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Dreaming of Her Day
Dreaming of Her Day
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: D-Image by Studio Ches, San Antonio TX
Date: May 1, 2008
Aperture: f20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Portraiture, Wedding
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2008

 RAW Conversion
Temperature 5200
Exposure +2.05
Brightness +60
Contrast +35
Saturation +10

On PS Open
Convert from Adobe RGB to sRGB IEC61966-2.1


Duplicate the background
Apply Heavy Neat Image
Duplicate background again
Invert NI Layer
Erase NI Layer around eyes, jewelry, lips, nose ear
Drop NI Layer Opacity to 70%
Blurred NI Layer around Artifacts
Copied NI and 2nd Background Layer
Merged last copied layers
Copy new merged layer
Adjusted Levels on Eyes only
Desat on eyes
slight white soft light paintbrush on eyes and teeth
Merged last two layers
Made 2 copys of the last layer
Upped Brightness and Contrast by 20 for pupils only on the topmost
Merged top two layers
Cropped to 8x10 aspect ratio at 300 DPD
changed size to 8x10
Resized to 576x720 at 72dpi (resample Bicubic)
Ran "Luko's Sharpening"
Saved for Web

Original IMG_6837



Prediction 5.5ish
Hopes 6.ish

We are shooting this young woman's wedding the 18th of May, this is our first foray into Wedding shots. Luckily she wants very artistic... prefers black and white. We did shoot inside our studio the day she picked up her dress, just to try to come up with some "formal" bride pictures. They'll likely go into her book, but we don't expect to sell any prints.

I know SHE likes her pictures. Here's hoping DPC Does.

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Views during voting: 259
Votes: 151
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2008 07:17:43 PM
pretty picture but a little OOF or maybe it's that the face doesn't seem to be in focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2008 12:21:09 AM
pity about the ugly shadow on he face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 10:14:24 PM
Lighting seems a touch harsh. Her expression and pose seem a bit unnatural and forced. I would have had her arms in front of her but that's just me.:~)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 09:03:07 AM
Great portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 10:02:22 PM
her face looks a little OOF and maybe the light is a little bright on her dress. Other wise its a good composition and pose
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 11:20:29 AM
Striking pose, like the catch light in her eyes, maybe the background is a little busier than I'd prefer.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 04:53:13 AM
lovely girl...the way the lighting has fallen on her face is nice, but there is a really distracting shadow on her nose...I like the bg and tones to this though 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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