Jess, Face & Hands 4

NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
edited July 23, 2011 in People
Comments welcome. :thumb






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  • Chris02Chris02 Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
    edited July 20, 2011
    Love the shot, 40s movie style look.
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  • lilmommalilmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,060 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2011
    Interesting series. not sure I completely get it but could be just me. that being said I really really like this one! small minor nit- skin smoothing is a tad over done. It's not blending in well with the parts that are not smoothed (ie around the eye, lips and hairline.) otherwise thumb.gif
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2011
    Chris02 wrote: »
    Love the shot, 40s movie style look.

    :D

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2011
    lilmomma wrote: »
    Interesting series. not sure I completely get it but could be just me. that being said I really really like this one! small minor nit- skin smoothing is a tad over done. It's not blending in well with the parts that are not smoothed (ie around the eye, lips and hairline.) otherwise thumb.gif

    Thanks lilmomma for your comments! I'm not sure there's anything more "to get" than what you are seeing, that is face and hands.mwink.gif

    I very much value your technical crit, since technique is so important to me, but I don't see what you seem to describe. There is an airbrushing effect (noise reduction on skin, smoothing and glow), which I had assessed as close to authentic to the style in -

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    But please open my eyes more, if you can be more specific about any problems you see. That would be invaluable to helping me improvethumb.gif!

    Neil

    PS I intend to burn in the eyelashes shadow on her right cheek.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2011
    I made some adjustments in response to comments. Thanks! :D

    @ lilmomma, as you can see from the hairline 100% crop, the hair right on the hairline is pretty much similar to the hair further back up on the head. This leads me to think that it's not so much a smoothing blend problem as motion blur (also DOF) - the whole image has motion blur - and isn't perfect!:cry:D


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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Nice photograph, like the vintage feel.
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  • lilmommalilmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,060 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    i dont know maybe my eyes were being weird. i'm not seeing the hairline thing anymore but I do still see a tad bit where the skin smoothing layer ends around the eyes. But really i'm just being super nitpicky. maybe most people don't even notice it. the only reason I notice it is because i've done it myself a bazillion times. Also it is less noticible in the second shot

    Seriously though, Neil, don't take my nitpicking to heart. Its really a minor nit, and i love the shot. iloveyou.gif
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Hackbone wrote: »
    Nice photograph, like the vintage feel.

    Thanks, Charles! Great encouragement.

    I used 2 580EXIIs, one in a diy 10" conical reflector with a diy diffuser above and behind shoulder L, and the other with a 1/6" Honl grid at eye level perpendicular on R, with 2 continuous light softboxes in front and high. The effect was the kind of thing I was looking for, but the shot was somewhat underexposed, certainly not ideal. I am finding that the 580EXIIs are frustrating to work with - the tolerances in terms of light coverage, control, shaping and power are not flexible enough. I am finding they just don't cut it for serious studio work. The guys that do use flahes as their main lights are using banks of them. Not a great deal of point in that, I reckon. I have never had "big" lights, but I'm gonna hafta getem!

    Any thoughts from your experience with your gear, please?

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    lilmomma wrote: »
    i dont know maybe my eyes were being weird. i'm not seeing the hairline thing anymore but I do still see a tad bit where the skin smoothing layer ends around the eyes. But really i'm just being super nitpicky. maybe most people don't even notice it. the only reason I notice it is because i've done it myself a bazillion times. Also it is less noticible in the second shot

    Seriously though, Neil, don't take my nitpicking to heart. Its really a minor nit, and i love the shot. iloveyou.gif

    rolleyes1.gifno probs, lilmomma! It's the pic ur criting, not me, I don't take it personally!

    I really WANNA see what you mean, but I can't! Is it both eyes?

    btw are you viewing on a Win or Mac?

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    Thanks.

    Neil
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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2011
    Nice work!! I really like the wispy hair.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2011
    FlyNavy wrote: »
    Nice work!! I really like the wispy hair.

    Thanks John!

    Neil
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