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Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 7:09:34 AM- Glam Tutorial: #2 - HOT HOT HOT - and what's not not not... | ||||||
Glam Tutorial: #2 - HOT HOT HOT - and what's not not not... The "No Shit Sherlock" Statement of the Day: We all know good shit when we see it! (all together now...)"And the same can be said for photos you want to work with!" It doesn't matter how pretty she is, how (oh never mind). Picking the right photo to workup is half the battle in creating a GREAT final image. In this tutorial, I want to quickly run down a few things that make a picture work...and what doesn't, in my opinion (and everyone has their own...and a chance to have their own blog!). Beginning with our next tutorial bring along Photoshop or similar program, cause we'll be using it...from here on out. Okay, we now know we want a HIGH RESOLUTION image to work up (see Glam Tutorial #1 on why you want one) and I must say the one I've got is a beauty and so is she! Yeah, we like me some SexWoman! (that and the fact she's so graciously and freely given of herself to me allow us to play with her already pretty pixels). So let's be kind and generous and above all - gentlemen - to our lady. Thanks, babe! ("Whoo, whoo, whoo!" Quit pumping the arms guys...geez. Whew...okay...where was I? Oh yeah. The picture! The reason I chose this image over several she offered me to work up is because there are so many areas of technique we'll have to explore in order to get it ready for its Glam debut...techniques you'll use time and time again in many different situations and occasions. Why this pic? It's just a great shot. Here's why: (from an artistic point of view) 1. It has movement! She's not just sprawled out, legs in the air, in one of those "ya seen one - yaseen 100's of 'em" poses. The areas of interest are all still highlighted (yeah, we're talking tits and ass, "whoo, whoo, whoo" but they're not just thrown out at you as if your buddy was throwing you a beer. 2. The mirror image, adds a bit of cleverness. Though this idea is fairly common, in this shot the reflection is in nearly perfect depth of field proportion (see below) and it is not too large to compete with the main focus of the shot ("whoo, whoo, whoo", nor too small that we can't enjoy the intended reflected tease. Her photographer, whether he meant it or not, nailed it. ("Yeah, I bet he does, REGULARLY!! whoo, whoo, whoo!!" Oh come on, cut it out. A good shot will have great lines like these to help the viewer, subliminally, see what the photographer wants you to see ... drawing you into the picture. 3. And then there's the....whites of the eyes that are showing wonderfully! ("WHOA!...roll that back. The White's of her EYES? Geez, John. You look at that HOT SHOT and all you are looking at are her EYES?!?! Damn, son!" Hear me out...and try this out: Take your thumb (or some other appendage of yours) and cover her eyes for just a minute and then look at the picture for a few seconds. Without the eyes, this gal could be cripple, about to throw up, bend over with the cramps or just simply complaining that her back hurts. Now take the thumb (or other appendage...I don't want to know) away and look again. The entire story of this shot...which is raw fun and playfulness...are told through her eyes. And that's not true of just THIS shot...ANY shot of ANYbody. It is the main focus of our personal expression and identification. ..and the reason people who are shy on NN cover the eyes! Why wouldn't it make since to cover their hands, or their butt, or their boobs...they are just as much of your body as your eyes? "Well, because everyone will recognize me if they see my EYES!" Exactly! Yeah, tits and clits are great...but it's the EYES that sell the picture and the person. Even if they are closed (she's in extasy) or the head is turned so you can't see them (she's bashful, isn't that cute) or she covers them with black tape (she's a bitch!) It's because of the appearance of the eyes, or lack there of, that your mind reads the picture and forms an opinion of the person (she's hot or she's not). Got it? MOVING ON! 4. And finally I chose this shot because of all the fun extraneous stuff that currently is competing with her for your attention. It all needs to be toned down, torn down or wiped from the face of the earth. I'm talking about the drawers of clothes to the left, and those pictures of the family behind her...and... =============== We interrupt this tutorial for a "Keats Law": There's nothing more distracting or will drag the attention of the viewer away from the main focus of the picture quicker than - another picture in that same picture. Think about it. It's like a magnet...like moths to a flame, like bears to honey, like Federline to skanks. We're just curious people by nature. Don't you find yourself trying to see if you can see those other little people in the pictures too? (and you thought I was weird about the eyes...look at YOU!) So, unless you absolutely intend it to be that way...don't do it. You're only competing against yourself. Subliminally anyway. And you run the risk of someone in the smaller picture being hotter than you are. ("Watch it, man, that's could be my mom you're talking about!" =============== ...and then there's all those reflected lines caused by the camera flash that you see inside the beveled mirror, criss-crossing the wall and her...her wonderfully supple, heart shaped (focus, damn it)...ahem, across her butt. So, that's why I chose to use this picture...there's lots of creative stuff we can do to take a good shot and get it ready for it's Glam cover debut...and we'll learn lots of stuff before we're finished. And while we do...well, those drop dead gorgeous EYES will be staring at me the whole time! ("Damn, man, stop it already...you're freaking me out". Next time...make some coffee before you come back...we're going to be working with CURVES!!! And that's something we DON'T want to rush. Remember to bring Photoshop or your favorite image editor along...we'll be using it from here on out. See you next time, jk. | ||||||
