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 11/29/2009 01:53:43 PM · #1
Keep in mind, she's not a model, just your regular mom/housewife/full time working/caretaker/blah blah blah and she just wanted to do some sexy shots for her husband... I'm including the orig and what I've done so far.. I'm happy with everything except her belly... I've liquified, moved the belly button up, selected it & moved it and I took a lot off, I'm just wondering how could I flatten it out a little more.. Just make it look a little tighter... Feel free to take the image and try it out.. I appreciate any help I can get with it..

Thank you !!!!!!!!

Message edited by author 2009-12-03 01:04:22.
 11/29/2009 02:00:02 PM · #2
To be honest she would probably be pretty flattered with what you have already done :-)

11/29/2009 02:07:33 PM · #3
Wow, pretty darn good, IMO. Way better than I could do.
 11/29/2009 02:09:05 PM · #4
Originally posted by Jedusi:
To be honest she would probably be pretty flattered with what you have already done :-)


really ??? thank you... I love how her face & skin came out.. She really wanted the FULL EDIT... as she put it, give me the "kim kardashian" which means, edit the hell out of it and make it flawless.. So, I'm just worried that she feels self concious about her tummy and it looked really improved to me, so I always look for those additional opinions from this site..

Thank you !!!
 11/29/2009 02:09:37 PM · #5
Bravo..
 11/29/2009 02:10:30 PM · #6
Great job! My only suggestion is to add highlights to the hair you added on the right side of her face (her left). The added hair looks a little unnatural and out of place.
 11/29/2009 02:26:44 PM · #7
Originally posted by ahjenny:
Great job! My only suggestion is to add highlights to the hair you added on the right side of her face (her left). The added hair looks a little unnatural and out of place.


OK, thank you...
 11/29/2009 02:27:37 PM · #8
I think your edit looks fantastic!!!
 11/29/2009 02:50:33 PM · #9
This is an all thumbs up! Lovely editing! You didn't do "to much" and kept "the original her" in the edited photo. Very well done!
 11/29/2009 03:42:01 PM · #10
OK, thanks everyone... My problem is usually taking it too far... So, I'm really trying hard to keep them looking natural, but also giving them the level of editing they wish for... I'll post the others from the shoot later on.. I can honestly say though, I've never used the liquify tool this much before..EVER.. lol.. these are taking way too long.. she better like em.
 11/29/2009 03:51:43 PM · #11
good golly...I might have you edit a picture of me....
 11/29/2009 04:17:43 PM · #12
Basically, it's done real well. My first quibble, as someone else noted, is that the hair's quite unnatural looking. Easily fixed. I'd also quibble a bit with the amount of neck reduction, which doesn't seem quite proportional with her face; maybe back off halfway there?

Good job!

R.
 11/29/2009 04:18:41 PM · #13
Originally posted by Ja-9:
good golly...I might have you edit a picture of me....


Anytime !!!! LOL.. unfortunetly, I find I'm better at editing images then taking them.. lol... If you have something you want me to work on, just e-mail me the full size image and tell me what you want done.. :-)
 11/29/2009 04:21:07 PM · #14
First there are couple of things wrong with the pic.

If she was going for a sexy look, her expression does not match those of pictures she has seen in magazines. Her expression is more of a family greeting card than a erotic pose for her man. Just my opinion.

Your edit: although very good, the bad part is her hair you cloned in. It is too obvious and should be fixed.

Here is my edit

I also took the liberty of doing some more liquifying around the left shoulder, her legs just a bit, and the arm on the right(her left) to match the other.
Some liquify around her face to "thin it out" some. The only thing I should do is make her torso a lil bit smaller to match the arms and the rest of her. It might look just a tad too large.

I also tried to warm it up a bit.

Sorry to be so honest but I think thats what you wanted wasn't it?
 11/29/2009 04:30:27 PM · #15
Is this poor woman going to have anything left of her head and body soon?! Looks like she's been at the head-shrinking potions! :)


Message edited by author 2009-11-29 16:33:29.
 11/29/2009 04:32:35 PM · #16
all i have to say is WOW, you guys are awesome. These really look good. She's gotta be pleased with the result!
 11/29/2009 04:34:27 PM · #17
Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:
Is this poor woman going to have anything left of her head and body soon?! Looks like she's been at the head-shrinking potions! :)


Hey she said she wanted the "Kardashian" edit. Shouldn't she get it? If thats what she's paying for, then she should get what she wants.

