Working mainly from this tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYB3T5w61s&feature=related
and with this SOOC image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alpeedee/7465826526/in/photostream
I'd appreciate feedback on my processing. (I know I missed the 2nd eye, in terms of the actual shot itself, with having his face slightly angled and such a shallow dof.)
Processing:
As above steps in youtube video
Healing brush for last little blotches
Dodge tool on the in focus eye
Unsharp mask on whole image (maybe overdone?)
Does the skin tone look nice and natural to you and not overworked?
(sorry about the links, when I try to format with tags everything disappeard)
I really like it. Thanks for the links. It's a shame there is not some way to adjust the 2nd eye... or maybe someone will have an idea of how to do it. So cute :)!!!
The only thing I might add is to brighten it somehow, not so much the background but the subject. I have PSE 10 and some pre-set photoshop actions that would make this look a little fresher. Yes too bad about the eye, this has happened to me plenty of times before. Not really much you can do (that I know of ) to change it.
This is my version using a preset called serendipity from paintthemoon.net
@alpeedee Here's my take on your processed image. Great job overall. I'd play with contrast a tiny bit. I certainly don't think you over-sharpened and skin tones are very nice on my monitor. Just for fun, I worked on his right eye a bit and played with contrast, then burned the highlights out over his head. Congratulations on a magnificent portrait - Well shot.
@jgpittenger@katiebrenkert I'm using PS - Isolated left eye, copied, moved it over to right eye then kind of tweaked the shape to fit in better with the transform tool (warp). Added a little blur because it was now too sharp a contrast for surrounding area. Then flattened layers.
@newbie I've been using some of the actions sets from coffeeshopblog, especially the "Storybook Vintage" one. Great for lightening, brightening and warming an image, but it's not very precise and sometimes feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
@lesphoto I never even thought of doing that with the eye! Thank you!
nice fix on the eye, I like the skin tone...very soft and innocent. Is this photo as shot or is it a crop? I'm not a fan of the composition...maybe it's the dead space above his head and his chin too low in the frame. If it is as shot, maybe play around with a different crop? Not a critique...just an observation really...
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Take an eyedrop sample, show in CMYK, adjust curves etc.
This is my version using a preset called serendipity from paintthemoon.net
@lesphoto I never even thought of doing that with the eye! Thank you!