Antonina (3 photos)

[Yuri Pautov]

Priviet, dear friends!
When I presented my printed photos to one of my "models", she was there. She said "Oh, how beautiful they are!!" I asked - do you want to have your photos - she agreed..
So here are the results:
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1
http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2388.jpg
Under the chestnut in a shadow...

2
http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2387.jpg
b&w one

3
http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2386.jpg
I found out this "interesting thing" on her shoulder... and decided to photograph... like this photo...
Your opinions?
Spasibo, dear friends,
Yuri

[Nir]

Yuri,

Another fantastic set!!

[Yuri Pautov]

Yuri,

Another fantastic set!!
Spasibo, Nir!
As you can see - theese are not usual for me - I prefere eyes-to-the-camera ....

[KevinKal]

Privet Yuri,

I see that your secret lens is still working wonders...these pictures are excellent and I really like the first one. I'm sure the model will be as happy as her friend to receive copies of these photos. Thanks also for answering all my questions :clap

Cheers,
Kevin K

[binghott]

great shots yuri! that black and white one looks like it was right out of a magazine. beautiful.

-barry

[Nikolai]

This "thing" looks fantastic:-):clap

I like this new approach of yours, creates more informal mood..:thumb

OT: Yuri, can you remind me please how do you normally do soften your face-front portraits? I was looking for your techniques but could not find it.. You can PM me if this is not related to this thread..

Spasibo zaranee!
Cheers!:1drink

[BridgeCity]

Beautiful shots of a beautiful subject! Man... I need to get out more :D


Thanks for sharing Yuri!

[Sam]

Yuri,


How long will it take to learn Russian? I'm ready to move!

Sam

[Shay Stephens]

From the front or from the side, you have eyes mastered. Your work really shines when you get a great set of eyes to work with, which seems to be all the time :wink

[ian408]

From the front or from the side, you have eyes mastered. Your work really shines when you get a great set of eyes to work with, which seems to be all the time :wink
I think he has the eyes market cornered :D

What was the decoration on her shoulder?

Ian

[Yuri Pautov]

Privet Yuri,

I see that your secret lens is still working wonders...these pictures are excellent and I really like the first one. I'm sure the model will be as happy as her friend to receive copies of these photos. Thanks also for answering all my questions :clap

Cheers,
Kevin K
Spasibo, Kevin, for your comment!
Yuri

[Yuri Pautov]

great shots yuri! that black and white one looks like it was right out of a magazine. beautiful.

-barry
Spasibo, Barry!

[Yuri Pautov]

This "thing" looks fantastic:-):clap

I like this new approach of yours, creates more informal mood..:thumb

OT: Yuri, can you remind me please how do you normally do soften your face-front portraits? I was looking for your techniques but could not find it.. You can PM me if this is not related to this thread..

Spasibo zaranee!
Cheers!:1drink


Priviet, Nikolai!
First I work with healing brush (yes,yes - perfect skin is rare here...)
then
- work with levels.
- sharpen (unsharp mask 98/0.4/0) eyes, (sometimes hair and lips)
- if the photo is bright enough, I use Harry's method
[BTW in Russia they say 'he hiccup' in this case - I mention him too often in my posts, hey Harry - do you hear me? - what about USA?]
copy layer/set blending mode to 'Multiply'/ Gaussian blur (depending on sizes of objects in the composition) 2-20/set opacity to what you need...
Hope this will help you,
Poka,
Yuri

[Andy]

she is gorgeous
the portraits lovely
the eyes, mesmerizing!

spasibo, yuri!

[Yuri Pautov]

she is gorgeous
the portraits lovely
the eyes, mesmerizing!

spasibo, yuri!
Spasibo, Andy!

[Yuri Pautov]

Yuri,


How long will it take to learn Russian? I'm ready to move!

Sam
Russian is not easy to learn... but we have a lot of knowing English here...
Spasibo,
Yuri

[Yuri Pautov]

From the front or from the side, you have eyes mastered. Your work really shines when you get a great set of eyes to work with, which seems to be all the time :wink
Spasibo, Shay!
Yuri

[Nikolai]

Priviet, Nikolai!
First I work with healing brush (yes,yes - perfect skin is rare here...)
then
- work with levels.
- sharpen (unsharp mask 98/0.4/0) eyes, (sometimes hair and lips)
- if the photo is bright enough, I use Harry's method
[BTW in Russia they say 'he hiccup' in this case - I mention him too often in my posts, hey Harry - do you hear me? - what about USA?]
copy layer/set blending mode to 'Multiply'/ Gaussian blur (depending on sizes of objects in the composition) 2-20/set opacity to what you need...
Hope this will help you,
Poka,
Yuri
Thanks for the desctiption!
Got it.. So it was healing brush.. I was wondering.. Same problem here, too:-(
As to the "hiccups": no, this is not a proper idiom here, never heard it from the native speakers..
Privet!

[Higgmeister]

Usually, you speak loudly through their eyes. This set has no eye contact, but I really like the last one best of this set. Some of your most powerful portraits that I've seen have always had eye contact. It's that something special that you are good at capturing.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

[Yuri Pautov]

Beautiful shots of a beautiful subject! Man... I need to get out more :D


Thanks for sharing Yuri!
Not sure about your hypodynamia, but if this will help you - I'll continue... :-)
Spasibo,
Yuri

[Yuri Pautov]

Usually, you speak loudly through their eyes. This set has no eye contact, but I really like the last one best of this set. Some of your most powerful portraits that I've seen have always had eye contact. It's that something special that you are good at capturing.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris
Spasibo, Chris!
Yuri

[BigAl]

I must agree with the others Yuri, this girl has wonderful eyes. As usual, I prefer the colored pics.

regards
alan

[Yuri Pautov]

I must agree with the others Yuri, this girl has wonderful eyes. As usual, I prefer the colored pics.

regards
alan
Spasibo, Alan!