Pimp Those Eyes! - DPChallenge Forums

01/17/2008 10:54:06 PM · #31

Okay, this is my first 'forum' post, so howdy ;) LOL

Now. I just found this tutorial this evening and gave it a try on my self portrait for today! The photo has been adjusted (curve mostly) but I didn't do anything specific to the eyes at all. So the 'original' isn't 100% original, if you know what I mean, LOL...but still.

I found the tutorial immensely helpful as I am oh so very new to all this stuff :P

so, here are the shots...

before:
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after...subtle difference, but it's the oomph type thing I wanted to learn about :D

Thanks for the tutorial :D

Tuesday

Message edited by ClubJuggle - Changed large images to links.

ClubJuggle

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/17/2008 11:03:04 PM · #32

Welcome to the forums!

Nice work... it's amazing what a big difference a small edit can make!

~Terry

01/17/2008 11:37:11 PM · #33

Thanks Terry :D it really is. I'm excited to see what else I can do now LOL :D Especially with the eyes on my kids' pictures! :D

Thanks for the edit too ;)

ClubJuggle

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/17/2008 11:46:03 PM · #34

No problem! Totally unrelated, your copyright notice reminds me of 'Til Tuesday.

~Terry

tivo

Nikon D50

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

01/17/2008 11:51:03 PM · #35

Great tutorial. Thank you. :)

01/18/2008 12:06:08 AM · #36

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

No problem! Totally unrelated, your copyright notice reminds me of 'Til Tuesday.

LOL! My parents named me after a Lynyrd Skynyrd song :X LOL "Tuesday's Gone".
"Done By Tuesday" is/was the name of my online shop, UNFORTUNATELY I didn't realize I was going to love photography as much as I do, or I would have started out with just my name, but initially I was only taking pictures of the items I made, and there is the occassional issue of people snatching photos, blah blah blah, I do teeter back and forth with using a different copyright for just 'photos'...my name perhaps, but meh. LOL.

*Tuesday*

fotomann_forever

01/18/2008 01:16:23 AM · #37

Originally posted by Tuesday:

LOL! My parents named me after a Lynyrd Skynyrd song :X LOL "Tuesday's Gone".

*Tuesday*

Your parents ROCK! :-D

Welcome to DPC.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

01/18/2008 01:20:41 AM · #38

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by Tuesday:

LOL! My parents named me after a Lynyrd Skynyrd song :X LOL "Tuesday's Gone".

*Tuesday*

Your parents ROCK! :-D

Welcome to DPC.

I have to say, they really do LOL...I hated the name as a child (you can imagine why), but now, I truly appreciate that it's unique ;) LOL

Thanks for the welcome...I kind of poked around looking for a place to post 'intros' but couldn't really see anywhere that felt like it was where 'it' is done, so I'm just going to inject myself on conversations and wiggle in :P

justamistere

Nikon D3s

01/18/2008 11:08:57 AM · #39

Originally posted by TireSandals:

I think you are on to something. You are using some of the same technique s as those colored contact lenses. They add a dark line over the limbus (the junction between the cornea and the sclera) and several radial lines over the iris to increase the contrast. Burning the limbus does basically the same thing.

However, taking away all the secondary reflections left the eye looking flat. I think you could get away with a single reflection if that reflection is over the pupil. In your case, I would take away both the reflections on the model's right (in both the right and left eyes), but not the dots over the pupils.

Burning a little eye makeup is a great idea too. Thank you so much for sharing your hard work. Its easy to poke a couple of holes, building the tutorial was the tough part.

~Nick

I agree flat eyes look dialated and flat.
Other then that it's a great improvement.
I would like to see the central highlights from the original pupils. The eye on the left also had one to the left. That one could stay or go.

cryingdragon

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/18/2008 11:10:25 AM · #40

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

No problem! Totally unrelated, your copyright notice reminds me of 'Til Tuesday.

~Terry

I'd be sure that clients knew that was the copyright, not a delivery time :)