Ok, I had to give a go at it too!

[JodyGall]

All these threads I've seen lately about the shiney eyes made me have to try too! LOL! I somewhat followed the tutorial HERE (but just the section about photoshopping the eyes). But I edited it a little bit. Once I sharpened the eyes in the one layer, I then put the original layer on top. Then zoomed in real close and just erased the eyes on the original layer so the sharpened eyes on the other layer came through. I don't know if this was the right thing to do, but its what I did! LOL!

Also, this is my first time attempting to do touchup on the skin too (like the blemishes and redness). So yaaayyyy! I just used the cloning tool for that. I also brightened it up by upping the exposure and did a cooling filter at 10% density. I think that is all I did. I swear, I'm going to have to keep a notepad with me now so I can write down steps for you guys! Haha!

SOOC:


After:



Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 52 mm
ISO Speed: 400

[Jae]

Very nice touch up work, it looks great!

[JodyGall]

Thanks Jae! I'm actually quite proud of myself! Especially since that was my first time! I guess the real test on how well you did is blowing up the picture, huh? LOL! I'm too scared to do that! Its' probably all blotchy! Haha!

[mightymarce]

Looks great! Love the eyes. =)