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Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D

09/28/2007 01:08:30 PM · #1

I have been going through some retouching tutorials, so please let me know what you think. Was the PP too heavy handed? Are the skin tones right? Is it too bright? (like it bright) etc, whatever you can say to help ;)

This is the shot, and yes I hate to have missed her ear ;)

Nikolai1024

Nikon D300

09/28/2007 01:12:49 PM · #2

Looks like some green light is coming from somewhere.

jenesis

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/28/2007 01:15:49 PM · #3

Overall, I'd say you did a nice job. Her eyes are beautiful and her skin texture is good. There is a bit of a strange color cast as Nikolai pointed out, but I see more orange. Then again, my monitor isn't the best either. :)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/28/2007 01:18:57 PM · #4

Originally posted by Nikolai1024:

Looks like some green light is coming from somewhere.

Thanks to both :)

I can see some green, I think, on her hair but then I look again and it is gone :P (if that makes sense) maybe the crappy monitor.

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

09/28/2007 01:22:22 PM · #5

yes, the color seems a bit off, but not terrible.

See where the outside of the eye meets her nose (i've always called it an eye pit), you can see a crease there - where bright skin meets dark skin. That line (crease, whatever, can be easily removed with either the healing brush and clone brush or even just by subtle blurring. Also, I can see more veins in the whites of her eyes ... simple to remove, but looks 100% better.

Also, since you've missed her ear, why not crop closer and remove her ear entirely, that way it doesn't look like an accident.

well done.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

09/28/2007 01:22:59 PM · #6

I definitely see green in the hair and on the left side of her face too, but I think it could be something to do with curves in PP rather than lighting? Did you do something on the left/bottom of the red channel curve? Move it more to the right or something? I think it's shadows are showing as a greenish tint.

Message edited by author 2007-09-28 13:24:41.

LeeD

Canon EOS-30D

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

09/28/2007 01:24:15 PM · #7

I like the shot, but agree with the colors. Were you using two different light sources? It looks like it's reddish orange on the right and greenish blue on the left. Almost like you were mixing lights with two different color temperatures.

Louis

Nikon D800

09/28/2007 01:42:45 PM · #8

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09/28/2007 01:45:01 PM · #9

Thanks, I appreciate all the help.

It was around 10pm and the idea never was to take some portraits. My friend ask me to take some pics for some kind of project and at the end she decided she wanted to pose a bit ;) (ladies!)

As for the light, there was some lights in the room (tungsten, I guess) and that was mixed with an off-camera flash (not color corrected).

In this image I think the problem was me messing around with "correcting by the numbers" (curves in PS). But there was another pic (you can see it on the new left bar when you click on this thread's image) in which her skin got several different color patches from orange-ish to greenish, that was definitely the different light available.

Too many words! well tnx ;)

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

09/28/2007 02:06:04 PM · #10

different crop, high key black and white layer over top with opacity set to 65%

(still a little green)

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09/28/2007 03:09:44 PM · #11

Originally posted by hopper:

different crop, high key black and white layer over top with opacity set to 65%

(still a little green)

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Thanks I love the crop! I will correct the green and try different a differen cropping.

When you say Black and white, it means..? :) thanks

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

09/28/2007 03:20:55 PM · #12

channel mixer layer - set to monochrome - somewhere around 80%red, 0%green, 20%blue

but that layer should be on top and set to 65% ish opacity

Originally posted by Valdo:

When you say Black and white, it means..? :) thanks

Sunniee