P&S Day 3: Jess
by socalsteve

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Steve - was viewing one of the others in your series and this thumb caught my eye again. I think it is worth salvaging. I did a quick retouch on it and uploaded it here - you will see the retouched version, mouseover to see the original. I tried not to go too "plastic" and left some of the lines around her eyes that I think actually are a positive attribute to her appearance. A little cloning & healing on the chest, cloning over the random hairs and a little liquify/reshaping of the hair as well. If you worked on the large version, you could probably come up with something better. I don't know how you feel about retouching to this extent - if you don't care for it, consider this my own exercise. :)

P&S Day 8: Jess VI
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Comment by whiteroom:
you need to tickle her, or i have heard make the model jump to relax them.
:) she's pretty.
what color lip gloss would that be?

P&S Day 8: Jess VI
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Comment by Art Roflmao:
I think the photography aspects & technicals are all great - lighting, focus, etc. Not sure about her expression though - she looks like she's smiling grudgingly. Love the eyes though.

P&S Day 6: Jess IV
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Comment by BeckyT:
Great choice with black on black and the pose.

P&S Day 7: Jess V
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Comment by BeckyT:
Wow you are really are coming along. Hard to believe this is your first photo shoot.

P&S Day 7: Jess V
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Comment by ShutterPug:
For a first shoot, you sure shot some awesome portraits. This is excellent.

P&S Day 6: Jess IV
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Comment by ShutterPug:
Excellent portrait. Has a very sensual feeling to it.

P&S Day 7: Jess V
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Comment by Budya:
Great portrait! I love that you can see the color of her eyes. Beautifully done.

P&S Day 7: Jess V
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Comment by jhess77:
Great shot. Only change I would of done, would be to tone down the highlights on the left side a bit to bring out a bit more details in the shirt and hands. Still, its more of a personal approach and its a great shot. Really like the colors and the eyes.

P&S Day 7: Jess V
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Comment by Kelli:
This came out beautifully!