The red was challenging for me, but I think I was able to handle it this time without leaving the pic feeling a bit on the cold side. Skin tones/color is/has been an issue for me.
What do you think? Hit or miss? Too light? Not enough contrast? Constructive criticism/suggestions always welcome.
OK, let's start with the SOOC shot:
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and here's my fix:
Started with a small crop, then levels adjustment, then Gaussian blur to smooth face
a tiny bit. Selective sharpening using High Pass filter and layer mask. Adjusted
skin tones a bit more with Photo Filter + layer mask and Hue Saturation and layer
mask. Merged results, then made copy of merged result and blended using screen
mode. Added layer mask to screen mode layer, filled with black, then painted over
layer mask with white in the eye area to lighten eyes. Also dodged/burned eyes
using a 50 percent gray fill layer set to Soft Light Blending mode. I color sampled
the eyes and used a lighter brown shade to paint over the red color beside the
catch-lights. To do this, I painted on a separate layer, used the color
blend mode, and adjusted the opacity.
Next, I merged the layers, copied the merged result, and pasted it in a New File.
I used JHP-Free PhotoShop Action on the Everyday Boost Vintage
setting. Then, I merged layers, copied the result, went back to my first edit, and
pasted it on the top layer. I lowered the opacity until I thought it looked good,
added another levels adjustment to increase the dark levels, and that's where I
stopped...
Except for one more crop:
2 comments :
great job!
Excellent!! Love how you sharpened it up, and her eyes just pop! Great job on that crop, as well! :)
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