A couple more portrait attempts - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

10/16/2004 05:30:00 PM · #1

She's visiting me for the weekend so we decided to have a shoot. Let me know what you think, and how they could be better etc. Thanks!

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My first use of bluring, I think it turned out pretty well!

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I love to do this effect! Is the zipper under her face too bright? should that be edited out, just wondering if that's bothering anyone.

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soup

Canon EOS-30D

10/16/2004 05:35:40 PM · #2

the 1st image is much better, the eyes in the 2nd are TOO blue

and yes fix the bright zipper reflection, is it bothering you?

Rooster

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

10/16/2004 05:35:49 PM · #3

ilike to colour version much better. the zipper is a tad bright now that you mention it.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

10/16/2004 05:43:16 PM · #4

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ok here's a rework of the 2nd one. Just blacked out the zipper, and didn't mess with the cyan or blue channels at all. Just desat. every but those two channels, no saturation or hue at all.

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cbeller

Nikon D300

10/16/2004 05:56:30 PM · #5

zipper is much better. Personally, I dont care for the selective desaturation here, but that could just be me. I also think it would have been better if you had her look into the camera.

Edit: I really like the colour one, btw.

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MikeO

Fujifilm x100

10/16/2004 06:02:35 PM · #6

Hi logan - yeh its better without the zipper, I like both shots though maybe eyes are a little bit overdone in the b&w shot, but thats down to personal tastes.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

10/16/2004 06:09:17 PM · #7

Originally posted by chinstrap:

Hi logan - yeh its better without the zipper, I like both shots though maybe eyes are a little bit overdone in the b&w shot, but thats down to personal tastes.

The eyes in the second photo haven't been edited at all though. I can't help if her eyes are really bright!

pcody

Canon PowerShot G6

10/16/2004 06:13:33 PM · #8

Hope you don't mind. I took the color one and did a color shift. Yours looked just a little dull and the whites of her eyes seemed to be off. I used that as a reference point and changed them to a more neutral gray color. It looks like the desat one also has to much blue in the whites of her eyes.

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

10/16/2004 06:15:26 PM · #9

Originally posted by pcody:

I think it looks good bright, but that might be a bit too bright for me. Somewhere inbetween the two might work quite well. I hadn't thought that it looked dull until you posted this, thanks for the new perspective.

dartompkins

Nikon D70s

10/16/2004 06:31:36 PM · #10

I really like the first one, especially after the slight color shift. I am not a fan of the selective desat. I would love to see that one in color as well. Also, I don't think you need the model looking at the camera always. I think it adds to the interest of the first shot to have her looking away. It makes me remember about being a teenager and wondering and dreaming about all the things you plan for yourself. The second might have been a little better with her looking at the camera. Just my 2 cents.

pcody

Canon PowerShot G6

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

10/16/2004 06:35:07 PM · #11

I meant to say it has an overall green tinge to it which masks the true colors. Plus the blue in the eyes. Could be caused by the environment the photo was taken in, such as the grass reflecting back onto her face and the color of her jacket? Look at all the medium tones on her face. But I agree mine is to bright. It erases all her freckles, which is an endearing feature red heads have.

10/16/2004 06:39:17 PM · #12

Originally posted by dartompkins:

here you go, a very quick edit.
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Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

10/16/2004 11:05:23 PM · #13

Originally posted by pcody:

It could be, but it's also likely caused by the way I edit photos with the red blue and green channels in the levels part of photoshop. It would probably be better to use curves... if I had it in this version.

just-married

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

10/16/2004 11:35:50 PM · #14

Beautiful model. Keep the color. The desat looks forced, and the lack of color in the photo makes the eyes look fake, even though they're not. The color version is great. The blurring worked well. Mind sharing your process?

dartompkins

Nikon D70s

10/16/2004 11:40:36 PM · #15

Originally posted by kyebosh:

Originally posted by dartompkins:
I really like the first one, especially after the slight color shift. I am not a fan of the selective desat. I would love to see that one in color as well. Also, I don't think you need the model looking at the camera always. I think it adds to the interest of the first shot to have her looking away. It makes me remember about being a teenager and wondering and dreaming about all the things you plan for yourself. The second might have been a little better with her looking at the camera. Just my 2 cents.

here you go, a very quick edit.
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I really like the color version better. I hope you don't mind, but I am on an editing binge tonight. Here are my attempts at your photo. The second has been softened in NeatImage. I know everyone has differing opinions on the soft focus, but I really like it on close portraits and gave it a try. Thanks for letting me play.

Note, I will remove them from my folder in a bit.

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10/16/2004 11:56:37 PM · #16

Originally posted by just-married:

Sure, I just did a general lasso select and then inverted it. I then feathered it to 10 pixels and applied gausson (spl?) blurring until I got the look I was going for.

10/16/2004 11:59:28 PM · #17

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I like the neat image one better than the first, however it looks a little overdone. I think neat image is great for an instant fix for skin.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

10/17/2004 12:29:29 AM · #18

Pictures look nice - i agree that she should be looking at the camera though

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kevinswope

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

10/17/2004 01:19:34 AM · #19

I've been practicing with selective soft focus on female faces. I basically just use the blur tool in photo shop element -2. I use it selectivaly to soften the lines in the face and wherever its needed. Always Always keep the eyes krisp. On this one I selected the eyes with the lasso tool and put a little unsharpen mask. I Think the secret wich I havnt perfected yet is that less is more. Dont over do it. Kevin

riotspyne

Nikon D80

10/17/2004 01:23:26 AM · #20

i like her better with the freckles.

Nikon MF 180mm f/2.8 ED AIS

10/17/2004 02:53:19 AM · #21

Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:

What do you think of my version and what do u think would be a better way of going with the editing?

mcmurma

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

10/17/2004 03:02:15 AM · #22

Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:

Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:

What do you think of my version and what do u think would be a better way of going with the editing?

Sorry Saint, but you have gone too far and turned a beautiful model into an anime character. Whatever process you used (neatimage? blur? both?) it was much too strong.

10/17/2004 03:05:08 AM · #23

thanks so next time i try not to overdo it

10/17/2004 03:25:08 AM · #24

Reshapened trying to get rid of "Anime Character" Affect and yes im gonna try to do a more relistic digital makeover and will post later