I made the outfit and then went off hunting at the local marine center for starfish and crabs. Added them. Added texture to the mermaids dress via the clone stamp. Photographed waves and added them to the shot as the sky was a bland gray.
It was getting late (7PM) and my model was freezing but she was an excellent sport. She is the same model used in the Afghan Girl which some may recognize.
This is my first attempt at creating this kind of photo and first time doing expert editing so I don't expect it to score any higher than 5.8 or so but, who knows?
[Jul. 22nd, 2010 10:19:06 AM]
This photo is scary, her expression and makeup? Must be a blast watching a horror movie with you then. :)
[Jul. 22nd, 2010 02:29:38 PM]
I know this isn't my best work but it is my best attempt at expert editing as it is my FIRST attempt ... so yep, her tail doesn't look real. Amazing anything does now that I have found that liquefy tool. I love it!
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This was underscored. The green of the waves behind is tremendous, This has all the lightheartedness of a movie production, something from the Moulin Rouge, or The Imaginarium of Dr.Parnassus. Great expression on the models face, and excellent placement of the seagull.
I certainly thought it would be higher in the scale (lol).... but I do see the points made and maybe that blue green might have been a better color. Cnovak makes some good points. It's still my favorite of the mermaids though.
Great mermaid image. Good blending of the mermaid to her environment. I like the composition of elements and subject. Gotta wonder if you included the seagull because he was there or because it is a slight nod to the seagull character in Disney's Little Mermaid:-) The tail could use a tad more definition to the scales. By that I mean using adjust Shadows/Highlight/Midtones to make the shadows deeper - that would make the scales pop a bit more visually. The color hue might be a little to bright - a darker blue green akin to the color you see in the water pooling at the bottom left would have kept the colors a tad more in the realistic photo realm rather than digital art. The bottom fin is good but could be better if an actual fish tail was used and color adjusted to match the rest of the body. Still, it is an interesting tail fin for the texture invokes the idea of swirling water. Last critique is the starfish on the rock plateau doesn't quite look right registered to it's environment. It looks like an impression in the rock (flat) rather than 3D. Hmmmm, perhaps some burning of the edges to create shadows to make it 'pop up'. Still overall this I feel is an above average composition. Nice job.
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