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To Match Her Eyes
To Match Her Eyes
sjhuls


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Challenge: Free Study 2014-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Dec 30, 2014
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2014

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Place: 7 out of 130
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Views since voting: 888
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Votes: 86
Comments: 13
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 01/12/2015 12:22:52 AM
Originally posted by smardaz:
I didn't have the patience to read thru the whole "Sharpening" thread so not sure if you chimed in on it. Curious to know what you normally do cuz it looks good in this image compared to the raw. Personally I have used the Librodo technique for so long that I made it an action and do it without even thinking on every portrait. Maybe it's time I try something new.


I need to look at the Librodo technique I keep hearing people talk about it but have never actually seen it so I don't know if mine is even similar. First I pimp the eyes that always seems to make them look a bit sharper. Just a bit of dodge and burn. In this case only dodge because her eyes are brown and dark and didn't need any more burn. Then I apply a high pass filter(default is 10 and that is what I use) on a duplicate layer. Then I change the blending mode of that layer to soft light. Now you can mask over the parts you don't want so sharp. I only like the eyes to have added sharpness and it would take forever to mask over everything, so instead I duplicate my background layer, bring that one to the top and then just mask over the eyes to let the highpass show through where I want it.

Message edited by author 2015-01-12 00:24:28.
 01/12/2015 12:18:15 AM
Lighting set-up for this one:


Message edited by author 2015-01-12 00:18:28.
 01/08/2015 08:30:41 PM
I didn't have the patience to read thru the whole "Sharpening" thread so not sure if you chimed in on it. Curious to know what you normally do cuz it looks good in this image compared to the raw. Personally I have used the Librodo technique for so long that I made it an action and do it without even thinking on every portrait. Maybe it's time I try something new.
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 01/08/2015 02:06:40 AM
Superb! Any tips on taking portraits of this standard much appreciated. Congrats on the great finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2015 10:01:22 PM
Beautiful portrait Jenn.
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 01/07/2015 04:50:55 PM
Reminds me that I still have so much to learn about taking portraits. Glad to have you entering again.
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 01/07/2015 12:27:49 AM
Beautiful photo. You must have had the best holiday cards!
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 01/06/2015 07:54:34 PM
Nice portrait.
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 01/06/2015 07:16:49 PM
Well that is one fine portrait!
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 01/04/2015 01:32:37 AM
What a pretty portrait. I love the light in her eyes and the cute half smile and that is one great hat!
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 01/03/2015 01:06:06 PM
What lovely portrait! Beautiful girl and nice processing.
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 01/01/2015 03:08:56 PM
the portrait is beautifully executed, I think I would prefer to see her wonderful blond hair, instead of the hat
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 01/01/2015 02:12:40 PM
Magnificent portrait! Very nicely done. Lighting and pose are all wonderful! Part of me would like to see a much tighter crop though, not sure the space around her adds to the composition.
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