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01/20/2006 09:06:28 AM · #1

It's just a test photo but I would like to hear some impressions about the editing and how to improve it if needed.

The photo is here.

Thanks in advance, George.

01/20/2006 09:09:36 AM · #2

Nice portrait. I like it.

I'm looking at the eyes... and the pupils seem to be a bit grey. You might want to do a little burning of the pupils and irises.

Also, there is a halo around her. Darken that up a little too.

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

01/20/2006 09:19:46 AM · #3

I would like to pop up the eyes, but how to do that without dodging?

Beagleboy

Canon EOS-30D

01/20/2006 09:22:53 AM · #4

Please give us an idea of what your intention was when producing this image. What were going for? This will give us a better idea to formulate critiques.

01/20/2006 09:24:25 AM · #5

I would go about it in 3 steps.

First I would Burn the pupils and iris.

Then I would dodge a bit on the whites of the eyes.

Then for effect I would use a small circular brush to paint small catch lights in the center of each pupil.

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 09:26:55.

01/20/2006 09:29:27 AM · #6

Originally posted by Beagleboy:

Please give us an idea of what your intention was when producing this image. What were going for? This will give us a better idea to formulate critiques.

I'm trying the draganizer action/effect.

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 09:32:06.

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

01/20/2006 09:32:10 AM · #7

* - I can see the brush strokes in the background.
* - Under and around her eyes are very dark, like she has 2 black eyes.
* - There's a small amount of light shining off her nose which can easily be cloned out (healing brush).

I think you can make the eyes pop without darkening around them, just sharpen them a bit more than the rest of the image. The biggest thing I see is her eye sockets, they seem way too dark for me.

I love the pose and crop.

01/20/2006 09:35:55 AM · #8

Did a little work on the eyes...(just a quick edit)

First I Burned the pupils and irises a bit. Then with a brush in Color mode, I used a lighter shade of brown to repaint the irises. Then dodged the whites of the eyes a bit.

Then with a small soft brush Normal Mode at 45% Opacity I dropped the Catch Light back into the pupils.

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 09:38:52.

01/20/2006 09:43:23 AM · #9

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Yep, the eyes look much better and natural, but I would like to add a more creepy look.Maybe, I guess, a lighter color of the irises would do the trick.

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 09:44:30.

01/20/2006 09:54:32 AM · #10

Originally posted by Giorgio:

but I would like to add a more creepy look.

Here ya go :-)

01/20/2006 09:56:35 AM · #11

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Here ya go :-)

Ha,ha,ha thats pure evil.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/20/2006 10:02:35 AM · #12

ok... if you are going for a more creepy look. Yes, use a lighter color on the irises and then make sure to remove any sign of a catch light.

Audiences usually perceive eyes without specular highlights to be lifeless or evil.

Message edited by author 2006-01-20 10:09:20.

missinseattle

Nikon D200

01/20/2006 11:02:13 AM · #13

great photo

creeps me out period though lol.