All time best -- Adult Portrait

[rutt]

I've been playing a little game with myself recently, inspired by this dgrin forum. Suppose I had to pick just one photograph in a particular category to represent myself. The best single shot of that sort that I ever took. It's an interesting excercise (though of course ultimately pointless) to figure out what makes for your best work. It's hard and cruel, like having to pick your favorite child. But unlike that excercise, this one does enforce a certain discipline. It's also very fun for me to dig though my shots. I've found lots of good ones that I didn't love at the time for some reason or another.

As a first step, I made a smugmug gallery for my all time best portraits. (http://rutt.smugmug.com/gallery/89213) Then I forced myself to pick just one.... Well, I couldn't quite do that, so I changed the rules a little. Here is my all time best adult portrait. I'll start another thread for all time best children.

Anyway, I thought this was a fun game. Hope others will play.

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3119883-L.jpg

[lynnma]

I've been playing a little game with myself recently, inspired by this dgrin forum. Suppose I had to pick just one photograph in a particular category to represent myself. The best single shot of that sort that I ever took. It's an interesting excercise (though of course ultimately pointless) to figure out what makes for your best work. It's hard and cruel, like having to pick your favorite child. But unlike that excercise, this one does enforce a certain discipline. It's also very fun for me to dig though my shots. I've found lots of good ones that I didn't love at the time for some reason or another.

As a first step, I made a smugmug gallery for my all time best portraits. (http://rutt.smugmug.com/gallery/89213) Then I forced myself to pick just one.... Well, I couldn't quite do that, so I changed the rules a little. Here is my all time best adult portrait. I'll start another thread for all time best children.

Anyway, I thought this was a fun game. Hope others will play.

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3119883-L.jpgGod thats great... I have access to many old and wise people to photograph (my work is caring for them) I need to get over there and take some (means being in the work place tho...:(
I'm inspired, great face, great shot.
Lynn

[tmlphoto]

Here's mine. 80+ years

[DoctorIt]

kinda like my submission to best child portrait, this pushes the definition of portrait, but I love it anyway. I guess I'm kinda biased based on the subject, but still, of the hundreds of shots I have of her, this is the best:

http://doctorit.smugmug.com/photos/3028142-M.jpg

[cletus]

I've shot a ton of pictures over the years but I've never done much portrait work. I guess this one is as close to a favorite as I have:

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/3151123-M.jpg

[Baldy]

...My daughter, right after soccer practice.

http://mom.smugmug.com/photos/15133-O-1.jpg

...Ten years earlier, when I thought she'd be into pink dresses:

http://mom.smugmug.com/photos/6595-L-1.jpg

[rutt]

...My daughter, right after soccer practice.

http://mom.smugmug.com/photos/15133-O-1.jpg

...Ten years earlier, when I thought she'd be into pink dresses:

http://mom.smugmug.com/photos/6595-L-1.jpg
The picture of your daughter as an adult is wonderful. I never do as good a job with family members as I can do with others. It's like the difference between being at bat when it doesn't mean anthing vs when the whole season turns on it.\

And for some reason I recognize the face in the second portrait..

So this was ATB in both portrait categories? Very very nice.

[zero-zero]

Can't decide, really. But if we read "best" as "most happy with the result from a dismal situation", this would probably be it. We had nothing to work with here - no light, no background, no props, no time, no nothing - and he kept pulling nervous faces despite our best efforts. We had to do the math (literally!) in postpro, but saved the day.

http://zero-zero.smugmug.com/photos/3171479-M.jpg

[lynnma]

I've shot a ton of pictures over the years but I've never done much portrait work. I guess this one is as close to a favorite as I have:

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/3151123-M.jpg
great shot... looks like Willy:D

[zero-zero]

and if we define "best" as "portrait I'm most fond of, irrespective of picture quality", once we sift through all the family stuff, it would probably be this one. Probably because I really like Iturralde's music. Shot T-max 3200 pushed to 12000 using a handheld 200 2.8 (no supports, flash or lighting allowed). Were shooting 1/30 to 1/60, even with the iso boost (it was a badly lit café, not a real stage). Ah, the good old days... :D

http://zero-zero.smugmug.com/photos/3171835-M.jpg

[Shakey]

I have only had my Camera a short time so I dont have much to contribute.

Cletus Awesome shot dude!!

