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my first experiment with portraiture...errr, I got a problem with where/what to blur and sharpen...I even ended with an image that I thought my eyes got cataracts..ehehehe



 
Lovely. I like it. One thing on first pic. The piece of hair looks kinda bad to me. If you want hair across the hands, use more than a strand....just looks like you didn't take the time or something. otherise, I love it.
kulpix said:
my first experiment with portraiture...errr, I got a problem with
where/what to blur and sharpen...I even ended with an image that I
thought my eyes got cataracts..ehehehe

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kulpix said:
my first experiment with portraiture...errr, I got a problem with
where/what to blur and sharpen...I even ended with an image that I
thought my eyes got cataracts..ehehehe
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Just wonderful. Of course, having a beautiful model is always an advantage :-).

Are those self portraits?
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You've done well with the first picture, the cropping is a bit tight... next time, leave more ear or none, but chopping off body parts is a no-no! it hurts! LOL just kidding.... but a good way to remember about composing or cropping. You can clone out the hair on the hand no problem. In the second picture, the colouring of the face doesn't match the rest of the body. I know that people's faces do change colour with exposure to the elements, etc but in editing, we try to even it up a bit if we can. Your softening of the skin in the first one is good, but in the second, it looks kinda like plastic. Asian skin is very easy to work on, the tones are fairly even and this face has good structure, etc so you've got a good start. An incredibly good book about this is Katrin Eismann's Restoration and Retouching. Most people think it's about restoring old pics, but she's got some incredible stuff in this book, esp on facial and body retouching. I can take ten pounds off a face, or ten years, or both, and not look fake. The editing techniques are the key. She shows how and where to sharpen, and where not to. She'll also show you how to fix those catch-lights in the eyes so they look better. Personally, I use Nik Dfine Selective for softening skin as you can lower the opacity of the brush and just paint it on lightly where you need it. I use PK Sharpener for sharpening because, again, you dial up how much you want and paint it on only where you want it. Have a look at Eismann's book, and if you get it through Amazon, they'll deliver and take 30% off the price! I have no affiliation with Eismann or Amazon, just love her stuff.

You'll be amazed at the difference you can make on portraits. I was asked to take a portrait of seventy-eight year old woman who was receiving the Order of Canada. Editing a face with a lot of character lines is difficult and I could never have done her justice if I hadn't used the skills gleaned from this book. This is the end result, but if you want to see the original, I can email it to you so you can see what can be done. http://www.pbase.com/image/24416164 Hope this helps, Cheers, Sandi.

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Thanks for the input Sandra, will try to find the book here first. Would love to see the original image.
Sandra Jackson said:
You've done well with the first picture, the cropping is a bit
tight... next time, leave more ear or none, but chopping off body
parts is a no-no! it hurts! LOL just kidding.... but a good way
to remember about composing or cropping. You can clone out the
hair on the hand no problem. In the second picture, the colouring
of the face doesn't match the rest of the body. I know that
people's faces do change colour with exposure to the elements, etc
but in editing, we try to even it up a bit if we can. Your
softening of the skin in the first one is good, but in the second,
it looks kinda like plastic. Asian skin is very easy to work on,
the tones are fairly even and this face has good structure, etc so
you've got a good start. An incredibly good book about this is
Katrin Eismann's Restoration and Retouching. Most people think
it's about restoring old pics, but she's got some incredible stuff
in this book, esp on facial and body retouching. I can take ten
pounds off a face, or ten years, or both, and not look fake. The
editing techniques are the key. She shows how and where to
sharpen, and where not to. She'll also show you how to fix those
catch-lights in the eyes so they look better. Personally, I use
Nik Dfine Selective for softening skin as you can lower the opacity
of the brush and just paint it on lightly where you need it. I use
PK Sharpener for sharpening because, again, you dial up how much
you want and paint it on only where you want it. Have a look at
Eismann's book, and if you get it through Amazon, they'll deliver
and take 30% off the price! I have no affiliation with Eismann or
Amazon, just love her stuff.
You'll be amazed at the difference you can make on portraits. I
was asked to take a portrait of seventy-eight year old woman who
was receiving the Order of Canada. Editing a face with a lot of
character lines is difficult and I could never have done her
justice if I hadn't used the skills gleaned from this book. This
is the end result, but if you want to see the original, I can email
it to you so you can see what can be done.
http://www.pbase.com/image/24416164 Hope this helps, Cheers, Sandi.

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Sandi http://www.pbase.com/sjackson
FCAS winner
WSSA member
'Too short alive, too long dead - live life!'
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