Crap, I told Rikki after my hiatus I would ribbon in the first three challenges I entered. I don't think it's going to happen in Color Portrait. I like this shot, but there are too many talented portrait artists on this site and this isn't my strong suit. I'll be happy with a Top 10. Prediction 6.17
Taken while finger painting. Laine does not pose at all so I had to get her occupied with something. This was the best of about 75 shots. Lighting is a window to her right and fill flash.
PP involves the following layers:
Sharpen
Brightness/Contrast (+7/+3)
Hue/Sat (+30 master/-10 reds)
Hue/Sat eyes (+30 master/+40 cyan/+50 blue)
levels (27/1/244) mask on her right shoulder
Neat Image
Gaussian Blur (masked to cheek only)
Some random cloning
Hue/Sat (another +30 after checking color proof)
POST: HAHAHAHA! Rikki man! Come get me for dinner! I really can't believe it. I heard all week scores which were higher. Thanks for all the comments, I have never received so many. For those who told me to crop the thumb, yes, you are probably right. I left it in to show she really was painting and didn't just have paint smeared on her. I'll post a thread with the shot minus Neat Image as there were a few comments about it being overprocessed, but actually I used a light touch.
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just wanted to let you know that i was in australia about a month ago and saw this being used (still!) on a billboard along the gold coast highway. hope you got that sorted out with them!
Keep the thumb! Its so needed - it looks just like she is engaged in a mind-occupying paint-in, and happened to look up and you snapped her. Without it, it could be an accident in a paint factory?
She has such a sweet mouth to go with the pretty blonde hair and the blue/green eyes - almost peacock colours - should be a model, for sure!!! I bet you, any photo agency would sign her up immediately - she will probably be a stunning teenager/early 20's young woman
I think this is a beautiful shot, I think that the eyes are just a TAD bit overdone because they are on the verge of looking unatural, but this is absolutely a priceless photo.
Just wanted to say that this photo is among my favorite on DP Challenge. The colors, clarity and compostion (the 3 Cs) are nothing short of superb. But as we all know, the whole is greater than the some of its parts and this photo tells a wonderful story.
I really like the photo a lot. great colors. I do think that the face might be a tad over processed. Thats just a matter of opinion though... hmmm ... then again.. what isnt, right?
Absolutely wonderful. Agree with the distracting bit on the right. Other than that - GREAT processing. Just wondering what she was painting. My daughter would've been busy finger painting my car (she actualy did it once - using house paint from my garage).
This one definately deserve to win. I love the eyes. She is a beautiful little girl.
Have a look at my little girl on my profile. Gonna pm you.
You sure nailed this. The paint on the face and the shirt are all perfect elements here, as well as her beautiful eyes and innocent expression. So crisp too! I think I might have to save up for that lens. I'd love to have IS on all my lenses, even shorter focal lengths.
Fantastic... We could have really used this picture for our Emerging Artist Workshop poster. Wish we had it...we would have raised a ton of money for the kid's art scholarships.
No way this shot is overprocessed...just right in my opinion. And I agree with your choice to leave the thumb in. Gives it more depth, and helps to tell the story. Nice capture!
Great photo and congrats! I love her look, she is so pretty!! I do like what you did with the eyes, makes it much more dramatic! And I love the softness of her skin. Well done!
What I want to know is how you can overdo the eyes and still take a ribbon....Must all be in how its done. I love this portrait. Alive and full of personality. Congrats on the ribbon!
It's so good when it comes out so great without intrusion by us. It is obvious that this was just a natural look after her nose got itchy while she was finger painting. This is precious, congratulations on your second place finish.
I broke one of my long standing rules and gave a good score to a kiddie pic... You gotta love this one. You did at least buy Laine an ice cream cone I hope...
TC
Beautiful look and colors. Hopefully her eyes aren't really that color but the oversaturation works well. Whatever that blurry thing in the corner is is a slight distraction - but I liek the shot alot. Bumping up.
Very nicely done! Spot on focus, excellent catchlights, perfect little model! Only minor sniglet for me is the foreground object bottom right corner...
TC
Very cute child, her eyes are fabulous. Very well lit, but i would like to see either a more white background here, or something more vibrant. The background used seems "blah".
I *REALLY* like this - the colors, the focus, composition. Others have probably said but I wiil - I think the fuzzy in the lower right should be cropped out, it's mildly distracting. Overall: very well done!
I did get you already :) Super sharpness, not overdone at all, but almost borderline, which just shows me you know your limit in post processing. Exactly like I do, go a tad to far and then ease off a little, nice work! Skin tones are good, eye work is amazing, at least you are not one of those who make the eye whites tooooo white, I like how you did this I suppose I could get really picky and get at you for the blur in the lower right hand corner, but it is hardly noticeable :) 10 for the photo but minus one for the blur. (9).
Cute and colorful. Nice composition, I like the crop. Great.
Only thing bad is I think the skin looks a little "patchy" due to noise-reduction, maybe just half the noise reduction intensity would be better.
Haha, like this heaps, her expression is just so genuine. I don´t really care for the super smooth skin though, seems overprocessed but nothing that would bring my score down though, too much NI? Also the blur in the lower left corner, the one that is over her finger is bothering me a bit, drags my attention from her face. Gave this an 8 :)
Got to be a ribbon for this sho
10 from me
focus, pose and exposure are spot on.
The eyes are so alive and not overworked like a lot in this challenge.
Brilliant!
Good luck
Great colors...very sharp...a little different crop to get rid of the out of focus area in the lower right would be better (tighter crop on face)...top 5 shot in challenge for my voting...9
Blue Eyes...Green Nose
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