Sister of a friend

[LCARSx32]

I'm with you on all the editing except for changing the background/hair color. I really liked the contrast between the green background and her natural red hair. The whole image made me think of a fairy in a forest, or something like that. I lose that feeling with the redish orange background.

I love that eye work. Your brush is magical. Good work. :thumbup:

BTW: OP, I love the unedited version. It's a great image. Then again, I have a thing for eyes, so I'm prejudiced, lol. I'd love to see more!

 

[dannystoria]

Here is what I came up with... I wish that I had taken the picture after playing with it! Everything was done in Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS2.

Your original image needed very little color correction but this is what it looked like after just a small bump in exp and tint.

I did some Photoshop work to her face... She had some blemishes that were easily taken care of. I went with a more glam look to her skin.

Next I did a old paper texture (color) over her hair and background... I was going to leave her hair color alone but kinda liked the look... Just a little eraser over the texture where the hair is would have created this. I also made a copy of the image and layered it on top (pinlight)

I then did a texture over the leaf. This was a wood chip texture (overlay) that I took down to 35%.

I then did a rusted brick texture (overlay) to just the background. I also used my special brown eye brush (my secret brush lol) to pop her eyes and I also bumped the brightness and exposure a little.

Now lets make the make up match the leaf...

And add a little poem...

And that's what I did to your image... Had fun with it. Layers can be a lot of fun, but like with everything else, some people like them and some despise them. I just happen to LOVE them!

Thanks for the examples but I kind of put up that I didn't want my pictures edited.

 

[reznap]

Thanks for the examples but I kind of put up that I didn't want my pictures edited.

LOL, smooth move, Jason. Also, please don't airbrush freckles away.. ever. I liked the green fake makeup and the eye brightening but the poem made my buttocks twitch a little.

 

[misstwinklytoes]

I didn't remember seeing that do not edit either. I thought about giving it a shot. Oh well, maybe I just missed it.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about him saying blemishes when it was freckles.

 

[white]

That little blurb about God kinda seems ironic when you consider that he probably also gave her those gross freckles, too. I mean, if you believe in that sort of thing.

 

[JasonLambert]

Removed my post... I make sure that everytime I edit an image on here the "my photos are not ok to edit" option is not selected. I may have missed it... Who knows.

I also make sure that option is not selected before I even give any CC... Take care.

 

[JasonLambert]

LOL, smooth move, Jason. Also, please don't airbrush freckles away.. ever.

I didn't airbrush freckles away... I did, however, airbrush zits. A LOT OF THEM!