Intensity

OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
edited August 18, 2005 in People
laurenintensity-vi.jpg

What do you think?

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  • StanStan Registered Users Posts: 1,077 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Awesome eyes obviously...

    Sun from the left of shot, so I asume a bounce from the right? Beautiful lighting, let me know what you did. Was it natural light?

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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    clap.gifExcellent! Really great portrait....Yes do share your lighting it's wonderfulthumb.gif
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  • digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    holy cow, you could swim in her eyes! very beautiful indeed!
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Stan wrote:
    Awesome eyes obviously...

    Sun from the left of shot, so I asume a bounce from the right? Beautiful lighting, let me know what you did. Was it natural light?
    Sun was coming down from picture left. The reflector was held directly in front of me angled upwards towards the model (who was kneeling). She was looking into the camera. Hence the low set rectangular catchlights. It really helped to illuminate her eyes and face. I used a piece of cardboard covered in tinfoil, mainly because I'm cheap and poor, which worked well. I think for my next shoot I will use foamcore. I took about 6 pictures in the same position and this was the one where both the model and I nailed everything; pose, lighting, focus.

    Thanks for the comment!
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    rahmonster wrote:
    clap.gifExcellent! Really great portrait....thumb.gif
    Thanks!
    digital faerie wrote:
    holy cow, you could swim in her eyes! very beautiful indeed!
    Thanks, too!
  • luckydogluckydog Registered Users Posts: 396 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Wonderful portrait thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
    Love those eyes. Beautiful model and a pleasing photo. Only thing I see, which is a nothing really, is her left pinkie poking into her chin. Would a crop from the bottom of the frame to remove the gap under her left shoulder be of any benefit???
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  • OctalivaOctaliva Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Beautiful eyes!!!
    Hi. Owen,
    Congratulations, thumb.gif This shot is beautiful, and the ligth into the blue eyes is wonderful,
    Thanks,
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  • thegreeneggthegreenegg Registered Users Posts: 551 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Really, what can you say. The picture was well take but holy cow the eyes!
    The eyes and the color of the hair work nice together.
    I wouldn't mind if you just cut the bottom of the picture off or if you do it again just focus in on the face. Getting rid of the hands and such. But that's because I love faces so much and this sure is a nice one.
    This is an awesome picture!
    One question- are those really her eyes? I'm very jealous.
    Great shot.
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  • burkeburke Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    so yeah.. wow!
    what else can I say?
    love the expression - the contrast of her hair and eyes.. I was thinking some PS magic was at work with that color?..
    very captivating!!:):
    title works perfectly
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Of course her eyes were touched up, but that's the magic of digital photography. :)
  • JnicholsJnichols Registered Users Posts: 223 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    I was wondering about her eyes as well - they are beautiful! Are her eyes that color or was there some PS work done? Great picture!
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Jnichols wrote:
    I was wondering about her eyes as well - they are beautiful! Are her eyes that color or was there some PS work done? Great picture!
    Her eyes are blue, of course, but I did asjust the saturation. The reason they appear to "pop" is because I created a duplicate "multiply" layer and then blurred it to 2.0, then erased the eyes (otherwise they get a bit dulled). Then I upped the contrast to +20, so the whites really stand out! When you play with the saturation in the eyes the green/yellow tends to turn a bit red so I adjusted the eyes in the color balance, reducing the reds and yellows significantly.
  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Very nice, is this from the shoot you did a while ago or is it a new shoot?


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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    From the shoot I did a while ago. My original edit wasn't pleasing in the least.

    The original (no editing) is on the right.

    lacomparison-vi.jpg
  • binghottbinghott Registered Users Posts: 1,075 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    it took ten seconds to be able breathe again after i saw that picture.

    wow.
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    binghott wrote:
    it took ten seconds to be able breathe again after i saw that picture.

    wow.
    From one portraitist to another, thank you.
  • PeterGarPeterGar Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    I really need to learn Photoshop. Too much to do, not enough time to do it all ne_nau.gif
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2005
    Owen wrote:
    From the shoot I did a while ago. My original edit wasn't pleasing in the least.

    The original (no editing) is on the right.

    lacomparison-vi.jpg
    Spasibo, Owen for your 'secrets'.
    I like the 'original' better, though I undestand your try to make your model 'standard'...
    Great work!
    Yuri
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,703 moderator
    edited August 18, 2005
    luckydog wrote:
    Wonderful portrait thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
    Love those eyes. Beautiful model and a pleasing photo. Only thing I see, which is a nothing really, is her left pinkie poking into her chin. Would a crop from the bottom of the frame to remove the gap under her left shoulder be of any benefit???


    I agree - lovely model, night lighting job. I might suggest a larger aperture for a more smooth, OOF, bokeh of the trees in the background. And crop the lower portion of the frame to remove the hotspot under her left shoulder.

    Very nice glamour shot.
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