[cletus]

kinda like my submission to best child portrait, this pushes the definition of portrait, but I love it anyway. I guess I'm kinda biased based on the subject, but still, of the hundreds of shots I have of her, this is the best:

http://doctorit.smugmug.com/photos/3028142-M.jpg
:thumb

I really like this picture!

[cletus]

Shot T-max 3200 pushed to 12000 using a handheld 200 2.8 (no supports, flash or lighting allowed). Were shooting 1/30 to 1/60, even with the iso boost (it was a badly lit café, not a real stage). Ah, the good old days... :D

Great shot! Excellent tone and a great composition.

T-max 3200... I used to love that stuff. It's amazing how good it was for people pictures.

[jimf]

Suppose I had to pick just one photograph in a particular category to represent myself. The best single shot of that sort that I ever took. It's an interesting excercise (though of course ultimately pointless) to figure out what makes for your best work.

This is certainly one of my favorites:

http://www.frostbytes.com/gallery-albums/jim-eva-wedding/IMG_0647_RJ.sized.jpg

although this one:

http://www.frostbytes.com/gallery-albums/jim-eva-wedding/IMG_0629_RJ.sized.jpg

does a better job of putting character in his face.

[DoctorIt]

:thumb

I really like this picture!Thanks, its funny, it was a very spur of the moment shot that just popped in bw with a little help.

Although, my tinting job looks much better in photoshop. I started a thread on this with minimal reply, but this is actually the picture that prompted it - when in photoshop, my tones look much better, when saved to jpg, it looks duller and darker. So on the same monitor, I can simulatneously look at 2 different pictures, PS and IE browser. Weird stuff.

[hutchman]

I have 2 all time favorites -

The first is a picture I took of one of my good friend's mother 3 weeks before she passed away. I knew Dottie for the last 20 years and thought the world of her. She always had a smile and had no enemies in this life. This photo captured the essence of her personality. The family liked it so much they chose it for display during her funeral.

http://hutch.smugmug.com/photos/3195106-L.jpg


The second is a self portrait of the Hutchison Clan. It was my first effort at a "formal" portrait and the whole family liked it.

http://hutch.smugmug.com/photos/3194975-L.jpg


Hutch

[lynnma]

Portrait attempt... my first. One of my residents.. critiques very welcome.. I'm just starting out on this...:D

[jimf]

Portrait attempt... my first. One of my residents.. critiques very welcome.. I'm just starting out on this...:D

Fill the frame! Seriously, this would look better if there were less space around her. Tight shots tend to make better looking portraits.

jim

[lynnma]

Fill the frame! Seriously, this would look better if there were less space around her. Tight shots tend to make better looking portraits.

jimThanks Jim,,, I'm cropping away as we speak.. and you are right... it's better.

[AltPro]

:thumb

I really like this picture!
Nicely done! Very nice! I love B&W, and the touch of color is a catcher.
ginette

[lynnma]

[I'm practising like mad... not getting far. Please critique heavily, if its rubbish please say so and I'll start over. This is a very old lady who lives in my home, she was kind enough to sit for me to practice.

[AltPro]

[I'm practising like mad... not getting far. Please critique heavily, if its rubbish please say so and I'll start over. This is a very old lady who lives in my home, she was kind enough to sit for me to practice.

Lynn:

This old woman has such an interesting face I would pull in really close.
Try to get some shadow onto the side of the face turned away from the camera, as it feels more natural that things further in the distance will fall into darkness or become softer. I wish I had some of my "tutoring examples" unpacked, but things tend to move slow around here right now...

This image, "scrutiny" is really extreme, with regard to "shadow" and not as close even as I am suggesting for your subject. But, well, those are my thoughts.
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[AltPro]

This one is close enough, but lacks the depth of shadow that I would use for your subject. As I look carefully at your image, it appears that your light source, (a window) is coming in from the left, casting a shadow to the right behind the head and darkening, somewhat, the face closest to the camera and viewer... Have you thought of turning your model around to face the right, rather than the left? Then, rather than cinder block as a back drop, use a solid colored sheet. With B&W the sheet can be any rich color if you want the background to appear dark to black, and white or cream if you want the background to appear light to white. If you were using studio lighting, background color wouldn't matter, you can make it appear as you wish, with your lighting.... But that is a whole different subject.

g

[wxwax]

[I'm practising like mad... not getting far. Please critique heavily, if its rubbish please say so and I'll start over. This is a very old lady who lives in my home, she was kind enough to sit for me to practice.

