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 10/17/2004 03:53:10 AM · #26
much
10/17/2004 07:43:12 AM · #27
My try...

more dreamy soft look...



Message edited by author 2004-10-17 07:44:00.
 10/17/2004 11:49:55 AM · #28
wow lots of posts overnight! Yeah some of these look pretty interesting. Right now I seem to be in a sharp portrait mood, no idea why. There's always a big argument about which is nicer. I have been trying to get closer to the effect that I saw on a pro's website... there was a link here maybe a month ago. He shot for actors and such, I can't find it now or i'd post it here. He did fabulous work! I don't think there is softfocus in my version of photoshop elements 2. I don't really know what those things turn out to look like much. Is there a great deal of difference one can achieve with them? Do they look fake compaired to a soft lens or a soft filter? And when do you all think that soft focus is better than sharp?
 10/17/2004 12:00:58 PM · #29
As a reminder, please use links or thumbnails when posting large images to the forums. This helps keep the forums usable for dialup users.

Thanks,
Terry
 10/19/2004 12:27:29 AM · #30
Slowly editing the rest of the shoot, here's another I made time for.
That redhead

And one more

Message edited by author 2004-10-19 00:59:44.
 10/19/2004 05:12:53 PM · #31
Bump for feedback on the last two :-)
 10/19/2004 05:52:01 PM · #32
Here's yet another version:



Fixed that little "thing" in the inside corner of her left eye, applied dreamy suite to a layer and erased around it bring detail back into hair and hands/jewelry. Brought brighness down a bit and dropped a little off the red saturation levels.

Nice photogenic young lady, but then again I do have a soft spot for redheads & freckles.

Message edited by author 2004-10-19 17:54:33.
 10/19/2004 06:20:15 PM · #33
I really liked the first picture from the original post. The second image, didn't like the blue eyes and her expression is a wee strange.
But again, the first is great.
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