It's one of mine but I really like this one

[Ian]

Even if you don't like it - feel free to tell me what you think of it:



Olympus OM-D E-M5, m.zuiko 12-50mm kit lens, f/6.3 @50mm (aperture wide open), 1/60th, ISO 400, available light (not flash). Processed, cropped and retouched in Lightroom 5.

Ian

[sponner]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

Beautiful.

I am not qualified to critique but the thing that stands out tome is the slightly distracting vertical thingy in the background just to the right of the left shoulder, think I would edit that out.


Other than that, simply lovely

[Ian]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

Beautiful.

I am not qualified to critique but the thing that stands out tome is the slightly distracting vertical thingy in the background just to the right of the left shoulder, think I would edit that out.


Other than that, simply lovely

Yep - I see it now you have pointed it out

Others seem offended by her armpit - I'm not that bothered by it myself.

Ian

[sponner]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

She would look a bit odd without an armpit.

I didn't even notice it, there is a shadow on her other arm but I can't make my mind up whether that matters a jot, detracts or adds to it.

[Ian]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

Yes, I think the shadow is because the studio was set up for flash. I was just standing around with the camera and when she looked I snapped (well, you know what I mean ). So I shot using available light.

Ian

[patmoore]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

Beautiful. It's the sort of face I like to draw.

[Pops]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

No problem at all with the subject, the background or the armpit. One impression I do have is that it is a bit overbalanced.

[Ian]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

Here's after some work in LR and PS:



Someone has suggested a square crop and that is not bad, but my personal preference is the off-set landscape framing.

Ian

[Ian]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

If you are interested, here is the journey this image took:

http://dpnow.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=15175

Ian

[Jamie Harrison]

Re: It's one of mine but I really like this one

I like it. She has a good expression and the crop kind of works the more I look at it. And she's hawt!

My only comments would be:
In LR use the shadow and highlight sliders to lift the hair a smidge (technical term)

There's a few spots on her forehead. Spot healing and patch tool are essential here
The armpit in the original could do with a 'shave' (set clone at 20-30% opacity).

I'd also lift the irises of her eyes to give them a little pop (set dodge>highlights at 60-80% opacity).

Smooth the skin a bit. Use your blagging superpowers and get in touch with Imagenomic for Portraiture for PS. I couldn't live without it for skin smoothing. Create a layer from the background, run Portraiture at Glamour setting (you can make adjustments in the plug-in) and reduce the opacity till it looks natural.

There, I've given away lots of my trade secrets!
xxx