Making the Eyes "pop"

i've seen a lot of photos out there where the eyes on the subject are just amazing and they seem to "pop" out of the picture.

My question is, how does one achieve this? care to share your pp work to get this effect?

redfire2002 wrote in post #11456502
i've seen a lot of photos out there where the eyes on the subject are just amazing and they seem to "pop" out of the picture.

My question is, how does one achieve this? care to share your pp work to get this effect?

Lighting

There are various things that people do, of course starting with light as was mentioned above, then selective sharpening and learning to touch up the whites are a couple other things.

the biggest thing I would suggest is that you spend time in the People section of the forum and, when you see a post that "stands out", simply ask -- people here on POTN can be very friendly! Of course, there is also the Glamor and Nudity section, which, despite the title, is ususally pretty tame, just not something to have open in your workplace or around the kids or folks who might take offence!

Apart from lighting: What software? In LR3 there's an adjustment brush called "enhance iris". Over the top at default settings, but usable.

Portrait Professional will do (and even overdo) that.

maybe show some example so people can deconstruct and give suggestions

René Damkot wrote in post #11457573
Apart from lighting: What software? In LR3 there's an adjustment brush called "enhance iris". Over the top at default settings, but usable.

i have LR3 but cannot find this... where exactly is it?

Things to do would be to sharpen, increase saturation, increase contrast, whiten whites, dodge around the edges of the cornea, add or increase the presence of the reflection in/around the iris. Im sure there are other things to do, but those are the main ones I think of.

mdgrwl wrote in post #11594556
i have LR3 but cannot find this... where exactly is it?

Have you looked at the brushes available in the pull-down list?

I have a little routine. First I sharpen them once with USM at 50-2-0. Then I use the dodge tool and a soft brush and use the highlights at 10%, then the Midtones at 15%. Done.

mdgrwl wrote in post #11594556
i have LR3 but cannot find this... where exactly is it?

Develop module, press "K" (adjustment brush), then in the dropdown menu:

Have a look at this tutorial by one of my favourite "teachers" - on dodge & burn.
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=OfDSWzIIVoM

Here is one video example-of numerous I found on the Internet- on how to 'pop" the eyes:
http://www.jhpvideotut​orials.com …cs5_enhancing_e​yes_1.html

René Damkot wrote in post #11597388
Develop module, press "K" (adjustment brush), then in the dropdown menu:

Strange, I don't have any of these presets in my copy of LR3 (my preset list stops after 'Color'). Did you have to import these presets from somewhere?

manttium wrote in post #11610661
Strange, I don't have any of these presets in my copy of LR3 (my preset list stops after 'Color'). Did you have to import these presets from somewhere?

Do you have the latest update?