Photo of my son Nicholas (12 yrs.) Taken at home in the kitchen under regular house light. Not the sharpest image as Nick kept moving. But I liked it enough to show it to people. I hope you like it.
For those who kept asking about Neat Image - I don't even know what that is. I use Photoshop's features. I might have overdone it with this photo, I admit. I used diffusion glow and blur layers in decreased opacity. When it comes to portraits, I've got a lot to learn.
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i am surprised this didn't do better. i find whatever neatening you did to enhance the photo and increase the artistic content. (it's odd to me that you get dinged for "effect" while the girl with the pearl earring shot is praised for same. no accounting for it!)
Nice lighting and pose. the skin looks very plastic. Did you use NeatImage on this? I think a little backlighting to distinguish the head and hair shape.
Good pose and lighting. Very nice overall. A little overboard on the color and smooth face, though- looks almost surreal. I would have cloned out that green seal on the shirt, too.
Great subject and pose. Perhaps the shoulders turned a little bit more toward the camera instead of "sideways". Also, the skintones look a bit "too smooth" to me. I realize that young people do have very soft skin, and perhaps I am off in this observation, but it has a bit of "plasticness" to it.
Great title. Amazing eyes. A great capture of the subject's personality - something every portrait should strive to do. I like the tones and the lighting.
Nicely lit, good composition. Would benefit from a little light from overhead on the hair to separate him from the background. Dod you use NeatImage? It looks like it was over-applied, the skin has a too-smooth look typical of an over-NeatImaged image.
Handsome child. I think a higher crop here would of improved this a great deal. The 'neat image' or what ever gives this an un-natural look. It's okay, just not my taste. My gosh with those beautiful eyes.....this kiddo has it made!!!!!! Awesome.
Super! If this doesn't make the top five there is definitely someting wrong. Those blue eyes get you and follow you. Please, if somebody gives you a one. . confront them for an explination!!! BOL
This is a lovely soft, colourful portrait. The lighting is superb and plays well against the clean black background. Did you use the tools available in the digital darkroom to achieve the skin texture? However achieved, it is a very attractive portrait.
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