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Photoshop portrait
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After his bath tonight my son Brandon was sitting wrapped in a towel. He was over tired after a long day and full of giggles, so I got the camera.
He was quite animated as I experimented bouncing the flash in different directions.

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I got several shots similar to this one. I was only messing about but pleased with his expression on this one. After he finally went to bed I experimented with a few photoshop actions to change the bits I didn't like so much.

The towel was a bit frayed and needed a trim and a colour change. I fiddled with the levels then brightness and contrast. I smoothed and sharpened the face in a few spots and brightened the eyes. I liked the result but couldnt find a crop that I was happy with. Left with too much white wall background I decided to add in one of my beach sunset shots for a background.

[Image: IMGP5642final.jpg]

Please bear in mind this was an arty experiment not an serious attempt at photorealism. While I like the result I know it looks over process and fake...

As always I can never close photoshop without checking how it looks in b&w or sepia...

[Image: IMGP5642sep.jpg]

Im biased towards sepia lately but I think it also took away some of the 'fakeness' of the colour version.
All comments /.critique always appreciated.
Shane

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#2

very cool !! i would have never thought that a bathroom shot could look like a beach !! great imagination and PP work .


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#3

#2 is a super enhancement - beautiful work...
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#4

Thanks Toad and Drake.
I revised the colour edit to reduce the over saturation in the face.

[Image: IMGP5642final2.jpg]

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#5

Yes - I think that is even better - even though the saturation didn't bother me before because of the sunset,,,
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#6

I love the full blown colour one- it almost looks like an illustration. The 'fakeness' doesn't bother me a bit, because its well done.
Fantastic results from your experiment there Smarti.

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#7

G'day Shane,

well done with the pp..........I like it!!. I don't mind the over the top pp,I think it works well with Brandon's expression. Having said that the last one you posted would be my pick!
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#8

I hadn't seen your last version and I also love it... Smile All of them have something to admire....

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.
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#9

Amazing how you can transform a photo Smile

I think the saturation would look best somewhere in between the highly saturated one and the last one you posted.

Canon stuff.
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#10

More light in the eyes. Accentuate the catchlights and dodge the colored parts. My 2 cents.

Otherwise nicely done.

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#11

Wedding Shooter Wrote:I think the saturation would look best somewhere in between the highly saturated one and the last one you posted.
+1

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#12

Thanks everyone - I agree with all of the suggestions! Its funny how you post something thinking that its finished and then edit it again in another twenty different ways. I will find a middle ground in the saturation before I print it. And the eyes definately need a bit more work.
Even after I print it I'll see something that I want to change...

Feel free to play with it and post your edit! I would love to see your interpretation.
Shane

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#13

#1 Is great, frayed towel and all.

#2 Looks like he's wearing lipstick and make-up
#3 Not for me the sepia.
#4 Better but I still prefer the first. I wonder if it is the colour of the towel.
The original pinkyred will impart a tone to his face, which the blue one won't do, unless you use a blue towel to begin with.
And it may be giving a false tone to his face.
Nice boy. I used to look like that..Big Grin

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#14

What a great idea, Shane. I like the brightness of the 1st colour shot. It makes me think of the beach on a sunny day.

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