The workflow on this was pretty insane -
crop
clone and healing brush (tiny bit on lower left corner that I might have cropped out later; small scratch on left shoulder)
crop
blur (under left eye)
clone (a tiny bit of the makeup)
resize
crop one pixel (after I realized this slight adjustment would give me a 4:3 aspect ratio)
save for web
neat image
blur (under left eye)
decrease green saturation
increase contrast by 15, and decrease green saturation again
save for web
I may also have done a bit of sharpening of the eyes at some point in there.
Shot in natural lighting in my back yard.
Thank you all so much for your comments!!
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Something about the composition feels awkward. I feel like I need to tilt my head sideways to get the correct perspective. The expression on her face is a bit spacey - zombie looking. Not sure if that was the impact you were trying to make or not... The lighting is good overall (prehaps a bit too much shadow on her face), and the image is well focused and sharp.
I'm not getting much magic or mystery here. It's an interesting portrait of a girl whose face is painted, though. I like the composition and the lighting, and that's a pretty intense gaze! Outside of this challenge, I'd vote this higher. 4.
I love the perspective, but the facial expression is a little to blank for me. This may have been purposeful, but I don't find it as appealing as it could have been. Still a good shot.
this is a really creative and interesting study...perhaps a little too much noise reduction...I would have dodged out a bit of shadow off the right side of her face...but a lovely shot overall
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