Lynn, I think Zero-Zero's post about dramatic lighting applies to what you're trying to do. The lighting on your patient poser is very flat. Anyway to get some strong shadows?

[lynnma]

I see it now, I'll work on it. Thanks so much, I appreciate the knowledge.
Grats..
Lynn:bow

[lynnma]

I see it now, I'll work on it. Thanks so much, I appreciate the knowledge.
Grats..
Lynn:bowa very quick fix before working on it...

[Rolling Stone]

Here's the best I can do. Just never was comfortable with the people thing.

http://dirtdog.smugmug.com/photos/1286854-O.jpg

[pathfinder]

Lynn, I think Zero-Zero's post about dramatic lighting applies to what you're trying to do. The lighting on your patient poser is very flat. Anyway to get some strong shadows?Waxy - WHere have you been? http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/Wicked.gif Have you not heard of the suggestions to Lynn about soft North window light like the great masters used to help compliment the skin texture of their subjects? I think you talked about large verses small point sources of light with her also. A soft edged shadow might work.

Z-Z ..... Stark shadow lighting can be dramatic,I love it..... but perhaps, stark lighting works better with your models with lovely skin texture - unless your desire is to demonstrate the damage done by the years and the sunlight. Lynn expressly asked for suggestions for lighting that would help show off her older models in the best light ( NO PUN HERE!) put their best appearance forward. I for one think the soft light she chose is a good one.

Lynn, jump in and correct me if I am out of place here! You have used relativey soft light as suggested and now you are getting jumped on for it. Bah!!!
I agree that the soft shadow on the face to the camera could be lightened by a little judicous reflector usage.. Simple enough to do. And th esuggestions to use a sheet for a background is ok, but why not just clone in whatever you wish.

As for the background cement block, as I said above, it is not the best - BUT Jim Dandy to the Rescue - Reread my posts about the backgrounds when shooting my nude models (nude canine version that is). That cement background will be easy to select and replace ( This picture was shot in color originally right, Lynn? What color was the cement - if it contrasts with the model it will be real easy to select in PS and change or replace.)

This is Lynns first real portrait effort and I think that it is a good one, that with just a few changes can be very good.

Anyone whose toes I have not stepped on, speak up now!http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/Laughing.gif I thought about sending this as a PM but decided it was better here. Just a little mayhem perhaps.

Good on ya, Lynn. Show us some more of your efforts.

[hutchman]

This may be a hijack, but..

Do good/cutting edge photographers take pictures that please all the established norms or do they take pictures that please themselves and may not meet everyone elses expectations of what is right?

Maybe this image needs a little more contrast, but I suspect that this very old woman is a very gentle soul who would not look like herself in a high contrast/shadowy image.

Whaddayathink?

Hutch

[wxwax]

:wave Hiya Pathfinder. :wink

Good point that dramatic side lighting would accentuate the age of the subjects' faces. Perhaps Lynn can experiment with both shadows and flat lighting and see what she prefers? As the shots are now going to be in color, some of the contrasty B&W techniques may not be as valuable.

I'm not sure that I'm with you on your suggestions about the background, however. Aren't a lot of portraits shot with a relatively long lens (100mm or so) to accomplish two things: smooth the facial features into something more flattering, and allow for a wide aperature that gives a very narrow depth of field? In other words, it puts the background out of focus? Seems to me that fixing the background in the shot is a lot cleaner and easier solution than playing in Photoshop on every image (even tho you did a sweet job on your doggie.) I know we try to get depth behind people when we shoot interviews.

Still, as I have no experience posing people for portraits, only for video camera interviews, I'll try not to bombard Lynn with too much silliness.

Lynn, I admire the way you're digging into your project and experimenting. :thumb

[wxwax]

Here's the best I can do. Just never was comfortable with the people thing.

http://dirtdog.smugmug.com/photos/1286854-O.jpg

DD, that's a wonderful image. Very sweet expression and nice colors.

[zero-zero]

Z-Z ..... Stark shadow lighting can be dramatic,I love it..... but perhaps, stark lighting works better with your models with lovely skin texture - unless your desire is to demonstrate the damage done by the years and the sunlight. Lynn expressly asked for suggestions for lighting that would help show off her older models in the best light ( NO PUN HERE!) put their best appearance forward. I for one think the soft light she chose is a good one.

