- gorgeous eyes! - HortenciaCaires
- beautiful - rosesnwine
Magic
A photo I took last year at retreat of my friend Connie. The original is horrible in terms of lighting and other elements. I tried to edit it many times before but I could never get it to work. I'm sooo glad I tried it again. =).
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Doc macaSTAT (64 months ago | reply)
me too. well done.
*evolve* (64 months ago | reply)
i am sure you must have done a hard work on this one. besides arms which look bit overfeathered, rest is entirely beautiful.
Elizabeth Salib (64 months ago | reply)
They actually weren't feathered, but a little too much dodged I think. Thanks, I'll try fixing it now.
Edit: Burning didn't work, nor did sharpening. Does anyone have any ideas?
Ana Santos (64 months ago | reply)
I don't know what's wrong with this picture. Except for the arm, everything is perfectly acceptable. =?
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Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)
I think the problem is with the selection. You've used the tools on not just the arm, but also the background and foreground. You may want to draw a path very precisely and then edit just the arm (the original one, this one has lost too much image info).
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Elizabeth Salib (64 months ago | reply)
Yeah that was defintately part of the problem. I hate going back to the original, but I suppose I'll have to. Otherwise it'll only look fake. Alrightio. Back to step one: adjusting lighting levels.. =/ darn.
Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)
Don't kill the messengers :-)
You don't have to redo everything. Just take the origal arm and paste it back in. (Don't forget to include the dodged areas on the background and chest.)
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Elizabeth Salib (64 months ago | reply)
Oh but I adjusted the lighting dramatically from the original. All I have to do now is try to match it exactly and I should be fine =/.
And the whole background is completely redone with the dodging and (mostly) burning tools). So I'll have to setlle for cutting out the arm and putting that alone in. The shirt isn't edited in any way. Darn, I should've saved the pdf file =).
F. C. Photography (64 months ago | reply)
i like the lighting and her eyes stand out beautifully
Li Gao added this photo to her favorites. (64 months ago)
Li Gao (64 months ago | reply)
wow!
purdy purdy!
Elizabeth Salib (64 months ago | reply)
Yeeeesss!! I finally managed to fix the arm =D
tom911r7 (64 months ago | reply)
You have beautiful and loving eyes.
Elizabeth Salib (64 months ago | reply)
Haha, it isn't me, it's my friend Connie. But that's kind of you to say =).
ithinkchaos (64 months ago | reply)
well I didnt see it before you fixed it...but I can say that it looks awesome now. Excellent title too. mad props goin out to ya!
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mmlobster (64 months ago | reply)
Wow! Very beautiful, great job!
*evolve* (64 months ago | reply)
Well done!
tsuntsun3 (64 months ago | reply)
So sweet !!
45street | www.victorpuig.com (64 months ago | reply)
Fantastic colors seems the 70s. Excellent portrait.
emilycm (64 months ago | reply)
Well I didn't see the before, but this looks just stunning! I'm so glad you were able to save this shot, it's gorgeous!
Paradox-Pictures (64 months ago | reply)
Good to see the salvage was a sucess! It is an amazing portrait
EugeniusD80 (64 months ago | reply)
The Magic is in your eyes!
Excellent treatment!
BTW, have you ever tried to use Orton effect? Sometimes it gives fantastic results.
kokkodrillo (64 months ago | reply)
nice eyes!
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Lutz-R. Frank (64 months ago | reply)
Wow, just found this portrait on your stream - great processing - a great luck for us that you've tried again.
Gives her a very special look. Perfect!
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technopunk (63 months ago | reply)
I like it. Pretty girl and good editing
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bbartok (58 months ago | reply)
i cant believe those eyes!
fast eddie 42 (58 months ago | reply)
Lovely work.
ULUCKA (56 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called
~ * Lady Lovers - ( L & L ) * ~,
and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
rachelpintobean added this photo to their favorites. (55 months ago)
valentino * (52 months ago | reply)
bella fotografia
S.Johanna... (43 months ago | reply)
you are an amazing photographer! your pictures and ideas are soo beautiful!
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