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JohnWebb

Posts: 125

Alpharetta, Georgia, US

Amateur photographer recently retired from the corporate world trying to improve both my shooting skills as well as processing. From a retouching perspective what could I do to improve this image.


https://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg622/JW53/Models/JW2_20080720-00014-Edit_zpsf3d6d9f1.jpg

Thanks and Regards,

John

Nov 07 14 08:40 pm Link

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BoazR

Posts: 129

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

hey John, nice work. I love how the eyes pop, and their colour is very vivid.
The face looks a little bit airbrushed, especially in the lighter areas. You might want to try burning the area a little bit, or try another method of retouching, to retain better texture and have a more realistic look.

Nov 11 14 12:40 am Link

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David Reid Photography

Posts: 61

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

BoazR wrote:
hey John, nice work. I love how the eyes pop, and their colour is very vivid.
The face looks a little bit airbrushed, especially in the lighter areas. You might want to try burning the area a little bit, or try another method of retouching, to retain better texture and have a more realistic look.

i agree with above.
the edit is good but its obviously retouched and pushed fairly far. 

I think the over sharpening is also causing it to look more retouched than what it is.

I feel like if you just back it off 50% from what you did you will have a nice image.

Nov 11 14 03:14 am Link

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