better posts of late! Sorry I don't get too much opportunity to make comments as most of my 'gallery surfing' is done from work (where I can't play with my programs myself...) Very Sweet Picture indeed ;-D (love the highlight you did on the fireplace too!)

Definitely naughty, but nice, too ;-) I might have tried having a main, red-orange light from the direction of the fireplace, and a subdued cool bluish "fake ambient" from the opposite directions. Perhaps matched by a very subdued cool rosy one pointing directly out of the camera (only shadows from the main light). If that's an early effort, you're gonna be good 8-)

Oh, and BTW - check the time at the top right corner of all R'osity pages. That's the american time (one of'em). I think the best time to post a new image is between 18 and 24, american time. After all, the majority of members are american, AND the majority of members are amateurs (like myself) who surf places like R'osity in the evenings and weekends.

It's a nice image. I'm pretty sure that I saw it too, and liked it. We all like to get comments (good and bad) on our images, thing is that the galleries are so darned full that it's nearly impossible to comment on everything you see, everything you like, or even everything you dislike. Compare the number of viewings to the number of comments, even on the elite "Hot 20" pics and you'll see that many many more people look than comment. The best way to get comments on your pics is to leave them on others' pics. This way when I am cruising along and a pic catches my eye but I may not usually comment, if I recognize the name as someone that has done me the service of commenting, I am more likely to comment myself. Of course I don't exclusively comment only to those that have commented to me, but a lot of the time that's how it works out.

The only thing Id seriously suggest is taking it into Photoshop for a little post work to even out the line of her thigh and maybe correct a little of the kink in her arm. If you feel like addressing it, Id also suggest doing a little more work on the lighting along the lines of what thip has suggested but with a slight glow over her left side (as we see it, not from her POV) to enhance the illusion of the lights coming from the tree.

Thanks! That's EXACTLY the kind of comments I'm looking for. It's much appreciated. Good lighting tips. I put two red spots coming out of that fireplace @ 200% trying to get it brighter. Thinking about it now, it could be that my red was too dark. I've been doing very little post work. Hoping to get a Wacom tablet for Christmas. Post work with a mouse is the pits!!! Thanks again. More?

Contrasts can sometimes make a light look bright even when it isn't. The above pic has the suggested setup plus two "rim lights", lights that are ALMOST hidden behind the figure, but turned just enough to highlight the edges of forms. I'm no master at it, but it's often worth trying.

Thanks Thip! A pic is worth a thousand words. I'd almost forgot about rim lighting. I should break out my photog notes on lighting.

You might want to also consider spending a couple of bucks at your local used book store for a book on theatrical lighting. I bought one when Bryce implemented the overhaul in lighting controls in version2, and I have sworn by it ever since, particularly when it comes to working with light and color. For example, in this piece, there are two side lights: one orange, one blue (Theres a third behind the figure as well). Theyre both set at equal lumination, yet the orange comes across as stronger, only because of the way we perceive adjoining, contrasty colors like this.

VirtualSite, Thanks for the tip. I hadn't thought about theatrical lighting.