This is my first real attempt at a nice looking portrait. I used an old film camera flash on top of my camera to bounce light off of the walls.
A great deal of editing was done to this to hopefully make it look a little more professional and studio-like (despite my very rudimentary setup). A lot of people found the eyes to be a little over-done. I can completely understand that. I happen to really like the way I've done them, but I'll know to tone them down a little in the future. Thanks for all the comments and constructive criticism! My next one will be better!
Big thanks to my friend Emily, the model, for her excellent expression and attention to detail. She did a wonderful job!
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Ohmy! This is so BEAUTIFUL! In my opinion it is flawless and more. The reds are so wonderfully Asian, and I also happen to love the way you did the editing -- including and maybe especially the eyes. I think it is also very typically Asian in its "look". Congratulations on a fabulous showing in this very strong challenge!
Nice portrait, congratulations on top 10 finish!
Honestly you messed up with sharpness a little bit.The halos created around her hand & nose are distracting.Like the background & composition.
I was going to say exactly the same thing...I think the sharpening and smoothing are a little artificial, but nonetheless you had a personal best and finished well..congratulations
Nice portrait, congratulations on top 10 finish!
Honestly you messed up with sharpness a little bit.The halos created around her hand & nose are distracting.Like the background & composition.
Very nice. She's cute and you have some great lighting and color in this. My only nitpick is I think you may have pimped her eyes a little too much. They look artificially sharp to me.
I like globally the portrait, the angle and the warm color, but there's something strange in her eyes (too much dodging ?) and an excessive difference between softened and not softened skin (her nose, ...)
Mei nu is right, and so is the light/background. Excellent combo across the board. I'm just a little distracted by the catchlights in the middle of her eyes...Were your flashes triggered by the onboard flash? Either way, a few seconds of cloning would have brought this to 9 territory from me, but now you just get a lowly 8 :P
She's absolutely beautiful but her eyes seem to be held unnaturally wide open which lends the image a (presumably unintended) scary air. Lighting is lovely, not sure about the quirky angle; it's something that I've seen work well but doesn't work for me for this pose.
Beautiful but her skin seems a touch over processed (maybe Neat Image?)with her eyes being over sharp. I love the bokeh and the diagonal line created by the tilt of her and her arm.
Excellent composition, I love the angle you have chosen to place the model in the frame. Background really compliments the subject and I really like how soft her skin looks. The eyes are troubling me a little, I really like the makeup that draws you into them but feel your editing may be a little too much on the eyes themselves...hope that makes sense?! Still a 9 from me :o)
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