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Mari Mar
{K:11469} 12/2/2005
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I love it like it is, she is beautiful and you got the best of her, congrats, Michael, well done!
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Michael Alexander
{K:5293} 11/18/2005
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Michaelle, wow, you really went all out on this image, you?re a big fan of photoshop I see. Thank you for your detailed description of how you arrived at your example. I?ll have to try some of those techniques on future images. Your right about the fill flash, it could have balanced out the background and I tried that for some of the shots, it ended up being to intrusive and was freakin her out a little bit so I had to stop. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
~Mike
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Michael Alexander
{K:5293} 11/18/2005
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Kay, Thank you for your critique and suggestions, I did sharpen up her eye?s in the copy I delivered.
Thanks,
~Mike
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Michael Alexander
{K:5293} 11/18/2005
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Al, thank you for the suggestion, I thought about this shot for awhile, experimenting with brightening up her face, sharpening her eye?s etc.. I think you did a great job in isolating the dark area to brighten without altering her hair, but for some reason I can?t explain why, I?m still swaying more towards the original. Something about that shadow works for me. Thank you for your time and honest detailed critique.
~Mike
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michaelle .
{K:3807} 11/13/2005
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hmmm... well will try to attach the image again... not sure why it did not attach the first time...
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michaelle .
{K:3807} 11/13/2005
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The easiest fix for this would have been to use fill flash when the picture was taken. That would have helped tremendously in balancing out the backlight conditions. However, the image is very workable in PS, and is a wonderful capture worth trying to save. So, I went a little further than the previous two posts... first I used the levels command to bring up the mid-tones a little bit, then because that washed out some of the color, brought up the saturation a tad. Then I duplicated the layer (selected only the picture of Sydney - not the frame) and applied Flaming Pear's Aetherize filter, using only the blur slider. This gives her some glow. However, the eyes needed to be tack sharp, so I erased the blur layer over just over her eyes. I then selected her pupils and color corrected them and increased the saturation a tad. Using a soft dodge brush set at highlights and 4%, I lighted the whites of her eyes. After that, I increased the size of the dodge brush and slightly lightened the apple of the darker cheek and her forehead to further give her "glow". I know it seems like a lot of work to do, but the changes are well worth it.
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Dana Finchum
{K:2200} 11/8/2005
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Hi Michael,
Don't normally comment on Portraits, know very little about shooting people. This image is just wonderful! The composition is great and the shallow DOF perfect. I think the eyes of the child vs. the DOF just draw you in. The other comments regarding lightening the face a bit, enhance the shot. Nicely Done !!
Dana
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Kay McIntire
{K:11787} 11/6/2005
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OK- lets try it today and see if it works!
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Özge IPEKCIOGULLARI ONDER
{K:406} 11/5/2005
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good picture
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C W
{K:4458} 11/5/2005
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Excellent DOF and yes, I, too, would lighten the photo as well. Great photo!
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Kay McIntire
{K:11787} 11/5/2005
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I am having trouble uploading my image. Don't know why. Will try again tomorrow.
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Kay McIntire
{K:11787} 11/5/2005
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I think it needs lightening too- an adorable little girl in a wonderful photo- a shame not to see all the cuteness! Here is my try at it. Just duplicated and screened the top layer, sharpened her eyes just a bit.
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Al Ungar
{K:4626} 11/4/2005
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Beautiful young lady. Excellent composition. Yes I would lighten up her face and nothing else, not her hair or the light on the right side of her face. I did a quick one to give you an idea of my recommendation. As you can see her hair and right side is unchanged.
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Pooriya Zarrabi
{K:3836} 11/4/2005
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sweety girl and nice shot. the background was perfect...
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Ash
{K:9427} 11/4/2005
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Great portrait. You have captured the essence of the season.
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