:dunno I might be mistaken, but I believe waxy took that from a different thread with a different focus. While I still believe no great photography is possible without great lighting, I wouldn't advise Lynn to go for stark shadows in this job.

[lynnma]

:wave Hiya Pathfinder. :wink

Good point that dramatic side lighting would accentuate the age of the subjects' faces. Perhaps Lynn can experiment with both shadows and flat lighting and see what she prefers? As the shots are now going to be in color, some of the contrasty B&W techniques may not be as valuable.

I'm not sure that I'm with you on your suggestions about the background, however. Aren't a lot of portraits shot with a relatively long lens (100mm or so) to accomplish two things: smooth the facial features into something more flattering, and allow for a wide aperature that gives a very narrow depth of field? In other words, it puts the background out of focus? Seems to me that fixing the background in the shot is a lot cleaner and easier solution than playing in Photoshop on every image (even tho you did a sweet job on your doggie.) I know we try to get depth behind people when we shoot interviews.

Still, as I have no experience posing people for portraits, only for video camera interviews, I'll try not to bombard Lynn with too much silliness.

Lynn, I admire the way you're digging into your project and experimenting. :thumb
It's 4.53 am and I've been awake since 2, I'm gonna be good for nuttin today I can see that. Thought I'd have a quick cup of tea and a read to see whats going on here in dgrin world and just wanted to say how I love this forum.. You guys are great. Having no schools or classes readily available I have to get my tutorials where I can and this source is fantastic, I feel I've learned so much already. Thanks all for such interesting and supportive comments, I get a lot out of all, both sides.
By the way Sid, you cannot have too much silliness in the world, I'm a great believer in it so please bombard away:D

[lynnma]

It's 4.53 am and I've been awake since 2, I'm gonna be good for nuttin today I can see that. Thought I'd have a quick cup of tea and a read to see whats going on here in dgrin world and just wanted to say how I love this forum.. You guys are great. Having no schools or classes readily available I have to get my tutorials where I can and this source is fantastic, I feel I've learned so much already. Thanks all for such interesting and supportive comments, I get a lot out of all, both sides.
By the way Sid, you cannot have too much silliness in the world, I'm a great believer in it so please bombard away:D
Just an added thought, (being as now I'm totally awake) I tried to imitate light from a window, in fact I used about 400 watts of light from home made lights and used a reflector made of the stuff you build houses with, insulation stuff, light weight white on one side and silver on the other, you can get a whole bale of the stuff for 12 bucks:wink . I could see the light was wrong, but I also had my camera settings all wrong but you know how it is at first, all excitement and bungling. I was going for the "big light" theory.. obviously need to practice that more:scratch as my son commented on the shot... "nice concrete wall mum" :lol Plus all my lights kept falling off the backs of chairs and tops of things nearly maiming my elders... thinking about it.. it's lucky it came out at all.

Thanks again folks.. tell it like it is.. I love it. I think I'll go back to sleep now:snore

[pathfinder]

:wave Hiya Pathfinder. :wink

Good point that dramatic side lighting would accentuate the age of the subjects' faces. Perhaps Lynn can experiment with both shadows and flat lighting and see what she prefers? As the shots are now going to be in color, some of the contrasty B&W techniques may not be as valuable.

I'm not sure that I'm with you on your suggestions about the background, however. Aren't a lot of portraits shot with a relatively long lens (100mm or so) to accomplish two things: smooth the facial features into something more flattering, and allow for a wide aperature that gives a very narrow depth of field? In other words, it puts the background out of focus? Seems to me that fixing the background in the shot is a lot cleaner and easier solution than playing in Photoshop on every image (even tho you did a sweet job on your doggie.) I know we try to get depth behind people when we shoot interviews.

Lynn, I admire the way you're digging into your project and experimenting. :thumb
Actually Wxwax you are perfectly correct that the concrete background in focus, no less, is better fixed by depth of field and perhaps a change of surface like suggested by AltPro - Just moving the model a few more feet further from the wall might be sufficient without any camera changes. The posing reminds me of Whistler's Mother - a painting of some renown. I kind of liked it. It was not a tight composition like the other poster suggested, just like Whistler's Mother.

I was just trying to encourage Lynn for giving broad light sources a try and to remember that the background problem can be dealt with after the fact if necessary. But not needing to clone in a new background is always preferable. I said I was lazy, see, its true!http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/Laughing.gif Just PUI last nite I think.