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Sunday, January 7, 2007, 11:34:37 PM- Glam Tutorial: #1 - Resolution - Bigger is Better! | ||||||
Glam Tutorial: #1 - Resolution - Bigger is Better! The "No Shit Sherlock" Statement of the Day: You can't do a damn thing to make shit smell good. And the same can be said for photos you want to work with. It doesn't matter how pretty she is, how good a photographer you are, how good the lighting is, whether she's in a thong, corsette or a rubber mask, if the image ain't got enough pixels you're punked. If you know all about pixels you can skip this section. Go ahead, we'll wait. (Okay, are they gone?...good...what a bunch of geeks!) Pixels are little, itsy-bitsy dots that make up a picture. And just like group sex, the more of them you have, the better! ("Geez, you could have used a more "family friendly" example like it's the difference between a regular TV and a High-Def TV". "I know, but this is NN!" The number of these litte guys you have in each inch of the picture is called the picture's RESOLUTION. (Say it with me, RES-O-LU-TION...good!). To demonstrate why RESOLUTION is important please welcome my lovely new assistant...you know her, you love her...give it up for "SexWoman"! (thunderous applause erupts) Can you tell a difference between the two images (besides the obvious "newbienudes.com" logo, duh). Look real close. The one on the left is the "low-resolution" (72 dpi or dots per inch) image you have seen on NN...and the one of the right is the "high-resolution" (300 dpi) original I received to work on. (see finished image here: [url]https://www.newbienudes.com/photos/default.asp?AT=U&OB=D&SB=johnkeats[/url]) Now let's get up close and personal with SexWoman! I mean really close. Let's zoom all the way in so we can see that cute little mole she has just below her right arm. Whoa! See the difference now? The left picture, our low-resolution image, now looks like...well...you know...while the right picture, the high-resolution image, still looks like SexWoman's cute little mole. The problem comes when you're trying to "Glam up" the pictures. Sure you might come out with a fairly decent looking image if you started with the one on the left...but it would look and feel "fuzzy" almost out of focus. If you had the right image to start with, as I did, the finished product would be much more precise. Had the resolution been even higher, say 1200 dpi you would have noticed even more clarity. How do you get a high resolution photo? That's your camera's job. Most of you probably know you can change the settings on your digital camera to where you can shoot upwards of 100 or more shots before you fill your card. That's LOW resolution. For HIGH resolution, you want the setting that allows you only a dozen or so shots before you're full. I know it's a pain to shoot some hot chick, rolling around the floor with your best friend, screaming in extasy only to have to stop to download your shots into the computer before you can continue...but remember, paying attention to foreplay makes for a better climax. (Is it getting hot in here?) Remember, the HIGHEST resolution (highest number of pixels) you have the better. (Okay - tell the others to come back in.) Hi guys. Welcome back! We were just talking about how cool you are to know about pixels! Let's continue... The best images to use will have a resolution of 300 dpi at the least or hopefully much higher. I prefer 1200 dpi or better. A photography studio, for instance, shoots even higher resolutions than that. But hey, I'm a guy, I'll take what I can get. Assignment: Strip you favorite gal(s) down to next to nothing and grab that camera and shoot a couple of shots at different resolutions and then compare them side by side on your computer. You'll never look at her the same way again. Off the wall hint: High resolution is THE SINGLE best thing you can do for your photos. Bad lighting, bad hair day and bad scenery can all be fixed (and we will later). And the photos you upload to NN or get printed at the local photo store will look much sharper too and all because you simply began your date with digital cavier instead of a burger and fries. See you next time. jk. | ||||||
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Sunday, January 7, 2007, 8:26:06 PM- Glam Tutorial: #0 - Prelude | ||||||
Glam Tutorial: #0 - Prelude "This might just do nobody any good." - Edward R. Murrow I've always loved that quote and I think is applicable for what we're going to attempt here. Hey, if nothing else - there's a free Starbucks coffee in it for you! Details coming up! Many have taken time to write and ask a multitude of questions concerning some of the workups I've posted here at NN. So, I thought it might be useful to begin a series of tutorials explaining some of the techniques I employ in the workups and how you can get the same results. This will be an ongoing series with no end in sight (hell, we haven't even seen the beginning yet!). And the parts will come randomly but in order. (say what?) My plan is to break down the steps of going from good shots to great shots in the order in which I do them...from the arrival of the raw image...to the posting of the finished product. As I have a REAL job these tutorials will be put up as I have the time to do them. So no guarantees as to when they'll appear, just check back every so often, if you don't