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Betsy
Betsy
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Challenge: Bad Hair Day (DPL4 WK3) (Standard Editing)
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10
Lens: Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ M.Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Buchanan, VA
Date: Jul 17, 2018
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2018

 Steps for Editing:
1. Clone out dirt speck in hair
2. Levels
3. Brightness/Contrast
4. Layer of Shadows/Highlights, Photo Filter Deep Blue, Auto Tone
5. Erase Portions of Layer and Adjust Opacity
6. Layer of Render Lighting from Below and Adjust Opacity
7. Additional Layers of Dodge/Burn, Adjust Opacity, Color Balance, Hue/Sat
8. Layer of History Erase to Tone Down Areas of Overexposed Hair
9. Resize, Sharpen, Save for Web

Additional Steps for Desat Version:
10. Layers of Replace Color and Sponge for Selective Sat/Desat
11. Levels, Photo Filter Sepia, History Erase
12. Dodge/Burn

Additional Steps for BW Version:
13. Multiple Hue/Sat/Desat, Curves, Contrast
14. Dodge/Burn

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 121
Avg (all users): 5.6222
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4930
Avg (non-participants): 6.1053
Views since voting: 638
Views during voting: 140
Votes: 90
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/25/2018 12:28:20 AM
5.6! Nice!

PUPPY!!!!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
07/24/2018 07:38:00 PM
I really like the closeup and details. Such a fun shot of all that hair, but her personality shines too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 07/24/2018 12:03:50 AM
Love the hair, and nose, and teeth. Actually not bad at all but hey.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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