Photoshop is not something you just install and start rocking and rolling, it is much more complex than that. You have to have a level of understand as to what each of the tools do and equally important why they do what they do. I have been reading what I can but until I actually get into the program and start working, I'm really not going to have an idea of how much I know. Just like an exam in school. You can study til you are blue in the face and convince yourself, "yeah, I know this stuff". But if you fail the test you really didnt know it. And guess what folks, I failed the photoshop test.
So I decided to start with a technique that is somewhat simple and practical, enhancing the eyes of the subject. For this I watched a couple youtube videos (internet is sooo awesome) that demonstrated different ways to make the eyes in your picture really pop (but you dont want them to look fake). Take a look at what I came up with. The first picture is the original image and the second is the enhanced image. Please ignore the marginal handsomeness of the subject. Let me know your thoughts.
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| From Junk folder |
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wow, I didn't know you got photoshop.
ReplyDeleteI acquired photoshop. Honestly, what is your opinion of the two images?
ReplyDeleteI can't tell the difference. The eye enhancement I am familiar with is selective blurring of all but the eyes.
ReplyDeleteActually, what I did was create a couple layer masks to selectively brighten or darken the whites/iris and pupils respectively. Look at the colors of the eyes, you should see a decent difference between the two.
ReplyDeleteOh yea, I see it now
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