I'm going to respectfully disagree here, and cast another vote for Philippe's
version, specifically because he gave the face texture that we would expect to
be there in men of a certain age. Especially icons such as Brian Wilson. If
someone has a pic of him, I want to see what he looks like, not what his
publicist wants him to look like. I believe Philippe's version cleaves closer
to what I would expect.
That said, I do not disagree about brightness and sharpness drawing the
eye--especially brightness. In that regard, the shirt indeed needs toning down,
and perhaps a few distracting elements as well. But it's Brian Wilson, so an
array of microphones is also not unexpected.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Nov 5, 2013, at 1:51 AM, Moose wrote:
> On 11/4/2013 8:57 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> I just finally had time to compare the two side-by-side. Philippe did a
>> de-focus-ey thing with the mic and the lower part of the shirt.
>
> As he's said, he did a lot more than that, giving it a bit or the Philitone
> treatment. Very grabby, with the rough,
> strong sharpening and increased contrast. Fun, but a bit over the top for a
> portrait.
>
> There are basically two things that attract the eye within an image,
> sharpness and brightness. As the face isn't very
> sharp, the shirt is both sharp and bright, and there are other bright things,
> the face doesn't stand out.
>
> For my version, I've blurred shirt, neck and background, and made them less
> bright. I've sharpened the face as a whole a
> little and really sharpened the closest eye. It's an old portrait technique
> to get the primary eye sharp, the mouth and
> the nose a little less so. I also cleaned out a few irrelevant, distracting
> bright things.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Braun/BW_in_B&W.htm>
>
> Another technique is to use the rule of thirds and put the primary eye at a
> junction. Obvious, maybe, but still
> generally effective. In this case, it eliminates a lot of distracting stuff,
> so the face really stands out.
>
> Cosmetic Moose
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