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Did I edit too much? Does she look fake in the second picture? I've been using photoshop for a while but I'm still just a teenager so I feel like it still looks amateur-ish!
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Old 01-18-2012, 09:16 PM
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Welcome to DPS. No, I don't think she looks fake. Actually, I think it's a nice photograph. I like the side lighting and the DOF.
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Old 01-18-2012, 09:31 PM
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I think your edit looks pretty darn good. If you hadn't have post the before I wouldn't have guess you did much to it.
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Old 01-18-2012, 10:13 PM
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I think your edit looks pretty darn good. If you hadn't have post the before I wouldn't have guess you did much to it.
+1. Really nicely done.

(I might have gotten rid of that looping stray hair, however)
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Old 01-18-2012, 11:23 PM
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Definitely a nice job
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Old 01-19-2012, 01:44 PM
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I really like this as well! Don't feel that your age has anything to do with it Did you try playing with any levels to see if you could get the redness of her face down a bit? Other than that, well done!
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Old 01-19-2012, 02:09 PM
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I wouldn't call it too much, it's nicely done, and if anything keeping the looping hair on the left in the shot makes it look as if you haven't photoshopped much (as in " if they were photoshopping it, surely they'd removing that hair").
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