Mind you my edit was approx all of 5 mins on the small jpg file.
 11/29/2009 04:35:22 PM · #18
Originally posted by kandykarml:
Originally posted by Ja-9:
good golly...I might have you edit a picture of me....


Anytime !!!! LOL.. unfortunetly, I find I'm better at editing images then taking them.. lol... If you have something you want me to work on, just e-mail me the full size image and tell me what you want done.. :-)


all cameras that have taken picture of me have broken beyond repair...lol
 11/29/2009 04:36:32 PM · #19
Originally posted by LVicari:
Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:
Is this poor woman going to have anything left of her head and body soon?! Looks like she's been at the head-shrinking potions! :)


Hey she said she wanted the "Kardashian" edit. Shouldn't she get it? If thats what she's paying for, then she should get what she wants.

Mind you my edit was approx all of 5 mins on the small jpg file.


Ha, i know. I was only teasing. Some great editing off both of you, especially with the jpg and little time.
 11/29/2009 04:37:22 PM · #20
Thank you Leo and I totally agree with you on several points, especially her expression.. This was one of the very first shots of the day and she wasn't too comfortable yet.. and, quite frankly, she's no model and has no idea how to pose or look sexy for the camera, so she was winging it... And, no matter how much instruction I gave her, she would just burst out laughing.. So, trust me.. It was a VERY LONG shoot and as the day went on the shots got better.. I like what you did with her body and I'll go back and make some adjustments.. I am just concerned I'm going to get an end result that looks like her younger thinner sister with a different dad, and NOT her at all.. know what I mean?? Here are a few more...



Message edited by author 2009-12-03 01:03:57.
 11/29/2009 04:39:02 PM · #21
Originally posted by LVicari:

I also tried to warm it up a bit.

Sorry to be so honest but I think thats what you wanted wasn't it?
what did you do to warm it up ??? did you just add a filter ??
 11/29/2009 04:42:22 PM · #22
Originally posted by kandykarml:
Originally posted by LVicari:

I also tried to warm it up a bit.

Sorry to be so honest but I think thats what you wanted wasn't it?
what did you do to warm it up ??? did you just add a filter ??


Yes. The best thing I find is if you add a warming filter in a seperate layer and then adjust the layer to taste and mask areas you don't want warmed up.

11/29/2009 05:13:20 PM · #23
Feels a bit strange making such strong adjustments but I though your edited image_4 was fantastic.

I've never had a go at trying to do something like this before but here is my edit:

11/30/2009 12:55:52 PM · #24
Originally posted by kandykarml:
Keep in mind, she's not a model, just your regular mom/housewife/full time working/caretaker/blah blah blah and she just wanted to do some sexy shots for her husband... I'm including the orig and what I've done so far.. I'm happy with everything except her belly... I've liquified, moved the belly button up, selected it & moved it and I took a lot off, I'm just wondering how could I flatten it out a little more.. Just make it look a little tighter... Feel free to take the image and try it out.. I appreciate any help I can get with it..
Thank you !!!!!!!!

Don't forget you can do a lot with "light". Read //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=55 but remember that you can use black instead of white.

Suggestions-
- Thin out the arms. On the right arm, just put "darkness" per the tutorial on the edges.
--- On the left arm, add a hole between the model's arm and her negligee. Don't move the outside edge, just thin from by the side by the model's body.
- Since you gave her a boob job in PS, draw a circle on a piece of paper. Shade it so it looks like a sphere with the light from the upper right. Notice where the highlights and darker parts are. Now do this to your model's breasts to emphasize her cleavage. IMO, you should work more on the skin, but it will help her right breast.
- her left hip looks funny after PS. Women's hips are generally wide, and her legs look wider than her hips. Perhaps add more shadow at the lower right of the picture to take awareness away from this.

12/02/2009 11:07:26 AM · #25
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