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http://www.erlarson.com/images/erl081916.jpg



Aug 20, 2016 at 07:24 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Self Portrait


It's good, just the right side of your face is a bit too dark compared to the other side.


Aug 20, 2016 at 07:57 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Self Portrait


Seems too red on my monitor, but it is a great image.


Aug 20, 2016 at 09:45 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Self Portrait


ben egbert wrote:
Seems too red on my monitor, but it is a great image.


An arresting portrait! Your face does have a ruddy appearance as Ben mentioned. I don't have a problem with that, unless that is not a purposeful interpretation. I have a couple of suggestions to taste. There are some light reflections to the upper left and right of your face. i would clone these out. In addition, there's a small dot of light in your left eye below the larger dot. Perhaps clone out the smaller dot?

Steve

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Aug 20, 2016 at 10:26 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Self Portrait


pixlepeeper wrote:
It's good, just the right side of your face is a bit too dark compared to the other side.


I'm assuming that Eric's lighting ratios, leaving the left side of his face dark and lighting the right side was a creative decision. In fact, I think it worked quite well rendering a dramatic portrait.

Portrait lighting is an art. Depending on what your goal is and how you choose to interpret your subject, there are many different lighting scenarios that one can choose from.

Steve



Aug 20, 2016 at 10:44 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Self Portrait


Very nice except as mentioned the red is a bit much.


Aug 20, 2016 at 11:00 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Self Portrait


How about in B & W?

http://www.erlarson.com/images/erl082016_bw.jpg



Aug 21, 2016 at 06:43 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Self Portrait




That is great.



Aug 29, 2016 at 09:50 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Self Portrait


I'm no help on the color issue but what strikes me as odd and out of place is the amount of recovery you have applied to your right eye (in shadow) vs your left eye. The right eye should be the darker of the two, not the other way around.

The mono edit works really well with the silver hair and beard.

Dave





Aug 30, 2016 at 08:18 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Self Portrait


Good point, Dave. Sometimes it's good to have an extra pair of eyes to look at this stuff.

Oh, and it's platinum blonde - not silver. ;-)



Sep 03, 2016 at 08:41 PM





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