Alexis- Model Portrait

DanOstergren · Oct 22, 2014

My most recent retouch. I've been feeling like I'm in a bit of a retouching rutt, but I think I'm coming out of it. I'm pretty happy with this one.

All natural light.
EOS 5D MKI
135mm @ f/3.2
1/500th sec
ISO 320

tirediron · Oct 22, 2014

Very nice - what's the source of the pinpoint catchlights?

DanOstergren · Oct 22, 2014

tirediron said:
Very nice - what's the source of the pinpoint catchlights?

Sunlight coming through the trees.

tirediron · Oct 22, 2014

Neat. Lovely model.

D-B-J · Oct 23, 2014

Lovely shot. Nicely done Dan [emoji106]

Rosy · Oct 23, 2014

Very nice dan

JoeW · Oct 23, 2014

DanOstergren said:
My most recent retouch. I've been feeling like I'm in a bit of a retouching rutt, but I think I'm coming out of it. I'm pretty happy with this one.

All natural light.
EOS 5D MKI
135mm @ f/3.2
1/500th sec
ISO 320

Lovely work. Lovely model. Lovely way to start my day on TPF. Thank you.

I'd suggest the following edits:
1. Her hair on the viewer's right could be just a little lighter--a few more small highlights. This would be in keeping with the left side being darker/in shadow.
2. I'd remove the very small circular reflection on her necklace. Larger glimmer and it would be fine. But right now it's just a distraction to me.
3. Also, not sure if it's her natural skin or you did some smoothing to remove acne or a scar or smooth out some wrinkles but I love her freckles and when you look at her forehead you'll see a lot of freckles and then suddenly there's a patch that looks unnaturally bare...it's almost like an old burn mark (i.e.: smooth pale skin) that removed or altered the skin. It's above her eyebrows directly above the nose and slanting to the upper right. It jumps right out at me (okay, I'm weird that way). I'd "add" some freckles to that bare spot.