Golden Haired Girl

[OperaGhost20]

Hey! I can't decide if I like this headshot better in B&W or color... I fixed the color on photoshop, and converted to B&W- thats it.

EXIF- 112mm, 1/100 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

Here are the links, as the files are too big:

Color: Picasa Web Albums - phantom.of.the.ph... - 2009-11-24

B&W: Picasa Web Albums - phantom.of.the.ph... - Headshots 11-...

[lputman]

While they are both very nice, I prefer the B&W. Is it possible you could "heal" her chapped/cracked bottom lip?

[natek313]

Great pictures. In this case, I prefer the color version, but I would tone down the red saturation around her eyes. And I agree with Lori about her bottom lip. It looks to me like that is a relatively simple fix.

Very nice job on these. I love the composition, pose, and the model's intensity.

[Christian Michael]

I would actually try B & W but leave the colour of the eyes Blue. maybe even sharpen the eyes a little to give them a tad of extra pop. You may need to chnge the contrast of the B & W portion to help with the blue eyes. And yes...A little clone work on the lip.

Warmly

Christian

[kelleyrie]

I love it in black and white and I agree with trying to fix the lip a bit

[OperaGhost20]

Thanks for all the advice. I fixed the lip- Picasa Web Albums - phantom.of.the.ph... - Headshots 11-...

How should I go about fixing the red around her eyes?

[Christian Michael]

Do you like it like this...

[natek313]

Originally Posted by OperaGhost20

Thanks for all the advice. I fixed the lip- Picasa Web Albums - phantom.of.the.ph... - Headshots 11-...

How should I go about fixing the red around her eyes?

I'm not a post-processing pro, but I would first try using a Quick Mask to select the eye areas. Then, I would try desaturating the red tones a little bit - not too much - using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.

I'm not sure what software you use for your post-processing, but those "instructions" would be for Photoshop CS3, or any version of Photoshop really.

There may be a better or more efficient way of doing it, but that is where I would at least start. If someone has some other advice, hopefully they'll share it.

EDIT: I just saw your last edit - the monochrome photo with the blue eyes. I think if you're going to go that route, then you should lighten the eyes to really make them pop; they're too dark as they stand right now, in my opinion. Also, I like your original crop more than the tighter one. Just my two cents.

[natek313]

I actually took the liberty (and about 5 minutes) to make the adjustments I mentioned in my previous post. See the attached picture. I think I desaturated the red channel to -25 or -30; I can't remember. I think it was -25, though. It's a subtle adjustment, but I think it looks a little more natural.

If you want a more detailed outline of how I did, let me know, and I'll tell you.

Let me know what you think. Also, if you don't want the picture edited and posted here, tell me, and I will remove it.

[OperaGhost20]

Thanks- the eyes look a lot better like that. btw- the other thumbnail w/ the eyes blue is posted by someone else, not me. i use photoshop elements 5 also