[kirstindale]

I was trying to go for a more deadly sexy look. Can anyone tell me how to reduce the grainyness of the picture? Many thanks.

[Toad]

Personally, I kind of like the grain on this shot.

[NT73]

I have not used it, but Noise Ninja seems to be the bees knees. I am presuming noise, rather than grain, unless you are using film.
I can't see much noise at this resolution though. I don't know about sexy, but sultry comes to mind.

[matthew]

Hi;

Nobody else has mentioned this, but the second image wasn't displaying for me, so I took the liberty of fixing the link. I hope you don't mind. (I left the original link above it as well, just to make sure that I didn't break anything that was working. If anyone can see both, let me know.)

They're both very attractive photos, but the feel of them is different. The B&W and expression on the first is more contemplative and keeps the subject (or rather the viewer) at a distance. The second image, with the strong colour and eye contact, is much more engaging and striking.

[kirstindale]

thankyou! yeah, the second image didn't work as soon as I posted it, so I just kind of left it because I'd posted it three times and still no luck, so thanks for fixing it! and thanks for your comments

[Wedding Shooter]

The second shot is far closer to your intended end - like both shots and the grain is fine for me (Noise Ninja is good if you want to get rid of grain/noise).