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Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

11/15/2005 03:07:15 AM · #1

Have I gone over the edge?

faidoi

Pentax K10D

11/15/2005 03:10:02 AM · #2

She's a flux :P

Sony SAL-50F14 Normal 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens for the Sony

11/15/2005 03:32:23 AM · #3

Originally posted by faidoi:

She's a flux :P

LOL! Is it just me or she has a striking resemblance to JLo? Sheesh!

edit: When Jlo was "thinner" that is :D

Message edited by author 2005-11-15 03:32:46.

ladyhawk22

Sony DSLR-A700

11/15/2005 03:53:40 AM · #4

The thumbnail look superb!! When I open the larger size, the sharpness of the eyeball contrasts a bit too much against the softness of her skin (IMO).

Beautiful lighting and a very ethereal glow about her.

nsbca7

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

11/15/2005 04:21:35 AM · #5

Way too hard on the plastic NeatImage.

KiwiChris

11/15/2005 04:29:12 AM · #6

Neat, but a bit to much on the neat image for my taste as well.

NI is one of those things you either love or hate.. If used subtly I don't mind it so much, but I personally don't like the plastic look.

Your model has a great face structure though...

My 2c. :-).

suemack

11/15/2005 05:00:04 AM · #7

Beautiful bone structure.....gorgeous model!

Makka

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/15/2005 05:06:43 AM · #8

I love the photo but too much sharpening makes her look a bit plastic! She is gorgeous though and it's a great photo! Just reduce the NI or whatever you used and it'll be sweet! :)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

11/15/2005 09:42:14 AM · #9

Thanks guys! That was exactly my point for this exercise. Oversharpen and tip toe at that line of digital art :)

I'm sure my friend will appreciate the comments about her being gorgeous and all :)

And she is.

Ennil

Nikon D200

11/15/2005 11:11:24 AM · #10

Too much commercial for my eye. The editing may be bad but the photograph looks genius that's for sure.

graphic_blue

Pentax Optio S

11/15/2005 11:11:54 AM · #11

Looks like an animation cell. If that's what you were shooting for, congrats! NI does make it look very "plastic" when overdone.

It's pretty sweet though ;)

Nald

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

11/15/2005 11:17:04 AM · #12

Originally posted by Rikki:

Okay, if you're friends with Charlize Theron we need to arrange a photo shoot!

11/15/2005 11:23:13 AM · #13

Originally posted by naldslc:

Okay, if you're friends with Charlize Theron we need to arrange a photo shoot!

Damn! You just missed it by a couple of days buddy!

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

11/15/2005 11:29:05 AM · #14

You aren't tip toeing with the line of digital art...you are over the line and about 10 rows into the stands. ;)

Her eye looks funny. Did you add the catchlight? It's all weird shaped. I don't really know much in the technique of doing faces like this, but I would make the eye more realistic as a whole which may fool people into thinking the skin is more realistic.

11/15/2005 04:18:25 PM · #15

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Hehehehe! You might be right Doc. I've never done anything like this before so this is a first for me as well. Just always experimenting... that's me ;)

The catchlight is natural but maybe I oversharpened it way too much that it got all medieval on me. I'll rework the eyes tonight when I get home and we'll see how it works.

The skin is borderline IMHO. It's just a bit too smooth. No one has products that good to hide minor blemishes and all.

Remember your Red Ribbon winning shot? Well, it's pretty much what happened here in terms of NI post processing.

Rikki

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

11/15/2005 04:33:01 PM · #16

Originally posted by Rikki:

Remember your Red Ribbon winning shot? Well, it's pretty much what happened here in terms of NI post processing.

Rikki

I love that effect. Don't think I'm a poo-pooer of digital art. I love it although I haven't had time to goof around as much since I've been a slave to basic and advanced editing.

Beetle

11/15/2005 05:18:14 PM · #17

Originally posted by Rikki:

The skin is borderline IMHO. It's just a bit too smooth. Rikki

I am sorry, but I disagree. This looks like a VERY well executed portrait of a very beautiful alien.

11/17/2005 12:26:23 AM · #18

Part 2 of my Aeon installments:

I took it down a notch. As before, this is an experiment in "plasticity". This time, it's more high contrast almost high key.

Message edited by author 2005-11-17 00:28:19.

Makka

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/17/2005 12:43:52 AM · #19

I guess the high key effect reduces the plastic look that NI gives it. I like this one though. It looks cool!

samtrundle

Canon EOS-50D

11/17/2005 12:55:32 AM · #20

re:the first one... I quite like the crazy, digital art/ mannequin effect - but I think it's a little ruined because of the softness in the eye. If you could manage to keep the eye sharp but apply the NI to the rest of the shot I think it would be vastly more effective.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

11/17/2005 01:06:40 AM · #21

where are you meeting these women?

Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED

11/17/2005 01:07:48 AM · #22

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

where are you meeting these women?

definitely not by Ecola State Park at 4:30am :P

jonr

Olympus OM-D E-M5

11/17/2005 04:55:33 AM · #23

I sort of like it as a experiment. The second one is better, it as a definite "style" on it. Maybe if you left the eye out of the process, we could have something interesting...

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

11/17/2005 07:48:37 AM · #24

Originally posted by Rikki:

Originally posted by faidoi:
She's a flux :P

LOL! Is it just me or she has a striking resemblance to JLo? Sheesh!

edit: When Jlo was "thinner" that is :D

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