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Can't Say No to Those Eyes
Can't Say No to Those Eyes
heavyj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fill the Frame III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Japan
Date: Aug 25, 2007
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2007

Convert from RAW
Cropped
Screen Layer (20 percent I think)
Shadow/highlights for hair
Color Adjustment for lips and skin (Red)
Color Adjustment for skin (Yellow)
Gaussian Blur (Overlay layer 30 percent)
Gradiant Layer (20 percent)
Cloned out pimples and cleaned skin a bit.
Desaturated white of eyes and then used a brush to put back some more white.
Selective dodge and burn
Selective Saturate on lips (I think)
USM
Noiseninja

As best as I can remember these are the steps I took in getting the image you see. It was a lot of playing around, trial and error.

She's a student of mine. I was taking pictures at her house and I pointed the camera at her while she was turned away from me and yelled out her name. She turned around and SNAP.

Nice girl, but the post-processing makes her look completely different. I'll submit the image I work with after the challenge, and if to see if people can help me retrace my EXACT steps in this since I want to apply this PP to some other nice photos I have.

Statistics
Place: 51 out of 285
Avg (all users): 6.0061
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9885
Avg (non-participants): 6.0260
Views since voting: 1250
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 164
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)


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08/23/2008 12:10:37 PM
This is excellent. Dark, almost disturbing in some sense. Interesting that you captured this in the most innocent and casual of settings.

Message edited by author 2008-08-23 12:10:55.
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09/06/2007 02:23:56 PM
Originally posted by duckyb:

Underrated, in my opinion.


Yeah, I was hoping for a better score too.
09/06/2007 02:16:18 PM
Underrated, in my opinion.
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09/03/2007 02:03:54 AM
Originally posted by bucket:

think this shot really has a life to it..compelling image!


Thank you. I wish it made top 10...but I'm happy with it being above 6.
09/03/2007 01:21:36 AM
think this shot really has a life to it..compelling image!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2007 03:00:25 PM
Maybe a little too much detail lost in the shadows, but a very compelling portrait nonetheless. Bumping up.
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09/02/2007 01:46:31 PM
How gorgeous is this? Hope for top 3 for you.
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09/01/2007 10:20:23 PM
Those eyes really jump out at you and grab your attention.
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08/30/2007 11:55:20 PM
nice pp on this pretty girl
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08/28/2007 06:22:04 PM
Love the eyes. They stand out. I also like the softness in it. 7
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08/27/2007 06:24:48 PM
Startling! Wonderful portrait. Love the intensity, the color, and the contrast. 10
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08/27/2007 05:00:32 PM
I love the angle and the lighting. But most of all the EYE's 10
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08/27/2007 03:45:21 PM
I like the lighting
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08/27/2007 01:00:43 AM
you're right...those are some big eyes...great shot, very deserving of a ribbon
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