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I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon

 
Well, I am a real amateur at this, but here is maybe a quick start for what you might want until the "pros" take a stab at it. Using PSP8 I did a soft focus followed by a saturation of "less colorful/strong" then did a USM at .65/125/0 then used Focus Magic at 1/100%. I didn't really take away the lines, but with the soft focus I think she looks a little younger.


Greyflash said:
I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh
lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I
would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still
trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been
successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she
has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon

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Hey Gordon, here's what I did in PS CS. I applied a "digital make-up" using several guasian blurs with different blend methods (painted in the make-up with a layer mask using a tablet for precision). I whitened teeth with yellow saturation reduction and overall lightness increase. I slightly brightened the eyes with curves in a layer mask.

Retouch:



Original Shot:



If you like the results then buy this book: The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers by Kelby. All techniques are right out of the book.

Lovely lady by the way.

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Joe M.

http://www.pbase.com/ranger099
 
Joe, I love the results. I just purchased Photoshop CS by Blatner and Fraser and I am trying to wade through that. I will look up the book you mentioned. Thanks for your help,

Gordon
 
Dave W said:
Well, I am a real amateur at this, but here is maybe a quick start
for what you might want until the "pros" take a stab at it. Using
PSP8 I did a soft focus followed by a saturation of "less
colorful/strong" then did a USM at .65/125/0 then used Focus Magic
at 1/100%. I didn't really take away the lines, but with the soft
focus I think she looks a little younger.

Click to expand...
Thanks Dave, I do like the improvement but it looks a little too made up. I really appreciate your efforts.

Gordon
 
Thanks Gordon, glad you liked it. Also look at Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, Second Edition by Eismann. Another great book with amazing techniques for retouching.

Please post a review of the Blatner Fraser book if you think it's worthwhile.

Joe
Greyflash said:
Joe, I love the results. I just purchased Photoshop CS by Blatner
and Fraser and I am trying to wade through that. I will look up
the book you mentioned. Thanks for your help,

Gordon
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Greyflash said:
I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh
lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I
would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still
trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been
successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she
has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon

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Tried out isteve's highpass set @10;invert to soft light - history brush to bring back eyes, lips. Some cloning between the eyes, no blur, no ni, etc. no sharpening. small s curve. She's got a Meg Fonda/Jane Ryan thing going.
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Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
 
Be careful with the Gaussian Blur....
Hopefully, I didn't go too far with this.

I used the clone tool, healing brush, and slight gaussian blur on her skin. I used the smudge tool to smooth out her hair a bit.

All of the above was done on a seperate layer, and selectively applied where needed.
Vikki



Larger single image:


Greyflash said:
I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh
lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I
would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still
trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been
successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she
has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon
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Vikki Hansen
http://www.lifetimephoto.com
http://www.pbase.com/vhansen/galleries
 
still makes her look really good.... something I am sure most women would love!!!

Heather

PS could you post some of the settings you used if you can remember them! thanks
Vikki Hansen said:


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Greyflash said:
I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh
lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I
would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still
trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been
successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she
has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon
Click to expand...
--
Vikki Hansen
http://www.lifetimephoto.com
http://www.pbase.com/vhansen/galleries
Click to expand...
 
Vikki Hansen said:
Be careful with the Gaussian Blur....
Hopefully, I didn't go too far with this.
I used the clone tool, healing brush, and slight gaussian blur on
her skin. I used the smudge tool to smooth out her hair a bit.
All of the above was done on a seperate layer, and selectively
applied where needed.
Vikki
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Vikki, I will have to say that I like your rendition best of all even though each of the poster's that tried have something to offer. I really appreciate your efforts and it will give me something to shoot at. You are an artist.

Gordon
 
Kent C said:
Tried out isteve's highpass set @10;invert to soft light - history
brush to bring back eyes, lips. Some cloning between the eyes, no
blur, no ni, etc. no sharpening. small s curve. She's got a Meg
Fonda/Jane Ryan thing going.
--
Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
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Thanks for your efforts Kent. It looks a little splotchy but is much better than the original.

Gordon
 
My try:


Greyflash said:
Vikki Hansen said:
Be careful with the Gaussian Blur....
Hopefully, I didn't go too far with this.
I used the clone tool, healing brush, and slight gaussian blur on
her skin. I used the smudge tool to smooth out her hair a bit.
All of the above was done on a seperate layer, and selectively
applied where needed.
Vikki
Click to expand...
Vikki, I will have to say that I like your rendition best of all
even though each of the poster's that tried have something to
offer. I really appreciate your efforts and it will give me
something to shoot at. You are an artist.

Gordon
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Heather and Gordon.

Heather, I'm guessing these are the settings you're looking for. Although, they would have to be adjusted depending on the image size.
Looking back at what I did for the skin:
Median 14
Gaussian Blur 3.1
Noise 1.6
Heather said:
Heather

PS could you post some of the settings you used if you can remember
them! thanks
Vikki Hansen said:


Larger single image:


Greyflash said:
I love this picture that I took of a friend but obviously the harsh
lighting didn't do her any favors. Her eyes are beautiful but I
would like to tone down the lines around her eye's. I am still
trying to figure out this gausian blur but as yet I have not been
successful. What would you do with this picture. By the way, she
has six grown children.

Appreciate your thoughts or help.

Gordon
Click to expand...
--
Vikki Hansen
http://www.lifetimephoto.com
http://www.pbase.com/vhansen/galleries
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--
Vikki Hansen
http://www.lifetimephoto.com
http://www.pbase.com/vhansen/galleries
 
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