I like this. You might try painting a tiny catch light in each eye.
They should be white and just a shade less bright than the brightest
white in the shot. Make them slightly irregular and centered. They
should be a little less sharp than the facial details. Make the one in
the close eye slightly larger than the one in the far eye. That might
really pick this up. Then again, if you don't do it just so, it might
like artificial.
On Jul 21, 2005, at 12:56 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
I like both this and the first one in terms of composition (I like the
nice tight crop, along with the tilt of the head). I'm not so
thrilled about the post-processing, but I think that's just a personal
thing. I think that if it were normally exposed and processed as a
b&w rendering, it would be a stunningly beautiful portrait of an
equally beautiful child.
However, I can only comment on what's shown. I like the second
rendering better than the first, because there's a bit more detail
there, but I can't say that either is my cup of tea.
I see... It was indeed pure experiment on my part. I just tried
something quick at work and saw that I might do it in my Elements with
proper attention...
Boris
