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Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 6 March 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I'd been working on a portfolio shoot for another model. she has given her permission for me to post some of the shots up here so I thought I'd do another 'before & after'.

Today you can see the end result of my editing process. I've cleaned up the skin, made the colours more vibrant lost some of the yellow colour from the hair (at the models request), sharpened and then added my logos and a border.

Tomorrow a slightly different version.

I welcome all constructive comments, compliments and criticisms.
I am here to learn. The fastest way for me to learn is for you to be really unforgiving and articulate in your criticism =D)

If you don't have time to comment don't forget to give a star rating as you pass through!

Dan

P.S. You can find my fashion and portrait work here: http://www.modelmayhem.com/drphotographer

My full website is now live, please check it out: http://www.dr-photographer.co.uk

Comments (17)

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Nice concept and good portrait!

6 Mar 2008 5:04am

Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States

very nice pp work on this , looks like a poster !

6 Mar 2008 5:22am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

I like everything about the portrait except the whitish border. It detracts from the beauty of the rest of the image.

6 Mar 2008 6:17am

@Michael Skorulski: Congratulations on being the first of many to point this out =D)

Vincent Lam from Shanghai, China

Nice colours!

6 Mar 2008 7:14am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

THE COLOURS ARE SO VIVID, bravo

6 Mar 2008 7:43am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

This and the previous post are very interesting. Generally I like the newer one for the vividness of its colors, though to my eye -- and these are all personal judgements -- it's almost a little too vivid. I also agree with Michael (above) that I find the border distracting and wonder if it might be better without. But I like the processing you've done here.

6 Mar 2008 10:17am

@GJC: Thanks for your comment. I do have a tendency to push the vibrancy of the colours a bit too much but this usually balances out once the images is prined and is only a problem on screen. I did read somewhere that the more vivid and bright an image is, the more it is likely to stick in the mind and be remembered... so maybe I'm just trying to create that effect ha ha!

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot.

6 Mar 2008 11:42am

Melissa from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

Her skin and hair look amazing. Like the colors and the framing/crop. My 2¢, I agree about the border...it's a little distracting...and maybe smooth our her bra lines. Great job! This is really beautiful. I'm sure she's going to love this.

6 Mar 2008 12:29pm

@Melissa: Thanks, you're not the first to mention the bra lines - I hadn't even thought about them!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

She is beautiful, beyond a doubt. Old school, I guess, but I definitely prefer realism. Overall, yesterday's photo was much more real to my eyes. Her hair color is improved today, but her skin is almost featureless in this one, especially under her left eye. Her right cheek does show some skin pores, which do not detract (IMO), but the contrast with her other featureless cheek is strange. I agree with some of the comments left before, the white border is not an asset to this image at all.

6 Mar 2008 12:34pm

@Viewfinder: Hi VF, you can still see skin pores on the print, I guess its just too bright online to tell. And yes, it seems everyone hates the border lol!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

I love her skin tone, well done, it's like a light peach...glowing and healthy: Wonderful, colours are fantastic, but like others I'd loose the border, distracting. The photo does not need that extra zest, it's perfect ;)

6 Mar 2008 1:00pm

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

nice pp!! I agree about the border, too distracting!

6 Mar 2008 4:48pm

«miguel.peixeiro» from Coimbra, Portugal

...beautiful work.

6 Mar 2008 10:22pm

Nicole from Komono, Japan

Wow, great difference. It's fun to flip back and forth to see what you've done. Great way to learn some new tricks. Thanks! I agree with the model's choice to tone down the yellow in the hair btw. Her hair seeming whiter makes the rest of the colors pop. Like her eyes, skin town and of course the lollypop.

7 Mar 2008 2:40am

@Nicole: Thanks Nicole +D) I agree about the models hair too.

greg from Denver, United States

excellent.. love it..

7 Mar 2008 3:37am

Josh from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wonderful! I think it could do without the border effect you added though. Looks pretty good just like that.

7 Mar 2008 6:33am

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Okay, okay, so it seems like everyone hates the border (including the model) -its good to get all this feedback =D)

7 Mar 2008 8:50am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Nicely done. And she has beautiful eyes. I'm neutral on the border. I do think it is distracting in the bottom half of the image around her blouse, but I think the texture in the upper right corner applied across the background might look pretty good.

16 Mar 2008 3:51pm

@Twelvebit: Yay! My first neutral on the border lol! She has the most amazing eyes it is true but give it a few years, alcohol and late nights will change that ha ha ha!

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