double trouble...

[PhotoPhix]

Its a nice shot although your noise program(Skin softening) is adding to your shadow issues.



Armando

[2seta1year]

Here is the SOOC shot, so what would you edit. I did crop, fixed the eyes...does the skin not need to be smoothed out at all? I only had an overhead light in the hallway I was in, obviously I need to fix lighting issues...I know am going through all my photos and I can't believe I didn't notice all these yucky shadows!

[PhotoPhix]

Originally Posted by 2seta1year

Here is the SOOC shot, so what would you edit. I did crop, fixed the eyes...does the skin not need to be smoothed out at all? I only had an overhead light in the hallway I was in, obviously I need to fix lighting issues...I know am going through all my photos and I can't believe I didn't notice all these yucky shadows!

Unsharp Mask
Color Correction

Beautiful kids=less PP

Armando

[2seta1year]

I am really just learning the PP work and have been using PSE7. I think I need to really work at the unsharp mask a bit more. It looks nice and bright. However the little hairs on the side of their faces...that always worries me, should I be? The unsharp mask seems to just really bring those to the surface..Should I smooth that part out?

[PhotoPhix]

Originally Posted by 2seta1year

I am really just learning the PP work and have been using PSE7. I think I need to really work at the unsharp mask a bit more. It looks nice and bright. However the little hairs on the side of their faces...that always worries me, should I be? The unsharp mask seems to just really bring those to the surface..Should I smooth that part out?

Personal prefrences as well as likes and dislikes play as big a roll in pp as do your pp skills, more so if the photos are personal. Learn what you like and go with it

enjoy
Armando

[lputman]

Personally, the little hairs on the side of their face makes the photo look natural. At that age, I don't think any skin smoothing is necessary. I'm really not too much of a fan for any skin smoothing but there are times where I see it is necessary. Generally, with children, it isn't. Another thing to remember, we as humans have shape and definition as sharpening can sometimes take away the dimension.