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Comment by jomari:
Such a connection! Congratulations on the HM, Jeff.

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Comment by sempermarine:

Originally posted by MeMex2: Great portrait Jeff. It seems that so many people want to know your technique and since The Godfather sent it to me, I thought I would share it. //wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop-quick-tip-create-a-dragan-style-portrait-effect-in-5-steps/

I'm certainly familiar with "Dragan" style and have influences from it. I don't follow any of those steps. I used "high pass" quite a bit in the past, but now I've found some other techniques that appeal to me. That's the wonderful thing about this art form. So many different ways to get to a certain outcome.

Here is the original:

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Comment by MeMex2:
Great portrait Jeff. It seems that so many people want to know your technique and since The Godfather sent it to me, I thought I would share it.
//wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop-quick-tip-create-a-dragan-style-portrait-effect-in-5-steps/

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Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congratulations on the HM. Wonderful portrait! I also love your editing style.

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Comment by PaulFrocchi:
THIS is amazing! I've looked this over, up and down, to try to figure out how to replicate in my work. you have this wonderful texture/detail in your work that just draws me in. I'm a fan of your processing.

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Comment by SJCarter:
Excellent - so glad to see this on the front page.

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Comment by Lydia:
Wonderful! Congratulations!

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Comment by HalldorIngi:
Congrats on the HM.

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Comment by sempermarine:

Originally posted by tanguera: Congrats on the HM, Jeff. You are the best subject!!!

Thanks. I'm the only subject that allows me to photo them. :)

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Comment by sempermarine:

Originally posted by P-A-U-L: Huge fan of your portraits. Congrats on the HM.

Thanks! Glad to hear you are a fan. Much appreciated.