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Post by ishmael on Feb 8, 2009 7:58:41 GMT
I helped a friend out with her senior pictures.
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Post by Saknika on Feb 8, 2009 20:24:09 GMT
I don't know exactly what you did here, but it looks like abuse of the gaussian blur. Horrid abuse. Either that or she's terribly out of focus. Also be careful with the lighting, because you have two very unflattering hot spots on her skin. She also appears to be lit with monster lighting, or from below, which makes her look strange. You might also benefit from bringing in a hair light. The crop however, does look good, along with composition.
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Post by ishmael on Feb 8, 2009 20:36:38 GMT
Ah, i apologize, i didn't realize the rules were different here than the critique board, I'll make sure I do that. I appreciate your advice, it wasn't guassian blur though, it was a technique used to clear up skin, model style . Dust + Despeckle. taken with a bad webcam though, so there is the bad lighting. but thanks for the suggestions, I'll try that next time I take a picture! and thanks for the heads up on the rules.
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Post by comicIDIOT on Feb 8, 2009 23:27:22 GMT
I appreciate your advice, it wasn't guassian blur though, it was a technique used to clear up skin, model style . Dust + Despeckle. After doing that (dust & depeckle), you can set your brush opacity to ~12% and flow to about 25% (feel free to customize) and set the blending option to "Colour." Set the brush colour to the colour of skin you want to 'paint' on. (Before you do, make a copy of the original layer, even if you aren't going to work on a transparent layer.) The low opacity & flow won't overdue anything, and the blending will change the colour of pimples and discolourations. Don't apply to heavily, though, the skin will start to look to smooth. I'd really touch up the marks under her eyes, it's ever so faint but you might as well put football paint on, they stand on a bit on her white skin. On the duplicated layer, run a High Pass filter (Filter > Other > High-Pass). Set the settings to your liking (smaller number, the smaller details get refined, larger = bigger details - sorta) Set the number low enough so you can make out hair, the lines in her lips and her necklace. Then, after wards, set the blending style to overlay and erase the parts you don't want sharpened. I prefer to do a layer mask, so I can apply the High Pass to the whole image, or edit what is sharpened later on. Great pose & crop. I agree with Saknika on the lights, though.
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Post by ŋєт™ on Feb 8, 2009 23:45:24 GMT
I concur with the above statements Why is she taking a senior picture with a webcam?
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Post by ishmael on Feb 8, 2009 23:45:36 GMT
cool, haven't used those tools before. yeah, i'm practicing more and more in the retouch scene. thank you for that advice, i will try it
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Post by Saknika on Feb 9, 2009 0:31:07 GMT
You guys do retouching so much more differently than I. I just work with the healing and clone brushes. Mostly healing. Preserves the pores lol.
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Post by ishmael on Feb 9, 2009 1:07:16 GMT
I was messing with the extraordinary retouching techniques, like model agencies would use. you preserve natural beauty, whereas here i was creating that false beauty. still need practice i guess
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Post by comicIDIOT on Feb 9, 2009 1:23:21 GMT
I was messing with the extraordinary retouching techniques, like model agencies would use. you preserve natural beauty, whereas here i was creating that false beauty. still need practice i guess Some false beauty is good. A glow affect adds to the sensual appeal, but too much deters the viewer. You guys do retouching so much more differently than I. I just work with the healing and clone brushes. Mostly healing. Preserves the pores lol. Yeah, I do as much healing as I can, then move in with the brushes
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