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Archive 2011 · Help with processing

  
 
douter
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p.1 #1 · Help with processing


This is my wife so there is some pressure to get this right.Any help will be appreciated.

http://postmyimage.com/img1/733_DJH_6920abw.jpg

Thanks for looking and your assiatance is greatly appreciated.
Douglas



Oct 18, 2011 at 08:35 AM
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p.1 #2 · Help with processing


douter wrote:
This is my wife so there is some pressure to get this right.


RELAX ... I think you got it right.

Very skinny dof, yet the important areas are in focus. Any more sharpening and you might head toward 'unflattering' ... more softening and you head toward unnatural / character removal.

From here it is just a matter of artistic preference with things like dodging & burning, toning, vignetting, etc. to maybe help "draw the eye" a bit ... but I'd be VERY judicious to not mess up a good thing.

My preference would have been for just a bit more dof so that the nose & chin would be a bit more in focus (even if not totally sharp) ... but that's not really about the PP on THIS one.

Given creative license to do anything with it ... natural is pdg. Nice job.



Oct 18, 2011 at 08:57 AM
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p.1 #3 · Help with processing


I agree, you got it about right. The only edit I would consider is a little more eye definition by slightly lightening the irises and darkening the pupils. Like this (animated gif):
http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af171/retouch46/Forums/eyes-1.gif



Oct 18, 2011 at 09:10 AM
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p.1 #4 · Help with processing


Thanks Rusty and Peano2. I will see what I can do about the eyes.
Douglas



Oct 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM





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