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IMG_4532-Edit_Nancy_Final
IMG_4532-Edit_Nancy_Final
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Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2014

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 First, Thanks to Nancy for the opportunity. I appreciate the practice and the creative liberty.

Here are the steps. Please let me know if you have any questions.

First I added some space to the left and cloned the wall. I need more practice. I covered up the sloppy clone job the best I could. I would have preferred a sharper background, but it works for the mood / tone of the pose.

Then in RAW I juiced up the light and created a second copy. I brought each copy into Photoshop and place the darker layer on the lighter one. Then I erased the the dark layer where I wanted the light to shine through. (like your face, etc.)

Then I used Gaussian blur to create the depth between her and the wall while erasing her and the chair from the blur.

Added a small lens flare on the left side.

Added a gradient filter

added a blue tone filter

Sharpen
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 01/16/2014 09:19:03 AM
I like the cyanotype feel and perfect use of space.
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 01/16/2014 06:31:11 AM
Good work as usual Jeff! The shot needed the space on the left for Nancy to look into. Very similar to your editing challenge entry .

I like!!
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 01/07/2014 01:12:59 PM
It looks phenomenal!
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 01/04/2014 12:55:14 PM
I really like the added space to the left, don't know if I would have ever thought of that.

The blue tone works so well here, really nice.

I adore this. :) You took what was in my head and executed it for me. Brilliant.

Message edited by author 2014-01-04 12:55:48.
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 01/04/2014 09:20:35 AM
Thanks for detailing the steps. In her original I wished for a bit more light on her face. I had noticed on some of yours you looked like you added some blur -- I will have to experiment with that anding gradients (two things I do not do much). A solid image that you were able to enhance nicely.

Message edited by author 2014-01-04 09:21:22.
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 01/04/2014 04:29:26 AM
Thanks for that, top job.
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 01/04/2014 03:49:54 AM
now an I pad on the far left and you got a advertisement :)
brilliant
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 01/04/2014 01:39:40 AM
Thumbs up from me! Great processing.
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