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ch0re0s
22nd of December 2008 (Mon), 19:46
a friend of mine wanted to take a portrait of herself as a christmas gift to her husband. she had asked me to take a picture of her, and i will be printing it for her as well.

any editing suggestions, how it looks on your computer, ect, would be most appreciated! you can be as brutal as you like. just dont lie. :]

btw: her specific instructions for me were- no wrinkles, no pores, bigger hair, and no blemishes.

strobist: shoot through umbrella up behind and high @ 1/32

IMAGE 1- 0758
camera specs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/choho-digees/3128921203/meta/)
before: slight editing with lightroom
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/3129496062_a88f5daa7f.jpg

after: editing with PS (portraiture/gaussen/screen/softlight)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3128921203_8876c3509e.jpg

IMAGE 2- 0709
camera specs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/choho-digees/3128828747/meta/)
before: slight editing with lightroom
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3129493424_3e640ba7d3.jpg

after: editing with PS (portraiture/gaussen/screen/softlight)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/3128828747_4e54d4bf05.jpg
ieatmiraclegrow
22nd of December 2008 (Mon), 19:48
WOW, beautiful editing with the skin, I'm very impressed, do you mind telling me how to do it or send me a tutorial?
ch0re0s
22nd of December 2008 (Mon), 19:52
WOW, beautiful editing with the skin, I'm very impressed, do you mind telling me how to do it or send me a tutorial?

haha thanks i wish it were beautiful or else i wouldnt be posting it on here. :]

but in any case, if you have Adobe PS, i just used basically everything i listed, i also used the healing brush to get rid of the wrinkles. make layers, and just play around with the opacity.