Elivia Encore for Fans (she says "Hi")!

NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
edited March 5, 2011 in People
Comments welcome. :thumb


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4
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Neil
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Comments

  • CorneliusCornelius Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited March 2, 2011
    I like picture 2, beautiful eyes.
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  • Albert DicksonAlbert Dickson Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2011
    #3 Rocks! Your shoes? So much attitude.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2011
    Cornelius wrote: »
    I like picture 2, beautiful eyes.

    Thanks Cornelius!

    Yes, I agree about the eyes.

    Neil
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2011
    Albert Dickson wrote: »
    #3 Rocks! Your shoes? So much attitude.

    Appreciate the comment Albert!

    Neil
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2011
    I like all of these and really can't think of any nits but #5...wow....fantastic!
    She seems to speak to the camera :D
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 3, 2011
    reyvee61 wrote: »
    I like all of these and really can't think of any nits but #5...wow....fantastic!
    She seems to speak to the camera :D

    Yeah, I'm intrigued by #5 myself, it's a bit oddball, but it makes a strong impression as a large print seen from a distance.

    Appreciate your comment Rey as usual!

    Neil
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  • briandelionbriandelion Registered Users Posts: 512 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    #3 and especially 5 are outstanding! Beautifully composed. Take as many pictures of her as you can while you've got the chance. She has it whatever "it" is.
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    Neil, a couple of really nice shots here in my humble opinion. #1 she looks so much older. #3 is one of my favorites of attitude that matches the history of the shoes. I really wanted to know the pp in #4. It just catches the eye with the added contrast. Please explain the PP of this one.
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    This kid is amazing in front of the camera - does she have aspirations to act? As Briandelion says, whatever "it" is, she's got it!

    My only photographic nit is the processing on the first one - I think the added clarity (or whatever it is you use in your software) is a bit overdone and takes away from her youthful softness.

    Another great set of her, Neil!
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    Hackbone wrote: »
    Neil, a couple of really nice shots here in my humble opinion. #1 she looks so much older. #3 is one of my favorites of attitude that matches the history of the shoes. I really wanted to know the pp in #4. It just catches the eye with the added contrast. Please explain the PP of this one.

    The PP on that one reminds me of a tonal contrast...
    Eagerly awaits answer :D
    Yo soy Reynaldo
  • laurenornotlaurenornot Registered Users Posts: 167 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    So pretty, I love 2 and 5. Is she mixed race? (I am!)
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    @ Hackbone, divamum & Rey

    Appreciate your input and encouragement!

    dm, re #1, I recognise what you are saying, and I'm somewhat on the fence about the processing. I do however like it's immediacy and touchability.

    For #1, 3 & 4 I had your own USA Norman Rockwell in mind!:D (But only for the painterly style and palette.)

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    For all these shots, I RAW converted in Bibble5.2.1Pro with minimal adjustments (camera-lens, curves, white balance, exposure) and no sharpening. I take the image immediately into NoiseNinja standalone. Typically, in PS, I then correct for colour cast, and add first contrast and sharpening using USM.

    For #1, I followed benjikan's PP preparation formula (with any such formula I have found that how closely you can imitate depends on the specific values in the image (ie your image's specific histogram), and the formula will need adapting) (NB for saturation adjustments I usually set blend to color, and for USM, Levels, Curves I set blend to luminosity):

    a. flatten, save and duplicate layer from above adjustments
    b. (you can desaturate here if you like)
    c. soft light blend mode
    d. adjust opacity and fill to taste
    e. flatten, save, duplicate
    f. new layer>Image>Adjustments>Shadows-Highlights, adjust to taste
    g. adjust saturation to taste
    h. USM ~ 10-15@40-60
    i. USM ~ 100-180@0.3
    * here I used 2 Cross Processing filters in Nik
    * adjusted colour with White Neutraliser in Nik
    j. fine tune histogram (contrast), and sharpening

    For #3 & 4

    I followed the style of Calvin Hollywood (after RAW conversion and initial adjustments in PS as described above):

    a. flatten, save, duplicate
    b. blend = vivid light
    c. invert
    d. >Blur>Surface Blur
    e. adjust to taste, keeping an eye on halos
    f. Shift+Alt+Control+E
    g. blend of new layer from merged layers = overlay (or soft light)
    h. delete merged layer (under the new layer created in f.)
    i. use opacity to tune to taste (you can also increase contrast even more in a new layer by adjusting mid-tone values in Shadows-Highlights)
    * on the basis of all these steps, I further developed these images using Nik:Cross Processing filters, and the other fine tuning of saturation, histogram (contrast), neutral white and sharpness I described above.

    Hint 1: if you want a softer effect (especially on skin) from any of the contrast adjustment layers, you can create a positive layer mask and fill it with 50% grey.

    Hint 2: also to soften contrast adjustments, you can skip any prePP USM, or later USM tuning.

    Hint 3: if I am cropping, I tend to leave the later histogram and USM tuning until after the crop.

    Please share any discoveries you make as you play around with these techniques.thumb.gif

    Best to you all.

    Neil
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    laurenornot wrote: »
    So pretty, I love 2 and 5. Is she mixed race? (I am!)

    I'm happy you like them!

    Yes, in Elivia there is (at least!) UK (Cheshire), French, Vietnamese - and Tasmania!

    Neil
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    briandelion wrote: »
    #3 and especially 5 are outstanding! Beautifully composed. Take as many pictures of her as you can while you've got the chance. She has it whatever "it" is.

    I won't argue!mwink.gifD

    Many thanks for your comment!

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2011
    Neil, thanks for the workup. I always want to keep and open mind and try to experiment at every chance I get. This gives me alot of fuel for the fire. Again thanks.
    Charles
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  • laurenornotlaurenornot Registered Users Posts: 167 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2011
    NeilL wrote: »
    I'm happy you like them!

    Yes, in Elivia there is (at least!) UK (Cheshire), French, Vietnamese - and Tasmania!

    Neil

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