Self Portrait with edits

[regina_emmanuelle]

I was bored at home, thanks to an allergic reaction (you can still see my swollen eyes in these pictures) so I started playing around.

The first is the original without any PP:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/regina_emmanuelle/IMG_1926.jpg

This is my shot at something classic:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/regina_emmanuelle/IMG_1926c-1.jpg
(Truth be told, I'm also still learning PS so I'm not sure exactly what I did)

and this is my shot at something artisitic:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/regina_emmanuelle/IMG_1926b.jpg

[jemmi00]

I like the first one. Nice color. Love your hair!! Is it wet? It looks so shiny.(in a good way)

[Hellashot]

#1 almost looks like a doll to me.

[mattgreg]

Yes, I like it. Especially #1.

[regina_emmanuelle]

Thanks! I was laying down in bed and grabbed my scarf and started snapping. My hair was a little wet.. but that's the power of mousse!

I'd like to get some tips on non-traditional portraits... maybe not so close up as these... what have you all done in the past?

[mattgreg]

I just posted my first self-portrait the other day. A little different.
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=242878

[ABrownPhoto]

Original version is the best!

Your are really pretty, and should do more self portraits! ;)

Nice

[pagefile]

I was bored at home, thanks to an allergic reaction (you can still see my swollen eyes in these pictures) so I started playing around.

The first is the original without any PP:


Well I think you are very pretty even with your allergic reaction going on. I thought that I would give you a break from your allergic reaction. What do you think about the green eyes?

This is an edit of your original without any PP. The only thing I changed was around the eyes and the shadow from the frame of your glasses.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/shortcut-pagefile/IMG_1926copy.jpg

[goatee]

Pagefile - no offence meant, but those eyes just look scary now! Lovely shots - it's a shame that the flash / light is so bright. I've attached my attempt to tone down the lighting a little. I converted it to black and white using the channel mixer in Photoshop, used curves to reduce the brightness a little, and then burnt in the brightest areas.

[Rumrunner]

I am not a freqent fan of the overexposed midtones, but I think it fits in your 2nd and 3rd, I like it. I like the pp edits very well also, but if I personally had to choose any, it would be the #3 original.

[pagefile]

Pagefile - no offence meant, but those eyes just look scary now! Lovely shots - it's a shame that the flash / light is so bright. I've attached my attempt to tone down the lighting a little. I converted it to black and white using the channel mixer in Photoshop, used curves to reduce the brightness a little, and then burnt in the brightest areas.

My main area was around the eyes and the lens's and the shadows from the frame. There really was no reason why I did the color change of the eyes. Bad idea very bad.

Here it is with out my bad idea.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j244/shortcut-pagefile/IMG_1926copy-1.jpg

[goatee]

My main area was around the eyes and the lens's and the shadows from the frame. There really was no reason why I did the color change of the eyes. Bad idea very bad.

Here it is with out my bad idea.


lol, that's much better :) I think you simply needed to reduce the opacity of the layer with the green on, but anyway - they're lovely eyes anyway, and don't need changing colour :D.

[regina_emmanuelle]

Thanks again but no more self prtraits... I only do them when I'm bored and can't go outside... I'd rather be behind than in front of the camera. :oops:

...they're lovely eyes anyway, and don't need changing colour .
I think you're wrong. I blame my father every day for not giving me his hazel eyes. I'mhoping they skip a generation.

#1 almost looks like a doll to me.
Actually, I don't know why, but I think some of the edits look more like dolls... I WISH my skin was that perfect! lol

I'm going to try my hand at editing some of that shadow out... or get contacts! Thanks for the tips! :lol:

[goatee]

The grass is always greener. . . I have hazel eyes, but my wife has the most stunning blue eyes, and both our boys have her eyes - a pair of heartbreakers when they get older!