[Irma]

I followed a tutorial to get a high key effect in this portrait... How do you like the outcome?




As I was not sure it was light enough I added a brightness/contrast layer on top.




Thanks so much for any advice to improve my technique here...

[wulinka]

very nice!! 1 ist better than #2, I like the fact that there is still some detail in his skin etc.
guess others might prefer #2 style for "simplicity" - in the most positive sense.

well done!! very inspiring. what was the tutorial?

Uli

[Irma]

Very important points in your critique... Thanks Uli...

My picture is a bit far from the tutorial but I will try again.
The tutorial is this one.

[Wedding Shooter]

Hi Irma,

Perhaps for high key you may want to hit somewhere inbetween the two photos for brightness. I like the first the best.

[Pat]

ditto! I like #1

[Irma]

Thanks very much Chris, Pat for your comment...

I learned in this tutorial that you have to have in mind that the picture you are taking will be a High key image, and I really didn't do it... However I will keep trying..

[wulinka]

your picture looks much better than the one in the tutorial!
but of course you cannot make a high-key picture out of one that wasn't one to begin with, you already had a bright background etc...

did you try more?

uli

[Irma]

Thanks for the complement...

I haven't checked all my portrait pictures I have from mexico to see if one could work better. Today I will have breakfast with my neighbour maybe I could ask her to pose for me and take an overexposed picture and play with it...

[Banded Drake]

I like them both Irma , I have to agree with WS maybe 1 kind of half way between the 2 ? not sure .

Thanks for the link too .....

...... Shawn

[Irma]

Hi Shawn..
I am very sorry I forgot to come back to this thread to thank your comment...

As the effect I have in the second one is in an adjustment layer I will reduce the opacitiy and I will have the effect right...

Thanks a lot for your comment ....