mind. Let me begin by saying these tutorials are NOT to be considered the "be all, end all" of digital art techniques...for although I've been a digital artist for more than a decade, I too am still learning. That's one of the great aspects of this field...there's always a new way, a better way of doing things. So my explanations of a technique to achieve a certain result may be totally different from the way you do it. And that's great! And I hope you'll share you're ideas so we can all learn more together...which is really what this blog is all about...taking a good picture and turning it into something special. (And the chicks you make look great will dig you!) Prerequisites - =============== * Photo manipulation software (Photoshop, Fireworks, GIMP, Paint Shop Pro, etc.) * Imagination My tutorials will be based on using Photoshop CS2. But any of the other programs listed above will work just fine. All have basically the same set of tools that work the same way. So you should have no trouble following along. If you don't have the software, see my previous blog entry on getting a great program free. Alright...you ready? We cool? Great! What's that? Oh Yeah!...the free Starbuck's Coffee! Here's how to get it. Next time you're in the Washington DC area, drop me a note before you come and I'll buy you a cup. I love meeting people I know on NN. jk. | ||||||
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Friday, January 5, 2007, 8:18:17 AM- John Keats FAQ | ||
1. Who are you and why do you do this? By profession, I am a graphic/digital artist and web designer based in the Wash. DC area. Working up images on NN provides me with the opportunity to tryout different digital artistry techniques on "real life" subjects versus the ad agency polished pictures I usually work on. 2. Have we seen your work outside of NN? Probably. If you go to any Barnes & Nobels or Borders bookstores and look at the magazine rack this month (Jan, 07) you'll see my work on three covers. 3. Do you just copy an image, work it up and post it? NO! I NEVER do any workups without permission...and NEVER post the finished product without permission as well. I have too much respect for the people allowing me to work on their image to violate their privacy. 4. Do you seek out photos to work on or do people contact you? Both. If I find a pic in NN that I'd love to work up, I'll contact the person and ask for permission. Others PM me asking if I would be interested in working up a shot or two. I'll take a look at it and if I think I can enhance the beauty of the shot then I'll give it a go. 5. I'm concerned about showing my face on NN but I'd love to have a picture done for my wife. Do you do private workups that won't appear on NN? Yes. In fact, only about 30% of the work I do for NN members ever appears on the site. 6. Will you digitally modify a picture showing, for instance, my wife in a gangbang? NO. That's not my thing. I'm not opposed to it nor the people who do do that, but I'm more interested in enhancing the beauty of the original shot. Every woman, I think, dreams of seeing herself in the ultimate light and that's what I strive to do. 7. Some of the pictures seem a little extra-blurry, how come? Primarily because of the original. Because I am not a Premium Member I usually only have the low resolution pictures you see when you click a thumbnail to work with. The lack of resolution causes the "blurriness". Some send me their original high-resolution pictures directly so the end product will look the best. 8. Can I submit images to you directly to workup? Yes! Not being a Premium Member on NN means the only versions of the images I can get are the small low-resolution images. You can email the images to: [url]mailto:jkgirls@gmail.com[/url] 9. What do you look for in the pictures you choose to workup? First and foremost...EYES. This is the secret to great erotic photography. Not breasts, butts or clits. The eyes of the subject tell the story of the image and the rest of the body is the supporting cast. There are very few pictures I'll workup if I can't see the eyes. Try it yourself. Find a great picture you like and then put your thumb over the eyes and notice how the feel of the picture changes dramatically. 10. Do I have to be model gorgeous? No! Every woman as her own beauty within and the entire reason I work on these images is continue to hone the different digital techniques to bring out her natural beauty. And if the results are not satisfactory to her then the image never sees the light of day. 11. References? Feel free to contact any of the women in my gallery I've worked up. They'll attest to my veracity. 12. I'd like to learn how you do what you do? If there's enough interest, I'll be glad to add tutorials on the various techniques I use in this blog. 13. What software do you use? Photoshop CS2...see you could do it at home, too! I have an abundant supply of additional filters, etc. but I don't use them for the pics I workup on NN. Filters are great, but you don't learn much by using them. That's why I've decided to stick with just CS2 for the images here. 14. Can you suggest poses? If you are looking for ideas for great erotic photo shoots I would recommend signing up for the FREE Met-Art newsletter. [url]http://www.met-art.com/newsletter.htm[/url] This comes out several times a week and I think offers some of the most creative erotic shoots on the internet. NOTE: I admit, I have done work for two of their photographers but have no other financial link to the site...and am not getting paid for my endorsement. 15. What do you charge for "Glamming" up NN pics? HA! Nothing...even for the private ones. Go back to Question #1 for further explanation. | ||
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