Contests - - Apr 06 Contest - Page 3

makeovermagic · #31 04-05-2006, 02:13 PM

here's my attempt; i hope i didn't go too overboard, but it was fun to work on.

Marsha

cathsaigh · #32 04-05-2006, 04:44 PM

First stab with, I hope, some humor.

lazze_gurra · #33 04-05-2006, 06:53 PM

I don't have that problem with "glamour retouch", wich was discussed in the forum,
cause I don't have that skill.
So this contest suits me just fine.
well, here is my tryout.

Actually, in my last edit I tryed to use paintbrush to add shaddows & highlights to her face & collar bones.

BradP · #34 04-05-2006, 10:08 PM

Greetings all,
Just joined today. (like I need another addiction...)

Somehow managed to figure out how to upload my edited shot.
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/att...id=31619&stc=1

Feel free to slap me around if I get out of line - lol

faraonul33 · #35 04-06-2006, 04:30 PM

this is my final. hard work, nasty face. nice idea, thought, with this contest. my first time, hope it wouldn't be the last one. cheers!

whitelight · #36 04-06-2006, 06:55 PM

New to Photoshop, and to this site. Here is my first attempt! Wanted to keep the look of a quick snapshot with a flash.

InfiniteMonkey · #37 04-06-2006, 11:09 PM

HI Aylaah,

Thanks for the challange, a real doozey. I know I've gone way over the top, but I couldn't resist. I probably took the brief a little too literally, but I hope you like the finished result.

I've gone for the non-glamour, non-magazine, snapshot look, but I took some time to enhance the image as well, but not too much I hope.

I liked the idea that this was a candid snap shot that had been taken and placed in a scrap-book and that this was what it would look like in 20 years time.

I do have a tendency to go off on a tangent.

had a lot of fun though. hope you likey.

LonK · #38 04-07-2006, 03:26 PM

Sure, I'm still recuperating from my open heart surgery (22 days ago), but who could resist Aylaah's "Mona Lisa" smile. It's all wonderful therapy.

I found the background color to be nauseating and likely to make any subject look a bit sickly. So that had to go -- replaced with a more formal, cool portrait backdrop. I solved the bra strap dilemma simply by stopping by WalMart and picking up an attractive top for our lovely model. The rest is subtle formula facial retouching finished with a more active vertical crop and soft dark vignette for emphasis.

The effort helped transition the image from a sterile, lackluster mugshot (read: Driver's License photo) to a more becoming snapshot.

Vikilee · #39 04-07-2006, 09:33 PM

Thanks!

This is my first post here at Retouch PRO. I hope I'm doing it correctly!

Mig · #40 04-07-2006, 11:28 PM

I'm not quite sure what I've done here because it's a little disturbing. The goal was to make it flattering, so I slimmed her down considerably and tried to imagine what she'd look like if she either had practiced a healthier lifestyle of diet and exercise throughout her young life, or, went on a diet and exercise regimen for a couple years. Basically this is what she would probably look like.

In a photoshop sense, the picture is interesting in that it was done without using any other photos. Only the basic image was used, and the tools available in photoshop.

Mig

btw, don't vote for this one. I don't know what the plug in is and I wouldn't use it anyway. This is the type of thing I enjoy doing most in photoshop, and the picture's worth looking at for anyone interested in this type of thing, so I post it here.

Lorraine · #41 04-09-2006, 05:15 PM

With spring in the air in the Northeast USA, I couldn't resist adding a new background.

I hope I did justice to the subect. Thanks so much, aylaah, for contributing your photo. It was a pleasure to work on.

Also, I hope you have Japanese cherry trees in Australia --
'cause that's what you're in front of

Lorraine

aceman · #42 04-09-2006, 07:03 PM

Kept it nice and simple. Sharpened her features and smoothed the blemishes from the skin. Tidied up the hair a little too.

Caitlin · #43 04-10-2006, 05:59 AM

This is the first contest I've entered for a while - at first I thought it looked too much like hard work

, but seeing everyone else's attempts made me want to give it a go. As others have said, it's hard to know where to stop in order to keep the natural snapshot feel. Hope I've managed to make the tread the line.

Nicky666 · #44 04-10-2006, 01:08 PM

Thanks for providing the image, was fun to work on.
Adjusted the background color, adjusted the shoulders to give a bit more of a relaxed look, and well...just take a look

Peth · #45 04-11-2006, 02:30 AM

I'll post a complete rundown in the discussion forum. Kept all the work to that of a purely cosmetic nature. So it's nothing that Aylaah wouldn't normally do for a night out on the town or a special occasion... possibly a wee bit flash for nipping down to the local superette tho