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Gary Boebs
{K:264} 8/3/2005
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Thanks, Martin.
All the best. Gary.
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{K:29} 8/3/2005
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Gary, I am but an opinionated beginner. The original skin tones are a bit blue from the flash. I use Jasc Paint shop pro, and play around with RGB levels adjustment to try to bring out face structure. I use clarify and contrast adjust. Then maybe dodge and burn. Personal preference will dictate what you are aiming for as a final result. If you first try more red, less blue, the colour will be warmer. Here are two, for my own amusement..
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Gary Boebs
{K:264} 8/2/2005
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Martin, I really appreciate your input. I've tried in BW and this photo looked different. I can't say that I didn't like it. To me it just looked too "cold" for this young face, so I've warmed it up a bit. What do you think? Thanks, G.
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{K:29} 8/2/2005
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Glad you think my two cents is worth the local equivalent, Gary. I think that a B&W conversion is more forgiving to the photographer than colour, as colour distracts focus away from lighting. I am biased towards strong contrasty portraits, though, like these ones: http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/74610.html
and not everyone has such a willing model.
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Gary Boebs
{K:264} 8/2/2005
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Martin,
I've started a new adventure : portrait, and this kind of comments are exactly what I need. Thank you.
Gary.
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{K:29} 8/2/2005
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Attractive photo and model, but I think the flash lighting loses definition from the neck and around the ear. The selective sharpening of the hair at the nape of the neck doesn't improve this, it makes your eye jump from the focused profile to the hair. Nice image still, great skin tones.
Regards, Martin.
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