Question about softness

[CarnalSigh]

Can anyone tell me what this photographer did to this photo to get this soft smooth skin, but kept the eyes and other features crisp and sharp? Any advice would be appreciated. This is something I desperately need to learn to do. I have photoshop cs2 and paintshop pro x2.

http://img160.imagevenue.com/view.ph..._123_962lo.jpg

[mistermonday]

Is your link to the image correct? The lady with the mask is not showing much face or eyes in the photo which looks more like an advertisement.
Regards, Murray

[CarnalSigh]

When I click that link I get a portrait of a blond haired blue eyed young lady about 17 yrs old, and you can see her entire body. I just clicked it again and got it again. No idea why u are getting some ad. Cmon folks.....can't anyone help me? Here it is again: http://img160.imagevenue.com/view.ph..._123_962lo.jpg

[pixelzombie]

this is all i see when i click on the link, try flickr as it seems to be less of a hassle...

[Alison]

The link goes to the image that pixelzombie posted. It starts saying that computers can get infected with viruses and it wants to scan the computer.

If you are serious Carnalsigh, just post the image - some of us have more important things to get on with.

[grannysdc]

Looks like she has been hit straight on with a flash.. It might have been run through Imagenomic Portraiture which does the same thing you are asking about with one click.. Other than that possibility(which I doubt).. looks like a regular outdoor night time snap shot to me..

I do not know why others have a problem seeing this image but if I were you and the site puts out POPUPS then I would change picture hosts as they suggested

OR reduce the 20.6M file down to less than 100K and submit it here as shown below

[pixelzombie]

it looks like he diffused the face and masked out the eyes to keep them sharp...