Sister Flix - Color RAW to PP Greyscale

[shauncunninghamphoto]

Before



After



EXIF Data:
Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/3.5
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Software Lightroom 3 / Portrait Professional Studio 10
Exposure Program Aperture-priority AE

Process:
Shoot:
Bright but overcast day. No artificial ighting.
Used bounce disc (reflector side) for fill and iris reflection
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.8 "nifty fifty."

PP:
Import to Lightroom 3
Select B&W Creamtone preset
Make lighting adjustments using Tone and Presence controls
Launch Portrait Professional Studio 10 within Lightroom
Minor after-adjustments to Portrait Professional auto adjustments (backed off sculpture controls slightly).
Used touch up brush for facial smoothing
Slightly thickened lips, created lip shine and removed cut on lip
Saved and returned to Lightroom 3
Selective coloring: Iris.
Slight re-crop.
PP time: 12 minutes.

Comments appreciated.

Thanks
Shauncunninghamphoto

[JFSanders]

Very beautiful in either photo. But if I had to pick one then I would go with the original. Looks real and the details are interesting to me.

[shauncunninghamphoto]

Originally Posted by JFSanders

Very beautiful in either photo. But if I had to pick one then I would go with the original. Looks real and the details are interesting to me.

Interesting. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.

[gturner]

I like the edit a lot, but not the colouring in the eyes.

When posing someone like that, just be aware of the hands. He little finger is not in the best spot.

[Biomech]

I like it
And wow, she looks like Suzi Perry:
suzi perry - Google Search

[LeeR]

I like your edit. I actually think it is an improvement over the original. I think it gives her skin a bit of a glow.

[shauncunninghamphoto]

I [really] appreciate all the feedback. Thanks guys...

@Jamie: I didn't know Suzi Perry but I clicked your Google link and I agree! Also, I looked at your website. LOVE your B&W collection! I also lived in the UK until I moved to the US in 2006. Please send me a photo of some Walkers Crisps and Heinz Beans! ;-)

@gturner. Nice catch on the finger. I love it when feedback leads me to learn something that I will always remember in the future. I also tend to agree with you on the eyes. If I was PP'ing the photo for print, web or client, I would've worked more on it and taken the eyes back a little. My objective here was to show how much difference can be made in a short time (12 minutes) using LR and PPS10.

Thanks also to LeeR for commenting.

Shaun

[JFSanders]

Originally Posted by shauncunninghamphoto

Interesting. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.

What my opinion probably means is that 98% of the viewing public will choose the pp photo. Me, I am sucker for realism and women who look less "finished". My wife has never worn makeup. It is what caught my eye when I first laid my gaze upon her. I think the wrinkles and such make them more beautiful.

[tal_ninio]

Very nice work.
Only wish the eyes were not in this color...