12-jan 2010. portrait.. melissa and guinea pig
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by caseyface: Great shot! I used to have guinea pigs, so this automatically jumped out at me. What did you do to this one? The person's coloring looks more muted. It's not a bad thing, mind you, but I am just curious if you processed it somehow.

put it in photoshop so i could tell you .. !!
duplicated background layer and did a gaussian blur on new layer in soft light blending mode ..
lucisart/whyeth action on the pig .. sharpened ..
black and white adjustment layer at 61% but painted it out in a mask on the guinea pig ..
levels adjustment layer ..
for vignette i created a new layer and selected an area a lot inside the image border and inverted the selection .. then select/modify/feather at 250% and filled the area i'd selected with a very dark brown colour in soft light blending mode .. brought down the opacity to 81% ..

Colours
by Jedusi

Comment:
this is amazing steve.. i love the different fabrics and shapes & the fantastic crop and then her eyes ..
i've seen a few shots in this side challenge of a young woman who the camera loves A LOT .. !!! .. i was wondering if she was your daughter .. ?? .. anyhoooooooooooo .. she has the most amazing eyes ..
this is so excellent .. i've opened it a couple of times in the last day or wotever but hadnt commented .. it deserves a heap of comments .. its WOW .. !! ...

Hot and Spicy
by njsabs

Comment:
lol .. this is so cool .. he's not only an incredibly photogenic guy but tough as well .!!. i mean 1 straight and undiluted drop of tabasco on the tongue and i'd be screaming .. !! .. he certainly is a very good sport ..
i love the imagination behind this idea .. different, funny, interesting, brings a smile to my face .. the lighting and processing is perfect too .. love the hat . !!.;)

Can I help you?
by Paul

Comment:
this is so cool .. just love the 'step back in time' feel ... love her pose, expression, hair, the clothes, the tears on the sleeves ? .... its like a weird concoction of modern and a bygone era .. fantastic portrait . !!..:)

. . and the lion shall lie down with the lamb . .
by Jedusi

Comment:
I LIKE IT .. !!!!!!! ..:)

by yanko

Comment:
i love the contrast between the old fashioned and the modern .. exceptionally fine colours ..
this is a stunning portrait .. !!..:)

curb feelers
by Jutilda

Comment:
this is so excellent judy ... love the white border and your crop .. WOW .. !!..:)

Jan 14 2010
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
stunning model jaime .. its a wonderful portrait ..
you're portraits are brilliant .. !!! ..:)

boys
by Jutilda

Comment:
its a great shot judy ..
but this is wot i imagined .. you took the shot and then you fell over backwards .. they ROFLTAO .. would'v made a great diptych .. !!! ..:)x

lurking in the shadows
by Lutchenko

Comment:
just incredible .. i love your processing so much .. and your model has such a great look .. fantastic combination .. :)