Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Philippe. Although the skin tones have suffered a little compared to a print, it was of course a conscious choice in Photoshop. The red channel only was partly de-saturated. The actual skin texture as shown was a fashion/glamour type alteration for effect. So a number of Gaussian blur altered layers and mask involved then that effect removed everywhere but the skin. I was aiming for serene and romanticised. The lady herself is actually vital and fun and warm. On balance I think the eyes are a little too prominent. They are not actually sharpened, but surrounded by softened! The whites though, I agree were probably a little too brightened for impact. My twelve year old daughter just said the same thing. I'll take that on board. See my second post for lesser red de-saturation on the skin. Thanks for taking the time to offer suggestions. I might repost for comparison, but I think I flattened that 330MB TIFF, so it might be start again time. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Orlent Sent: Thursday, 14 September 2006 05:31 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] New pic from Hoppy Skin toe a bit too desaturated. Eyes sharpened too much. I think. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 13-sep-06, om 03:54 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > Hi folks. > > OK, social barbecue, I had the M in hand, beer nearby, the cap was > off both. > > An un-posed grab shot with Ted and Sonny echoing in my ear. Yes I > know it isn't Rembrandt lighting but she is listening. > > Has had a trip through PS afterwards. > What do you think? <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/analog/family/casual++portrait.jpg.html> http://tinyurl.com/jgy3x > cheers > Hoppy