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Beauty · 08:12 PM

A very sweet teenager who was great to work with. For both I used a beauty light above with an Alien Bee 800 and a honeycomb grid with a Metz 58 below using Cybersyncs. A levels adjustment and not much more than the standard settings in CS4 RAW. For one I converted to b&w with Phototools 2.5. For the other I also used Phototools 2.5 for an artistic effect. I duplicated the layer on each with a slight blur and then "erased" the blur around the eyes, hair, and contours of face. Her skin was perfect, but the lens picked up her make-up too much--that is why I used a blurred duplicate layer.

candgpics · 02-25-2010, 08:25 PM

I could not get both loaded on the same message--so here is the other shot.

Dan · 02-25-2010, 11:09 PM

Very nice work. Your shots are well composed, and I really like your post-processing technique. Your client must be quite pleased.

Dan

fractal · 02-25-2010, 11:45 PM

The second shot is an excellent portrait. The softness adds a great quality to the image. Not sure I like the border though..

candgpics · 02-26-2010, 03:48 AM

Thank you both for your comments. She was very pleased, as was her mother!!

I have been using the border and sometimes a vignette regulalrly. It has become a kind of style for me. Nothing really original about it per se, but I like it. Thank you, though for your feedback.

Gregg

Barnster · 02-26-2010, 04:46 AM

Fantastic work!She does however looks older than a teenager!!!

rustynail925 · 02-26-2010, 07:20 AM

# 2 is Amazing! Great PP

candgpics · 02-26-2010, 06:15 PM

Thank you for the compliments.

**Ash** · 02-26-2010, 07:39 PM

Very nice high-key results.
#2 is indeed engaging with the muted colours. Well done with them.

song_hm · 02-26-2010, 08:45 PM

I really like mood you have captured in #1.

candgpics · 02-27-2010, 07:12 AM

Thank you Ash and Song.

I appreciate the compliments.

Ash: are you familiar with Brent Pearson? He is from Australia. I feel like a bit of a dolt asking you this. Kind of like someone overseas asking me if I know "Joe Smith" or "Mary Jones" from the U.S. Anyway, he does a lot of light painting and has some online e-book material. Very interesting work and very nice to e-mail with.

Gregg

**Iris** · 02-27-2010, 07:21 AM

I like the muted colours in #2 very much.
Can imagine she was very pleased!

candgpics · 02-27-2010, 08:23 PM

Thanx so much Iris!! She and her mother were very pleased.

Gregg

**xs400** · 02-27-2010, 09:44 PM

Excellent portraits. Beautiful model. Nicely done.

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02-26-2010, 03:48 AM	#5
candgpics Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 394 Original Poster	Thank you Thank you both for your comments. She was very pleased, as was her mother!! I have been using the border and sometimes a vignette regulalrly. It has become a kind of style for me. Nothing really original about it per se, but I like it. Thank you, though for your feedback. Gregg

02-26-2010, 06:15 PM	#8
candgpics Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 394 Original Poster	Thanx so much Thank you for the compliments.

02-27-2010, 07:12 AM	#11
candgpics Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 394 Original Poster	Thank you Thank you Ash and Song. I appreciate the compliments. Ash: are you familiar with Brent Pearson? He is from Australia. I feel like a bit of a dolt asking you this. Kind of like someone overseas asking me if I know "Joe Smith" or "Mary Jones" from the U.S. Anyway, he does a lot of light painting and has some online e-book material. Very interesting work and very nice to e-mail with. Gregg

02-27-2010, 08:23 PM	#13
candgpics Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 394 Original Poster	Hi Thanx so much Iris!! She and her mother were very pleased. Gregg

02-25-2010, 08:25 PM	#2
candgpics Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 394 Original Poster	Here is the other I could not get both loaded on the same message--so here is the other shot. Last edited by candgpics; 09-28-2012 at 07:11 PM.

02-25-2010, 11:09 PM	#3
Dan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 325	Very nice work. Your shots are well composed, and I really like your post-processing technique. Your client must be quite pleased. Dan

02-25-2010, 11:45 PM	#4
fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	The second shot is an excellent portrait. The softness adds a great quality to the image. Not sure I like the border though..

02-26-2010, 04:46 AM	#6
Barnster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid North Coast,Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,016	Fantastic work!She does however looks older than a teenager!!!

02-26-2010, 07:20 AM	#7
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551	# 2 is Amazing! Great PP

02-26-2010, 07:39 PM	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Very nice high-key results. #2 is indeed engaging with the muted colours. Well done with them.

02-26-2010, 08:45 PM	#10
song_hm Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 797	I really like mood you have captured in #1.

02-27-2010, 07:21 AM	#12
Iris Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bennekom, The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,369	I like the muted colours in #2 very much. Can imagine she was very pleased!

02-27-2010, 09:44 PM	#14
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940	Excellent portraits. Beautiful model. Nicely done.

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