Self-Portrait
by daboardergirl

Comment:
Okay, I'm starting to repeat myself ... once again, beautiful eyes. Absolutely gorgeous.

I don't care for the skin tones, however. It looks like you took the image illuminated by an incandescent light and didn't quite get the WB right, so the skin tones suffered.

Feb. 1
by daboardergirl

Comment:
Beautiful eyes. Creative processing. Very interesting.

Feb. 2
by daboardergirl

Comment:
Love the eyes and the subtle smile. Beautiful processing everywhere except the top of the hat ... it almost merges with the wall. Need to do something about that ... maybe burn the wall?

Green Eyes Day 3
by tjbel05

Comment:
Boy... everyone else is saying the like it and I hate to be one to disagree. I do like the idea. I'd like to see what the original looked like in color because I think this image is suffering from a bad B&W conversion. And for me, the selective desat doesn't work because your eyes are too small within the image to really see the color. The part I don't like most is your upper cheek and forehead. They don't look all that bright, and yet they give every indication of being "blown out". Perhaps because of Neat Image? (blown out highlights are notorious for their lack of detail and NI removes detail, so that may be why they appear to be blown)

I'd be happy to take a shot at the B&W conversion (not that I'm the greatest, I generally don't do a lot of B&Ws). Email me if you're interested.

041_Me1.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
Skin tones are lighter/better here than in #055. Might be good to reduce saturation just a bit though.

I keep wondering about the pose ... maybe sitting up a little straighter would help? Also, turn your head slightly more towards the camera so that the far eye (your right eye in this instance) is complete. Right now it is partially blocked by your nose on one side, and left hanging (no skin to surround it) on the other side. It'll only require that you turn your head slightly to correct both issues.

055_Me2.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
For one thing, I like that you still have texture in your skin. To many people PS-the-heck out of skin and turn it plastic. I do, however, think you could lighten the skin up a bit (perhaps the overall picture could use a bump in Curves to bring the lighting up). I'd also get rid of the redness that is in your eye.

Actually, thinking along different lines... try this one in B&W and see what you get.

044_me5.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
This is my favorite. But I wish your toe wasn't cut off, and I think there are better positions for your left hand, unless you were purposely hiding it...

The Last Dance
by Blue Moon

Comment:
Beautiful image. Seriously under appreciated judging by the score. Keep it up.

198.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
Love the colors, the back lighting, the sharp focus on the subject and the bokeh in the background. Beautifully done.

Stare
by lovethelight

Comment:
Congratulations Claire ... you're racking up the 7's now! :-)