[Rolling Stone]

DD, that's a wonderful image. Very sweet expression and nice colors.
I was concerned that it isn't quite centered but I had to shoot it quick as she was painting a child's face and was moving alot. I took a few more of the kids she was painting and will put them in another thread. I find myself spending way too much time in here.

[wxwax]

I was concerned that it isn't quite centered but I had to shoot it quick as she was painting a child's face and was moving alot. I took a few more of the kids she was painting and will put them in another thread. I find myself spending way too much time in here.

Check out this thread (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=37) about the rule of thirds, and scroll down to Baldy's post with Shay's avatar and a headshot of his own. They might make you feel better about how her head is positioned!

Knowhatchamean about spending too much time here. :nod But man, you really seem to enjoy shooting, might as well indulge a little, no? :dunno

[pathfinder]

:dunno I might be mistaken, but I believe waxy took that from a different thread with a different focus. While I still believe no great photography is possible without great lighting, I wouldn't advise Lynn to go for stark shadows in this job.
Your comment about great lighting I absolutely agree with - lighting, not subject or posing, is the ultimate determinator of great images. But when Lynn asked for suggestions about lighting for elderly females, several of us suggested window light type soft illumination - I thought Wxwax was among those, because I remembered his comments about the sun being a small point source as oppposed to cloudy overcast days with their more diffuse light.

Hopefully, my post was clear that my comments were in good faith and an attempt at humor and support for Lynn, and not a real flame at the other posters who were clearly making genuine and thoughtful suggestions for Lynn about other types of lighting eg: much more dramatic. But like Hutch said - the lady seems more like grandmother than Scarlet O'Hara.
http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/Laughing.gif

[Kolya]

Here's my currant favourite - its a priest. See my entire collection at http://kolya.smugmug.com

Cheers,
Kolya
http://Kolya.smugmug.com/photos/3179158-S.jpg


(http://kolya.smugmug.com/photos/3179158-M.jpg)

[zero-zero]

Perfect light there. Forgot to tell you in the other thread.

[thread hijack] Did you check the Abbas piece? [/thread hijack]

[Kolya]

Yes I did - thanks for the feedback as well.

Cheers,
Kolya
http://kolya.smugmug.com

Perfect light there. Forgot to tell you in the other thread.

[thread hijack] Did you check the Abbas piece? [/thread hijack]

[GREAPER]

my 18 year old son

[damonff]

I posted this in another place, but it fits so...

http://nomadstudios.smugmug.com/photos/3391614-L.jpg

[cmr164]

Picture of Christopher Cheboiboch winner of the 2002 Boston Marathon. I took this at about the 25 mile mark with the 100-400 IS lens fully extended. You can see the concentration or maybe even introspection in his face.

http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/26678666.jpg

[jimf]

Picture of Christopher Cheboiboch winner of the 2002 Boston Marathon. I took this at about the 25 mile mark with the 100-400 IS lens fully extended. You can see the concentration or maybe even introspection in his face.

To me that looks like the face of someone who's ignoring a lot of pain. :-)

Cool shot.

[wxwax]

my 18 year old son

:thumb Nice one, greaps. A modern day Johnny Holliday. Sorry, I meant Jimmy Dean. :D

[wxwax]

Picture of Christopher Cheboiboch winner of the 2002 Boston Marathon. I took this at about the 25 mile mark with the 100-400 IS lens fully extended. You can see the concentration or maybe even introspection in his face.

http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/26678666.jpg



Very nice shot, cmr. Beaucoup bokeh. And a great expression. I see a man conserving his resources to deal with what's going on in his body - he doesn't have any energy left over to interact with the world outside.

[AltPro]

Picture of Christopher Cheboiboch winner of the 2002 Boston Marathon. I took this at about the 25 mile mark with the 100-400 IS lens fully extended. You can see the concentration or maybe even introspection in his face.

http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/26678666.jpg


Fabulous image... Wonderful Expression... Focus is excellent, dynamic color range! Great job!!! :bow
I really love the photo!!!
Love to see more, if you have others!
ginette

[peluna]

I've been working hard on perfecting my technique.. I've been taking photos for a while with on and off success. This was a quick shot I took right before
leaving for a Mardi Gras party.

