Beauty retouch

[Laura_]

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs30/f/20...hingsMagic.png
I really don't like it and I don't know why, I hope you can tell me something. Please notice again that my English is really bad (so say it easy) 'cause I'm Dutch and I'm 14.

[JD Spears]

Beautiful job! The retouching, that is. Just a quick tip to the photographer; bring the light in closer to the model. "The larger the light in relation to the distance from the subject the softer the quality of light" Dean Collins. I know your not the photographer, I just had to get that off my chest. Personally, I would just make it a little brighter and go in tight and fade some veins in the eyes.
Great job though. If it wasn't for Photoshop and talent like yours that image would have to go in the can.
JD

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by JD Spears

Beautiful job! The retouching, that is. Just a quick tip to the photographer; bring the light in closer to the model. "The larger the light in relation to the distance from the subject the softer the quality of light" Dean Collins. I know your not the photographer, I just had to get that off my chest. Personally, I would just make it a little brighter and go in tight and fade some veins in the eyes.
Great job though. If it wasn't for Photoshop and talent like yours that image would have to go in the can.
JD

Yes, I don't know what the photographer was thinking either. Wich photographer takes this model for a beauty shoot and gave her no make-up? Can you explain "fade some veins in the eyes"?

[JD Spears]

The tiny veins in the whites of her eyes are a little distracting and make her look a little tired. I'd get rid of them but not to the point that it would look unnatural.

[Laura_]

Oh, thanks I didn't noticed that.

[Gonzaga]

I almost feel stupid to say anything else but "WOW" to the work of that quality done by a 14 year old girl. In fact there isn't a lot to criticize here. I would just brighten the midtones a bit to make her face shine a bit more. You can also equalize the dark tones above her right eye a bit - really minor.

Awesome work - I'm once again impressed.

Cheers ... Andreas.

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by Gonzaga

I almost feel stupid to say anything else but "WOW" to the work of that quality done by a 14 year old girl. In fact there isn't a lot to criticize here. I would just brighten the midtones a bit to make her face shine a bit more. You can also equalize the dark tones above her right eye a bit - really minor.

Awesome work - I'm once again impressed.

Cheers ... Andreas.

Thank you
If I did this for a client, I would follow your advice. But I'm a litlle lazy right now xD

[Live the Lie]

you have done an excellent job so far. I agree about the veins and what everyone has said so far. The bright light on the right side by her head is a little distracting. The cheek has a highlight that stops more abruptly, and since the rest of the image is smooth it is slightly unbalanced. The highlights in the hair, maybe just one one side, need to be brought down by a touch since this contrast is leading your eye there, instead of on her eyes. But that is just nit picky stuff. Honestly i don't think anyone would care otherwise. Very impressive job, and i like the layout of your website.

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by Live the Lie

you have done an excellent job so far. I agree about the veins and what everyone has said so far. The bright light on the right side by her head is a little distracting. The cheek has a highlight that stops more abruptly, and since the rest of the image is smooth it is slightly unbalanced. The highlights in the hair, maybe just one one side, need to be brought down by a touch since this contrast is leading your eye there, instead of on her eyes. But that is just nit picky stuff. Honestly i don't think anyone would care otherwise. Very impressive job, and i like the layout of your website.

Yes, I've noticed the light before but..
abruptly? slightly unbalanced? I feel really stupid
Thank you, thank you.

[stopa]

Laura. Good job. Face is to red, or shoulder is to yellow. Flip the image if you are tired of staring on it.

[Live the Lie]

Don't feel stupid, no picture can attain perfection. And when working on an image there is always one more thing, but the good part is you haven't overdone it so far, which is so easy to do in photoshop or paint.

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by Live the Lie

Don't feel stupid, no picture can attain perfection. And when working on an image there is always one more thing, but the good part is you haven't overdone it so far, which is so easy to do in photoshop or paint.

Great words.
Yes, that's the fault most people make when they retouch. Especialy overblurring thing. I did it too at the beginning.. Haha, you really don't want to see my first retouch xD

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by stopa

Laura. Good job. Face is to red, or shoulder is to yellow. Flip the image if you are tired of staring on it.

I think it's the shoulder.
I'm going to change it thank you

[dvool]

Great job.

Her hair and her eyes look great.

Her skin is almost too blurry / soft.



Here are two easy suggestions to improve the image:

Darken the background.
There is not enough contrast between the model and the background.


Crop the right side of the image closer towards the model.
It is more interesting than placing the model "dead center."


That's my opinion anyways.

Good luck.

[Laura_]

Originally Posted by dvool

Great job.

Her hair and her eyes look great.

Her skin is almost too blurry / soft.



Here are two easy suggestions to improve the image:

Darken the background.
There is not enough contrast between the model and the background.


Crop the right side of the image closer towards the model.
It is more interesting than placing the model "dead center."


That's my opinion anyway.

Good luck.

I think your version is to dark.. and really low quality (can't stand it).
But I agree with the crop.