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3 half face portraits

Postby iposiniditos on Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:37 am

hello,

3 1/2 face portraits.

any comments and suggestions are always welcome.

thank you,
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:59 am

Gorgeous images for me #1 and #2 are stronger then the last.

In the last you have his half face taking up less of the frame, so less impact there and the dark glasses also obscure the eye which is a powerful element when you only have half a face.

Great work.
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Postby the foto fanatic on Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:05 pm

I agree with Craig- #3 lacks the impact of the first two.

I just love #2. The face is a bit soft, which draws you immediately to that eye. It is a beautiful colour, framed by "to die for" lashes, and it seems you can see right into her soul.

#1 is good, but is there some PP gone wrong in the outer corner of the eye? It seems to be a jarring note to the image.
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:05 pm

Lovin that style of post, very effective :)

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Postby chrisk on Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:00 pm

#1 and #2 are beautiful. imo there is a little too much work done on the eyes though, especially in the first.
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Postby Ghetto Panda on Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:34 pm

Number two is just absolutely amazing!!!!!
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:56 pm

Theo #1 and #2 are absolutely superb. :) The treatment, sharpness and composition are first class.
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Postby obzelite on Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:47 pm

really like 1 and 2
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Postby JeffGlue on Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:28 pm

The work done on the eyes are the thing that grabs me the most in these images (#3 lacks that initial grab a bit i think). Really like the style though. Well done!
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Postby Bubby on Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:48 am

Love the first two. The eyes definitely make a huge impact on the picture
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Postby Smurph on Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:08 am

Awesome style in the first two, but I agree with the others - the third lacks the impact of the first two, still a nice image though.
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Postby matt-chops on Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:18 pm

Its the eye in #2.... really love that. Just a burst of colour in an otherwise fairly neutrally coloured photo. Nice work. :)
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Postby colin_12 on Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:05 pm

These are good Theodorus.
What pp did you do for the eye in #2?
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Postby iposiniditos on Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:53 am

many many thanks everyone.

colin, i have just pushed the colours in raw. her eyes was out of space,
so i didn't have to make many things :)
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