Comments/suggestions are welcome!

http://peluna.smugmug.com/photos/3268616-M.jpg

[cmr164]

Very nice shot, cmr. Beaucoup bokeh. And a great expression. I see a man conserving his resources to deal with what's going on in his body - he doesn't have any energy left over to interact with the world outside.
Thanks, I am going to differ with you on the bokeh though. There is no particular shapes characterizing the background and going by the original use of the word there is in fact no bokeh or in the US usage you might say creamy bokeh. (heheh was that pedantic enough? http://www.dgrin.com./images/icons/icon10.gif) The smoothness is helped by the 8 bladed diaphram and by the fact that the lens was
not stopped down more than a stop or 2.


Fabulous image... Wonderful Expression... Focus is excellent, dynamic color range! Great job!!! :bow
I really love the photo!!!
Love to see more, if you have others!
ginette Thank you for the compliments. Actually the focus was not that great but I applied a slight sharpening before posting here. I did not do anything to the color or light though. It is just as shot in that way. You can see the shots from that day (bad and good) by going to Boston Marathon 2002 (http://www.iisc.com/Marathon/index.html)

[GREAPER]

:thumb Nice one, greaps. A modern day Johnny Holliday. Sorry, I meant Jimmy Dean. :D
Yeah except he is a "Rebel Without A Clue"

[lynnma]

I've been in Florida for a few days taking shots.. one of them was my hostess whose doggies is getting old and she asked me to shoot her and Ty for her dresser... whaddya think... too glam?

[zero-zero]

Methinks you're improving by leaps & bounds, Lynn. :thumb

[lynnma]

Methinks you're improving by leaps & bounds, Lynn. :thumbThank you zero, you're a sweetie. I'ma tryin.... I'll keep at it.
More elders to do today. I'll try to remember all the things I'm sposed to be doing....:huh :D

[zero-zero]

Good tip for pre-arranged portraiture: do all your tech work beforehand, even using a stand-in model if possible. Then, as the real deal starts, be all about the person in front of you. Much better rapport than if you're fumbling with equipment.

[lynnma]

Good tip for pre-arranged portraiture: do all your tech work beforehand, even using a stand-in model if possible. Then, as the real deal starts, be all about the person in front of you. Much better rapport than if you're fumbling with equipment.
Ya know? this is the sort of teaching I need... thanks zero, so simple but this will make all the difference to todays shoot of my elders. I fumbled around sooooo much last time, the lights, the cords, nearly lost one old lady into the lamps.. wrong iso, and on and on.... If I have learned anything at all, it's been from this forum, thanks again, so valuable.:D :bow

[pathfinder]

I've been in Florida for a few days taking shots.. one of them was my hostess whose doggies is getting old and she asked me to shoot her and Ty for her dresser... whaddya think... too glam?
Fess up now Lynn - this shot is great but I think it is not dsiplayed as shot - Did you dodge and burn the background or something? Did you add a diffuse glow or G blur to the lower part of the image. Time to kiss and tell Lynn.http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif

I agree - you keep getting better - and Z-Z's suggestion sound just spot on!

[lynnma]

Fess up now Lynn - this shot is great but I think it is not dsiplayed as shot - Did you dodge and burn the background or something? Did you add a diffuse glow or G blur to the lower part of the image. Time to kiss and tell Lynn.http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif

I agree - you keep getting better - and Z-Z's suggestion sound just spot on!no did not... well not much he he he... I did not dodge the background but I did use a reflector for her eyes and the doggies, I used Waxys tutorial for glamour pics. A healthy layer of gaussian blur and then brushed most of it off and brushed all of it off the eyes, teeth jewellery and the dog, left more around the edge. Kicked up the saturation a bit and maybe the contrast (I loose track). I'm heavily into gaussian blur right now... its a faze...

:D

[AltPro]

no did not... well not much he he he... I did not dodge the background but I did use a reflector for her eyes and the doggies, I used Waxys tutorial for glamour pics. A healthy layer of gaussian blur and then brushed most of it off and brushed all of it off the eyes, teeth jewellery and the dog, left more around the edge. Kicked up the saturation a bit and maybe the contrast (I loose track). I'm heavily into gaussian blur right now... its a faze...

:D

Has anyone else noticed that Lynn's eyes blink when you scroll over to the left?
Even my boys have noticed it!
Hmmm...
How's she do that?

Hey, it's even when NOT scrolling!