PP atempt

[Subfightersandman]

Here is a before and after pic, now before you do, i do not want input on the image as far as shot and lighting and things like this. this pic was just a snapshot a friend took with a Point and shoot so nothing spectacular. I just want some input on my post processing on the faces, i am new to editing and i just download gimp a couple of days ago so i am learning how to use it.

Thank you
Roshan

appologize for the large size they were both compressed to the same size,not sure why the first is so much bigger

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll466/subfightersandman/meandroshangwen.jpg

http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll466/subfightersandman/meandroshangwen3.jpg

[JuiceBox]

I'm really not sure what you did to them, but it looks like they're wearing tons and tons of makeup. It doesn't really work.

[34Ford]

Something about the light missing in their eyes in the 2nd one.

[Nathan]

The biggest problem with this photo is lighting, but there are also lots of problems technically as well. An image like this looks more like a regular snapshot, so the sort of processing you applied on the skin makes the photo very contrived. As a snapshot, I like the original better - you could apply some spot healing to help conceal some blemishes and correct for redeye and exposure.

[puadxe]

You've taken off all the highlights on the face, and I don't really understand why. It looks fake. The first one was fine, not national geographic quality, but a fine snapshot of a time you'd want to remember.

(heh, you even did it on his fingernail!)

[34Ford]

They look dry. Especially the eyes in the 2nd shot.

This reminds me of the photos of my parents taken back in the early 50's

[SwingBopper]

There's no reason to smooth skin in this photo; both have pretty nice skin to begin with. If you want to clean up a blemish here and there or tone down some highlights, use the healing brush sparingly. As mentioned above, the original is much better.

[Titus213]

There's no reason to smooth skin in this photo; both have pretty nice skin to begin with. If you want to clean up a blemish here and there or tone down some highlights, use the healing brush sparingly. As mentioned above, the original is much better.

Agree - but the big problem with the image is that snake. You do know it's there don't you?:confused:

[DAMphyne]

The only things really wrong with this photo,the lighting is flat,and the background isn't good.
Like was said before, just fix the blemishes, remove the red-eye in the girl. His teeth look good, hers could be lightened a little (don't over-do teeth, it's easy to look fake).
Over-all a very pleasing pic and could be fixed easily. Good Start.

[SwingBopper]

Agree - but the big problem with the image is that snake. You do know it's there don't you?:confused:

Snake...what snake? I thought that was her hand on my shoulder!:lol:

[1shot4u]

PP does not work here

[Subfightersandman]

ok thanks for your replies i agree, i got completely carried away with the editing, I just learned how to use Gimp so I got a little trigger friendly. Looking at the pic now it looks very fake. Thanks for the input.

[ashjamesgav]

By taking away the bags below the mans' eyes you made him look a little scary...