Editing Steps: Convert from RAW
Nik filter - Contrast Only
Nik filter - Bleach Bypass, Overlay mode, 62%
Brightness -34, Contrast -16, masked out area of boy and bear
Minor Dodge/Burn around boys head
Levels, 0, 1.00, 216
Topaz Filter, 33%
Nik filter - B&W conversion, 51%
Flatten
Resize
USM on area of boy and bear
Levels, 0, 0.91, 255, mask out boys face
Neat Image on boys face
USM on area of boy and bear
B&W adjustment layer on lower right corner only
some cloning to minimise dictration of soft toy in lower right
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Heh, I wondered if folk were going to think it was overlayed. Glad to see it validated before the end of voting. Great experiment and I hope you do share the details on this one.
Oh yes! What an emotion laden photo ... it reminds me of the way I felt approaching bedtime as a child ... the death of sleep, the hope for morning, the companionship of my bear
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:
Positives: Shot through some form of fabric I presume; it works just like an overlay - I really like it. The success of the image lies in its ability to conceal and reveal to just the right amount. Lighting and colour are sublime.
The textures you have achieved in this shot makes it feel a little diturbing, like something from the paranormal. I think that's what appeals to me here. : ) Nice work! : )
Bedtime is scary! The wisps definitely look like something ghostly, but he doesn't look too spooked. Probably because teddy is there to protect him, eh?
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