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March 11, 2004

"Me, Myself, and Eye"


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Guest 12-Mar-2004 10:49
Great work, very effective self portrait!
JD Anderson12-Mar-2004 04:31
You are all way too kind! Thanks for the great feedback. So, you want my secret about the eyes, huh? I make a loose selection around the eyes and copy it to a new layer in Photoshop. I then adjust levels to get the look I want. I then use a soft edge eraser to get rid of all the surrounding area, leaving only the iris and pupil. I sometimes lighten the whites of the eyes also. I then adjust the opacity of the layer to make the eye look detailed and bright, but not too fake! There, the secret is out. It is all Photoshop trickery! The detail is there in the original photo, but it needs a little help to get to this stage!
Elizabeth Glass12-Mar-2004 03:12
Wow!!! Awesome job with the lighting. Great control!
Guest 12-Mar-2004 02:36
Thumbs up! Fantastic dramatic lighting ... and I would honestly love to hear your secret for getting eyes to look like that. All of your portraits have that trademark wet,clean, sharp look ... how the heck do you do that?
snootydog12-Mar-2004 02:30
Forget the face (not that it isn't gorgeous of course) but that left eye is amazing. It is almost like there is a whole world to see in there. Really really nice.
Guest 12-Mar-2004 01:55
Beautiful lighting!! Wonderful self portrait :)
Guest 12-Mar-2004 01:36
Very intense stare, I like it!
Guest 12-Mar-2004 01:10
Excellent. New job must be going ok... you're managing to post!
Ray :)12-Mar-2004 01:06
Great black and white.