Passageway Portrait

[sandman935]

There was a single flash up high on the left, but it didn't fire.



For processing, I adjusted the white balance and exposure in Camera RAW. In PhotoShop, I cropped, removed blemishes, softened the skin a bit, and then popped the color and brightened the eyes.

[constructivecriticism]

Great post processing, including the crop. Weird how the flash strobe is barely noticeable in the original, though.

[sandman935]

Originally Posted by constructivecriticism

Great post processing, including the crop. Weird how the flash strobe is barely noticeable in the original, though.

I double-checked the EXIF and you're absolutely correct. The flash didn't fire. I'm a bit of an idiot for not noticing.

[ocnsprt]

This is a great pp, and I love the shot and the smile you captured (: Excellent work

[cziz]

Great capture! My only critique would be her skin tone. Looks a bit yellow to me. Try a level of warmth between the orig and pp version.

[nsaplayer]

What process do you use to soften up the skin and fix blemishes... I think I way over do it or do it wrong, because it never looks natural when I try...

Thanks!

[constructivecriticism]

Originally Posted by nsaplayer

What process do you use to soften up the skin and fix blemishes...

The easiest way about it is to duplicate a layer, gaussian blur it to the point that the slight blemishes are blurred out, mask it all off, then use a soft brush with relatively low opacity to bring back some of the blurred layer over the surface of the skin.

To perfect the process, you can go into clone-tool, or the easier-to-use 'Healing Brush'

Hope that helps.

[areeffbee]

The first photo was great, I'm amazed at what you did with it.

[Glayva]

This is lovely work. You have made an excellent job of PS post production. Love the warm colors and her expression is wonderful

[sandman935]

Hey thanks everyone. Truly appreciated.