first portrait attempt

livinginoz

this is my friend's daughter and my first try at doing a portrait. i was just trying various things, and had a distinct disadvantage in that she was inside a metal walled arena......any tips and suggestions are gratefully accepted.




thanks

Stacey L

She's really pretty. What's the original look like?

livinginoz wrote:

this is my friend's daughter and my first try at doing a portrait. i was just trying various things, and had a distinct disadvantage in that she was inside a metal walled arena......any tips and suggestions are gratefully accepted.




thanks

binghott

she's beautiful, but the picture is a little too processed looking for my taste

DoctorIt

I'm really wanting a point of focus here. That soft processing technique can be used to perfection if you leave some facial features sharp. Eyes, nose, mouth, something needs to stand out and give definition.

livinginoz

DoctorIt wrote:

I'm really wanting a point of focus here. That soft processing technique can be used to perfection if you leave some facial features sharp. Eyes, nose, mouth, something needs to stand out and give definition.

thanks, i agree with you. it looked a little sharper on my computer at home, but loses some on this monitor. i will work on it again.......and post the original when i get home.

DanielB

binghott wrote:

she's beautiful, but the picture is a little too processed looking for my taste

very pretty.

*couldn't resist. i'm 14. *

oh yeah, and i agree about the soft post-processing thing too.

livinginoz

livinginoz wrote:

thanks, i agree with you. it looked a little sharper on my computer at home, but loses some on this monitor. i will work on it again.......and post the original when i get home.

here is the original i started with. i am going to work on it again, but not sure how my time is looking tonight. sheesh, working for a living gets in the way of everything

Flyinggina

Lovely portrait. I like the crop and the fact that the eyes stand out. I think, though, that the chin area is too soft. She is young and doesn't need much to be softened. I would make sure that her eyes, mouth, chin and nose definition are sharp and only soften the rest of her face, neck etc. a bit. Nice job.

Virginia

JimM

Can you post the original with the crop (no post processing)? I like the crop, but there is too much PS involved for my liking.... it just looks out of focus.

livinginoz

JimM wrote:

Can you post the original with the crop (no post processing)? I like the crop, but there is too much PS involved for my liking.... it just looks out of focus.

do you mean this crop? as i look at it i see what you mean by too much PS. i was experimenting with new actions and filters, and i think i got carried away

at work, i photograph hardware, it was just such fun to finally look at a live person.....

erich6

In this case I think what you did with the background works and some of the glow effects around her will work after you tone them down a bit. Like others said, I think just keeping some of the definition in her facial features will do the trick.

Erich