Contests - - Aug 07 Contest Discussion

T Paul · #1 08-02-2007, 03:23 PM

Add your comments, questions or general discussion about the Contest entries here. This is also a great place to share your techniques or ask others about theirs.

Most members are eager to hear comments/suggestions about their entries, so please take the time to help each other out.

T Paul · #2 08-02-2007, 09:04 PM

Sorry for the delay. The contest should be up and running tomorrow evening.

splata · #3 08-03-2007, 05:01 PM

This may sound dumb but how do you get rid of the dead pixels? I tried the clone and patch tool but it doesnt seem to work. Any one want to give me a way to do this?
Thanks
Charlie

Swampy · #4 08-03-2007, 06:23 PM

Much the same way as in my tutorial - Fix a Blown Out Sky. The principal is the same and that's all the help I'm gonna give you.. LOL

byRo · #5 08-03-2007, 07:11 PM

Swampy, I'd hate to see a friend eliminated because of 5 measly pixels.

The rules say exactly 545 x 800 pixels - yours is 540 x 800.

Rô

splata · #6 08-03-2007, 08:35 PM

Thanks for the hint swampy I read your post but it just does'nt seem to work for me I still see them. I went ahead and downsized for the web and they went away. I still want to figure out how to get rid of them.
Thanks for the help.
Charlie

irshgrlkc · #7 08-04-2007, 05:19 AM

Anyone else think the lady in the picture looks a lot like Jennifer Anniston? Or is it my lack of sleep talking?

Gary Richardson · #8 08-04-2007, 07:28 AM

Who's Jennifer Anniston?

Swampy · #9 08-04-2007, 07:30 AM

Ro, Thank you for the tip. Chalk it up to being one of those dumb blond's who tends to transpose numbers.

oltenius · #10 08-04-2007, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Who's Jennifer Anniston?

Gary, take a look at http://jenniferaniston.celebden.com/
Dan

LonK · #11 08-04-2007, 11:42 AM

Exactly what is the difference between "beauty retouch" and "glamour retouch"? I can't seem to find a definitive answer.

Swampy · #12 08-04-2007, 11:53 AM

Lonnie, I think most people think of porcelain skin, built up eyelashes, etc. as "glamor" stuff. I interpreted the instructions literally when they spoke to "natural beauty" so I tried to do just that without going overboard.

Cassidy · #13 08-04-2007, 12:29 PM

It is a very fine line swampy

LonK · #14 08-04-2007, 01:00 PM

Swampy, "I think", "most people think" is certainly not definitive, but rather emphasizes the ambiguity that I'm questioning. The contest rules state very explicitly, 'this is not a "glamour" retouching contest' and again '* DO NOT turn the image into a glamour shot'. If nobody can provide a definition of the difference between "beauty retouch" and "glamour retouch", the rules are moot. It seems to me that someone must have a specific difference in mind else those "rules" would not have been included.

The only difference I've been able to ascertain from various sources is that glamour may suggest "erotic", which seems irrelevant in this context.

I agree Cassidy. It's a very fine line. One I certainly can't distinguish. That's why I bring it up... and to find out if anyone else is confused.

Swampy · #15 08-04-2007, 01:22 PM

Lonnie, I think the part of the rules that says..."so the changes that you make should be more natural and subtle"... was my key to what I expected to do. To "glamorize" would be (according to the dictionary), "make (something) seem glamorous or desirable, esp. spuriously so : the lyrics glamorize drugs." And spuriously being "spurious |ˈspyoŏrēəs| adjective not being what it purports to be; false or fake : separating authentic and spurious claims.

I don't want to belabor the point, but in looking at the numerouse entries to-date, most folks just color corrected and softened her skin.