Post your best wife shots

ah ok haha ok now i get it.....sorry was just out of bed before, maybe thats why my penny didnt drop yet.

aravena, but i really would liik eto learn a quick and easy way to do it as i like softened skin in pictures more, mind you it has to have some original detail still.

There was a tutorial somewhere that I first learned how to do it and it was perfect for the minor adjustment. After that you kind of start to play around. I'm sure it's in the RAW, Post Processing area.

My bride of 25 years:

thanks to photos by bobby i have found a few actions which sem to be quite helpful to me as i am no expoert in photoshop.

here are two:
Glam Blur:

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macobee wrote in post #6892015
Silvex, sorry now in english please? dont know what you are talking about.


Thanks

It is just a humorus remarks. Like is she is in a movie set giving instructions about a air-strike, except that in my humor. She is going to strike the store, since you bought a toy for you.

@ Silvex my bad, as i said before I was just out of bed, and my penny did not drop, my bad!

Grumpy old fart I am in the mornings....

macobee wrote in post #6892015
mind to share with me how yu did the skin softening, as thats obviously one thing she wqnts me to learn to do

Thanks

Macobee: I could go through many of my personal favorite manual processes for skin softening, but in my honest opinion, the best product on the market to do this automatically is "Portraiture" by Imagenomic: http://www.imagenomic.​com/pt.aspx
You can download a free trial. It's an awesome program.

But if you'd rather do it manually, here's how I do it (in Photoshop), which is NOT a technique that most others use.
First duplicate your background or main image layer.
Use the healing brush or clone tool or both to get rid of most major blemishes and pimples and wrinkles and such on this duplicate layer.
Now change this layer (the duplicate layer) to OVERLAY blending mode.
Now go to FILTER>OTHER>High Pass. Use a radius setting, depending on image size, of about 9.5 pixels or less. This will actually sharpen the image, but don't worry yet.
Now invert the layer, by pressing Ctrl I, or use IMAGE>Adjustments>Invert.
Now you will see a greatly softened image. Lower the opacity of this layer to suit your taste, looking ONLY at the skin. You'll probably want anywhere between 50%-75%, depending on the amount of softening you want.
Now create a layer mask (press the "Add Mask" icon at the bottom of the layers palette), and paint in BLACK on the hair, eyes, mouth, clothing....everywhere you DON'T want softening.
Good luck.
Bob

Well, me and the woman of 7 years got married so I can finally add a picture in this thread . Not the best, but it will have to do for now.

Whitedog, thank you, i will try that out!

Pprice, very nice!

I snapped this shot while we were out visiting our local Japanese Garden back in November.

Photo shot with 1D/EF 135 f/2L combo, Av=f/2.2, Tv=1/160, ISO=200, Exp. Comp.=-1/3. Shot in RAW format and PP'd with Aperture.

Thanks Macobee! It was underexposed (due to me still learning to use a flash), but oh well .

GeneMan88, that is a Great shot!!!

I think this has the potential to be an incredible image. If I may be so bold as to suggest that you zoom in on the subject (your beautiful wife) and eliminate a great deal of the background. Would love to see this image bringing your wife more into the forefront of the viewer's eye.

Nice job, though!

pprice wrote in post #6896886
Well, me and the woman of 7 years got married so I can finally add a picture in this thread . Not the best, but it will have to do for now.

One recent unplanned shot - Available light from in an underground cellar stairwell.

scottdsa wrote in post #6904099
One recent unplanned shot - Available light from in an underground cellar stairwell.

Well done. Great natural lighting. And a beautiful woman with lots of character.

Ferrari 1 wrote in post #6903041
I think this has the potential to be an incredible image. If I may be so bold as to suggest that you zoom in on the subject (your beautiful wife) and eliminate a great deal of the background. Would love to see this image bringing your wife more into the forefront of the viewer's eye.

Nice job, though!

Thanks for the beautiful wife part, and the tip, I will give it a try tonight and see what I can come up with.