June 13b: Bright Eyes by Robin Reid

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06-JUN-2005	Robin Reid

June 13b: Bright Eyes

Escondido, CA

My ‘normal’ PaD posted this afternoon was an underwhelming experience. Gosh, folks don’t seem to get too lit up about a couple of street lights ;-).

So I spent some time tonight trying some “beauty techniques” I was reading about in a Photo Magazine tonight.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/5.0 at 40.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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godro		15-Sep-2012 03:07
Nice close-up bravo!!!

snootydog		16-Jun-2005 01:42
Hi Robin... I have to take the minority view on this one as well. I prefer the original (which is a beautiful shot IMHO). What happened here is that while you correctly applied the gaussain blur, you failed to leave the edges sharp and so what I see is a pasty, blurry looking image rather than a sharp image with creamy smooth features. Also, I think light is a key feature in these retouched model photos. I think maybe a little dodging might have been in order. A little burning as well though I am less sure of that. Have a look at one of the close ups of wanda and I think you will see sharp lines but creamy features and definitely you will see a lot of contrast and light. Like Gary I am going to give you the go ahead to delete me now. Not that you need my permission of course ;-)

Bob White		15-Jun-2005 05:19
AHHH those eyes are talking to me, she wants me !!! seriously beautiful shot and I like the cropping ---- Bob

Gary Winters		15-Jun-2005 05:15
Sorry, Robin, but i must take a minority view. I think you overdid the eyes somehow, and they cease looking natural. It's the white in the model's left eye that looks artificial to me. Otherwise, the image is good, skintones seem pretty natural although her left cheek near the border seems a bit pasty. Feel free to erase this comment if you'd like! :-)

Guest		15-Jun-2005 05:08
Great Job Robin. I don´t know what were you reading about, but you did great job with this!! Thumbs up!!!

Herb		15-Jun-2005 03:30
Nice work

Guest		15-Jun-2005 03:01
Beauty indeed, nicely done Robin!

Robin Reid		15-Jun-2005 02:37
@Sami and others ... the "original" is athttp://www.pbase.com/rtwo/image/44521679 This is tighter crop, Gaussian blur and erased the blur around eyes, lips, and eyebrow. Used spot healing on a few blemishes on her face.

Coleen Perilloux Landry		15-Jun-2005 02:05
Oh, you've have done such great things for this girl. This could be used in a makeup ad.

Wenche Aune		14-Jun-2005 22:38
Beautiful eyes, nice portrait.

Jeffery Stahlman		14-Jun-2005 21:18
lovely portrait

Guest		14-Jun-2005 21:14
Fantastic eyes! She`s gorgeous!

Sami		14-Jun-2005 21:10
Great photo, Robin! For those of us that do not have the trained photographic eye (yes, we exist on PBase!), can we see the original, low glam shot?

JeremyGood		14-Jun-2005 20:23
So, looks like maybe you used some Gaussian blur layers on the cheeks and nose, and some dodging on the eyes. Maybe a little burn on the brows and lashes? Perhaps some dodging on the lips as well? Nicely done. I'd dodge the left eye a touch more for consistency.

Pedro Libório		14-Jun-2005 20:20
absolutly stunning eyes!!!! P.S. just to tell you I am not a potter, i would love to be, but I tryed and I was not made for that, you have to excuse my bad english...the photos are mine not the hands, that belong to the students too !!!! ...regards my friend!

Antonis Sarantos		14-Jun-2005 19:39
Fantastic eyes, very nice portrait.

JW		14-Jun-2005 19:38
Superb. The cropping and expression work so well together

Cliff		14-Jun-2005 18:02
Gorgeous eyes! Let me know the 'beauty techniques' Robin and I'll try them on me! LOL

Gayle P. Clement		14-Jun-2005 13:39
Very pretty, Robin. I do love her eyes.

Gary Blanchette		14-Jun-2005 12:18
Gotta love the color of those eyes!

Ian Morehouse		14-Jun-2005 08:41
Definitely a new career for you as a muckup artist. Very gentle photo, yet startlng.

Guest		14-Jun-2005 07:57
beaux yeux ! il faudrait corriger légérement son oeil gauche (reflet) (ce n'est que mon avis)

yosi aptekar		14-Jun-2005 07:31
excellent shot.

Dan Chusid		14-Jun-2005 06:31
Those eyes are a little strange. Hmmm?