okay heres something topic related your first tag is lq and poorly made since you used blur to make a focal, your second tag has pretty much nothing to comment on.

This post was edited by Golden_star on Jul 6 2012 09:03am

I read your first post. I did not mistake it for a signature, nor did I suggest reading signature tutorials. I don't think you have accomplished what you were aiming for as the focal is pretty much the same even though you added some light and blur. Go read a couple of photo manipulation tutorials.

This post was edited by emu on Jul 6 2012 09:08am

You probably havn't read my topic.



The picture is scaled down, and there is a better different on the stock size But I will definitively read some manipulation tutorials Thank you sir.

I understand your goal, but on the other hand, what you're trying to accomplish has already been done by the director, with the lens focus and lighting etc. The focus was on de caprio before you started. You can wrap it up saying the last few layers were x and y, but this kind of thing can be done very very easily with a few mouse clicks.


The signature you posted is poor. I understand you want to keep the focal, but that's always the aim with any signature. As killkillkill said, it looks like you ran it through instagram and added some poor smudging. You need to do tutorials as others have said. Even if you don't want to make flashy signatures, a lot of what you'll learn about coloring, composition and manipulating will directly translate to what you want to do.

Agreed.