My husband thinks it's feminine and it made Bitter feel awkward. Here it is...

[e.rose]

I really love this image. I read through Alan's critique, and agree that the skin looks a little over processed. It's not that it was too retouched because I think the retouch is lovely, I just think it may have been a little over-sharpened in post. I use the high pass filter to sharpen my images, and this looks very much like what I get when I take the sharpening just a tad too far. I think subtlety is best when it comes to these sort of details.

It's possible it may be over sharpened.

I hit my jpegs with sharpening a second time on the export from Lightroom, to prep them for upload on Facebook, because Facebook will take some of it away. This is the same file I used to upload to my various medias.

This is the 100% of the 300ppi, non-resized image:



And this is the 100% of the one I posted, which was downsized to 2048px on the long side and 72ppi w/ a "standard" amount web sharpening pass in Lightroom on export:



I dunno. Maybe it's just me, but when I looked at them size by side, the one I posted definitely looks "sharper" than the other... which makes sense... because it *was* sharpened a second time.

Maybe the first one is still too sharp for you, though. I dunno. You tell me.

 

[e.rose]

Ugh. Nevermind. Both those images look horrible when I open them in the lightbox.

I don't know how to crop them and export them so that they keep the same sharpness when posted to the forum.

I guess you'll just have to trust me. I'm pretty sure it's a combination of compression and that extra sharpening pass in LR, meant for my FB prepped files.

 

[binga63]

very nice

 

[manaheim]

Needs a thermostat.

 

[FITBMX]

That is a great photo!
If I am able to take a photo that great in three years, my life will be perfect!!!

Haha, yeah. Well now, I have to be able to take photos like this on a *consistent* basis and I will be happy.

Thank you. :sillysmi:

You seem pretty consistent to me!

 

[FITBMX]

If there is still enough room in the fan club, I'll take a spot! Just beautiful!

There's a fan club?! :lmao:

Thank you :sillysmi:

You didn't?!! I just sent in the order for the shirts we're having printed!

 

[FITBMX]

Needs a thermostat.

I also miss the thermostat........

 

[e.rose]

That is a great photo!
If I am able to take a photo that great in three years, my life will be perfect!!!

Haha, yeah. Well now, I have to be able to take photos like this on a *consistent* basis and I will be happy.

Thank you. :sillysmi:

You seem pretty consistent to me!

You THINK that...

But I have some work to do.

 

[pgriz]

Wait, is this TPF? I missed the question about what ISO you shot at, and at what exposure settings.

Actually, I'm glad that question DIDN'T get asked. Means that people are beginning to realize that it takes more than a certain f/stop to make an image work. Emily, I'm joining that long line at the left. You know, the fan club entrance.

 

[Overread18 6]

What ISO/aperture/shutter speed/lighting arrangement/hair stuff/makeup stuff/compositional theory/pose example/amount of bacon eaten for breakfast - all important questions that contribute to the photo.

 

[paigew]

You are so beautiful! And so good at selfies

 

[pgriz]

What ISO/aperture/shutter speed/lighting arrangement/hair stuff/makeup stuff/compositional theory/pose example/amount of bacon eaten for breakfast - all important questions that contribute to the photo.

Well, now that you've opened the door.... you're gonna have to answer that question.:greenpbl:

 

[FITBMX]

Haha, yeah. Well now, I have to be able to take photos like this on a *consistent* basis and I will be happy.

Thank you. :sillysmi:

You seem pretty consistent to me!

You THINK that...

But I have some work to do.

I am new at photography, but I know what I like!

 

[DanOstergren28 4]

What ISO/aperture/shutter speed/lighting arrangement/hair stuff/makeup stuff/compositional theory/pose example/amount of bacon eaten for breakfast - all important questions that contribute to the photo.

Agreed.

 

[IByte]

Please don't ever take my discussion as an inappreciativeness towards critique.

I appreciate every single comment and critique I get. People could choose to say nothing at all (and I'd venture a guess that many do).

Believe me when I say that I would absolutely NOT be where I am today, had it not been for the critique I received and continue to receive here and elsewhere.

That being said, I'm at a point in my career where I *am* more comfortable with what I'm doing and am able to defend my choices, if it really is, in fact, a stylistic choice -- I had to leave TPF for a few months to finally learn that not everyone is going to like *everything* that I do, all the time, and that people have differing opinions doesn't *always* mean it's wrong. Sometimes it most certainly does... but not always.

In this particular case:

The sun is not the only light source in the natural outdoor, or indoor world.

Photos by the water can end up having two catchlights, one from the sun and one from reflected water below... rooms indoor can have more than one light source catching the eye... there are plenty of circumstances where multiple catchlights can naturally occur in the eye.

That being said, to adjust the lights would have resulted in different placement and fill of light on my face, and the most ideal lighting situation for this image was right where I had them.

That's really funny, because I did not *add* any texture to this image either. So basically... you just don't like that I have rough skin. :greenpbl: :lmao:

I mean, that's fine. That's just not what I was going for. Call it "artistic choice". Haha.

...because then it wouldn't... be attached to the photo... which is the point of a watermark.

Because I'm not marketing to people here on TPF. I watermark nearly every image I make and put up on social media, no matter where it is. I make one file. That file has the watermark on it. I have it to post wherever I want. I don't have to worry about juggling two files back and forth or having to constantly export the same image over and over. It's just easier. I'm okay with it.

Thank you. :sillysmi:

I agree, and I will! :sillysmi:

Except for moi...who apparently says to many no-no words at the wrong time. Looking good E.