Self-porrait macro eye shots (a tutorial)

[mikedugganphotography]

I really liked the shot and will have to give your method a try. If it works out I will post one.

[Angelb]

I really like both macro shots. I have never tried anything like this but I love the result you got so I will give it ago.

[MattWalker53]

Thanks going to go out and try it again using your method. This photo was hand holding the camera and moving till i found the sweet spot

[Joey the girl]

Been meaning to do this for awhile. Finally found the time!

[beedee]

Hugy this tutorial is great and I can't wait to give it a try.

beedee

[jgomez65]

That is sooooooo coooooool!!!

I will try it.

Did u used natural light or flash?

[pambee83]

I'm new to DPS and I'm in the process of taking a photography course. This is a really neat post! I definately want to try it out again!



http://www.flickr.com/photos/41543686@N08/3857109651/

[Joey the girl]

I used natural light- set up my tripod outside. But honestly, that's mostly because I don't have any good artificial lighting- just the on camera flash.

Then I did a lot of post-processing. For everything but the eye, I used the levels tool to lighten it up, and desaturated it almost completely. For extra impact, I used a white soft brush with the opacity set to about 30% to smooth out the wrinkles a bit.

[pambee83]

Here's how mine turned out. I'm new to DPS and am in the process of taking a photography course. When I saw this tutorial, I had to try it out!



Flickr: Photos & Video from pambee83

[hugy789]

Yeah, i used window light, coming from the side my eye is looking, hope that helps : )