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All the usual photoshoppery; levels and curves, boost saturation, etc.
Then some dodge and burn, removed a picture which was on the wall in the background, and finally the 'Dark Strokes' filter, which resulted in the deep blacks that can be found in this pic.
And before people who come across this in the archives get upset, remember that for this challenge 'Ignore the `Post-shot Adjustments` section of the rules'.
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I'd just like to second my original request that you might upload the pre-filter version of this shot. I have such mixed feelings about this shot and I'd really be interested in seeing whether I like it better without the filter or whether I'm wrong on that.
Playful, intimate, fun. Not sold on the post shot effects, but concept of the picture is good. Maybe my wife will "pose" like this for me. Seriously, of the couple shots this one is by far the best :) I like this picture, you did a good job with it.
This shot is wonderful and disappointing at the same time. There are definately things I like about it, first and foremost is probably the look on her face. It's perfectly expressive. I also really like having the couple at the bottom of the frame with the negative space above them. The specific pose, with her on top and enough showing to see that she's entirely nude, works great as well. The problem for me is the filter you applied. I would really like to see this shot without the filter (perhaps you'll upload it after the challenge?) because so much detail is lost here. I do somewhat like the artistic effect, but I think perhaps if the filter were faded to 25-50% of what it is now it would be better. Good luck.
a sensual action portrait, but I think of nudes as somewhat more... artistically srongly graphic. It makes me smile to see the intimacy in the woman's facial expression.
Interesting composition, I really like the high contrast. I normally don't care much for this much use of a filter, but this image brings out such a feeling of intimacy that it gets a straight 8 from me. Nice, creative work.
This is real cute! Nicely done. I like the the black space and the red color as well. I like the amount of levels adjustment which creates the contrast.
One of the best ones here. Excellent use of high contrast and both saturated and desaturated (or dynamic range somehow quantized) color, and the intimate pose really tells a story.
I like the bright red at the bottom of the shot contrasting with the black area. I might have liked this to be cropped a bit from the top though... there's a LOT of pure black. It also looks a bit strange that the part in the woman's hair is the brightest spot in the picture! Spot editing that might have been nice.
A cool picture, but I think the editing has been a tad on the rigorous side. Strong colours though, but it comes off more as an artwork than a photograph.
Daring! I love it! I had a good feeling about the nude challenge, but I never thought some would be as daring and I like that! I think yuo captured a very nice moment here. The expressions on the faces (even if we don't see the man's face very well) are very tender and sweet. I feel this image could use less contrast. As it is, it feels like it's been retouched a lot more than it needed in photoshop. More details in the hair would have brought up this photo to a new level. As it is, I give it a 7. Good job.
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