I hate self portraits. No, I really HATE self portraits. Mercilessly edited to improve my appearance. :) My eyes are entirely too big for my head.
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Thanks everyone! An amazing unexpected response.
For those interested, I didn't use glow nor desat. I used layer masks.
duplicate layer - screen - gaussian blur - completely mask out hair, eyes, partial mask of face
duplicate layer - multiply - gaussian blur - completely mask out face, partially mask out everything else
duplicate layer - multiply - touch up mask
I use masking to do my dodging and burning it works infinitely better for me as the colors are not as corrupted.
Yeah, I over did it. But when you are looking at your own face for so long, it gets kinda boring... :)
BTW - the title is a Peter Gabriel Song...
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I'm not sure if anyone has ever told you this, but you resemble Sally Mann a bit when she was younger. Very pretty both of you. And both good artists as well.
Well you did an excellent job with that shot, but you're only kidding yourself. You're beautiful and your eyes are perfect.
Now this lass may have eyes too big for her head... There are more pics of her, but you'll have to go looking yourself. I find them mildly traumatizing.
Low angle may contribute the chin to verge to slightly prominent, but colour edit, crop, & placement seem to balance that marginal effect. Beautiful soft glowing auburn aura.... offset with blue.... this shows you smart & attractive.
See...I told you I had a hot wife. looks like the people agree. I won't vote on your entries but I still say your a 10,and the most beautifull picture in this challange.
This is beautifully done and the title is cool too. Excellent lighting. I like the lightness of the face against the beautiful color of the hair. Your eye color is great too without being overdone/fake looking. Good luck!
This is such a timeless portrait. Wonderful lighting and the coloring is top notch, puts the emphasis where it should be on the beautiful eyes and fiery hair. Very nice use of shadow and light. ** Back for a final pass and a little bump. It's just so luminous and I love the title although now that songs been stuck in my head for the last couple of days. :-) ** 9
I really like the light and tones. The title reminds me of a great Peter Gabriel song that I like, the text of the song fits the mood of the photo. Good work.
Wonderful light and tones in the hair. It's a simple but elegant composition; not especially ambitious, but sometimes that's the point. Brilliant title! The skin has a glow that I assume is intentional (well of course it's intentional, you numbnut), and that I wonder about ... I wonder if you needed it? But that aside, it's a very fine portrait. 8.
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