1st attempt at portraits

[HoboSyke]

Ok, here is my JUST FOR KICKS reedits

Thanks but what didyou do to the bottom one? besides the crop, was it saturation increase?

 

[Emerana]

Oh goodness, I wish I could remember. I know I warmed it up a tiny bit. Desaturated around her eyes, her teeth and increased saturation on her lips, the shirt and the background. I think I did some skin smoothing/airrushing...I really just played around until I thought it looked nice with subtle changes. I use paint shop pro so I dont know the PS terms to use.

 

[Emerana]

oh and did a low unsharpen mask (like on 35 I think)...i dont know how that related to PS though...I will have ps some day.............

 

[Rachelsne]

I like the poses, I think they do become more natural as they go on, I do think on number 2 it would be nice to edit the hair strands that are wraped around her neck, i find the destracting.

I like the pics with the sea as the back ground and the edits that have been done to make the water bluer, it makes her stand out .

 

[MyaLover]

In #1 and 2, the hair is distracting, 3,4,5 are adorable. Im a sucker for candid portraits! Leave the color though, the BW one is too dark (even for my taste!) and the colors are gorgeous on the beach. Overall I would say nice job, just a few minor things to work on but you are on the right track! Nice job

 

[Stratman]

# 3 & 4 are my favs

 

[GTHill]

A lot of the edits seem to bring out more color in her skin which is a wonderful tone. Now, I'm a newbie, but I would have manually adjusted the white balance to bring in a bit more warmth. Does anyone else agree?

Gene