Due to the size & popularity of the original PhotoShopping Thread (and headache moderating it was creating for us) we've broken it down into two threads. This one is for serious retouching work that will be used for promotional or commercial purposes ONLY.
RULES OF THE THREAD
1) Any image bearing a copyright or signature/logo may only be
modified with the approval of the copyright holder and then only
within the parameters defined by the copyright holder.
2) Posts must be no larger than 600 pixels on longest side with
link to larger or RAW images. Please use [ IMG ] & [ URL ] tags.
If you require help in posting, please refer to the FAQ under info
above.
3) One image to be retouched per post.
4) Retouchers MAY NOT watermark an image, however they may
embed EXIF data.
ALL EXISTING EXIF DATA MUST BE MAINTAINED.
5) Credit MUST BE GIVEN to the retoucher.
6) A retouch that would produce a DERVIVITAVE WORK OF ART
must be authorized by the copyright holder IN WRITING.
For our purposes we will define a derivitive work as:
A revision or change that transforms more than 40% of
the original with the exception of simple retouching.
For our purposes we will define simple retouching as:
Removal or alteration of human imperfections and small
objects.
7) Images that will be used for commercial purposes, resale,
or that will be provided to a client where there has been
(or will be) monetary compensation must be posted for BIDS
for retouching services. All BIDS will be sent by PM to the poster. Only a retoucher
who's BID has been accepted may retouch & post the
retouched images. You may include a sample retouch in
your bid.
8) Violation of copyright will not be tolerated and any violations of
copyright will be reported to an MM moderator for immediate
action which could result in suspension of your account.
9) The rules are subject to change, if in doubt refer back to this post
for changes & revisions.
10) This is not a critique thread. Discussion of techniques and
constructive exchange of information is encouraged, flaming,
rudeness, and non-constructive criticisim will not be tolerated.
11) The thread moderators have the final say in all matters.
Oh no... the other one got locked! Here's one of the last posts from the other thread... thank you to KarlaTicas.com & odessit, I love the edits!! Wish someone could photoshop the necklace off. Thanks again!
Two more from Lilia... Thanks for following the rules... have some fun editors---
I would love something cool done to these photos in the serious retouch thread!! My husband took one & I took the other with our Sony Cybershot 8.1mp camera. Thanks a lot!! -xo
Lilia wrote: Oh no... the other one got locked! Here's one of the last posts from the other thread... thank you to KarlaTicas.com & odessit, I love the edits!! Wish someone could photoshop the necklace off. Thanks again!
Two more from Lilia... Thanks for following the rules... have some fun editors---
I would love something cool done to these photos in the serious retouch thread!! My husband took one & I took the other with our Sony Cybershot 8.1mp camera. Thanks a lot!! -xo
Lilia.. The links in this post are broken, send them again to me at this account or my Diable account and I'll get them posted into this thread correctly for you.
From the other thread..Here is my edit of Chemix's Photo....
The Before and After Combined....was gettin some weird color balance issue when saving for the web...but put the two in photomerge i dont loose any color....its weird but meh...whatever...lemme know whatcha guys think!!
could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
i have the full DNG version as well available at
Flipdrive.com send me a message for the login ;-) I will be on all night
Alli BBBBBBBBB wrote: From the other thread..Here is my edit of Chemix's Photo....
The Before and After Combined....was gettin some weird color balance issue when saving for the web...but put the two in photomerge i dont loose any color....its weird but meh...whatever...lemme know whatcha guys think!!
That color shift you're seeing is due to the conversion of the 16bit RGB to 8Bit RGB and also the failure to convert the colorspace from ProPhotoRGB/Adobe RGB to sRGB for the web
but even if i did convert it to 8 bit....i still get the same thing when i go to save it for the web....or do i really have to change the color profiles...cause i work in AdobeRGB..
but its weird...this the first time ive really noticed this problem....i dont have this problem with my images....hrmmm
but even if i did convert it to 8 bit....i still get the same thing when i go to save it for the web....or do i really have to change the color profiles...cause i work in AdobeRGB..
but its weird...this the first time ive really noticed this problem....i dont have this problem with my images....hrmmm
Yup, that's the result of saving it in ProPhotoRGB w/o conversion to sRGB. I only work in ProPhotoRGB so I've seen that quite often
Carol Milligan wrote: could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
This is the best I could do, I know somebody could do better. My computer almost blew up working on the full size photo(it's slow and old, and so am I).
Anyways here's a side by side:
I took the liberty of adding some eye shadow, I hope it looks okay since I don't know how to apply it since I'm a guy and all.
Carol Milligan wrote: could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
i have the full DNG version as well available at
Flipdrive.com send me a message for the login ;-) I will be on all night
Hmm this actually needed more work then initailly meets the eye, lots of loose hairs, and stuff.. anyway (2 Hours)
Detail
Hi-Res (300dpi 10x17) layered TIF (16bit ProPhotoRGB) is available.
Alli BBBBBBBBB wrote: gotcha....well i also happened to have my camera set at AdobeRGB also...maybe thus why i dont have that problem with my images?
There is really very little difference between Adobe RGB and sRGB as far as the human eye is concerned as the variations are very subtle. ProPhotoRGB, on the other hand, has an huge gamut by comparison so the colors appear muted when viewed in a form that only understands sRGB. Now add to huge difference the difference between 16boit & 8 bit color and it stands out like a sore thumb when you don't convert.
I personally only work in 8 bit or 16 bit ProPhotoRGB and I allow Lightroom to convert for me when I export images for the web. For that matter I do all my printing from within lightroom too as I get an exact match between what I saw on the screen and what prints on my Epson R2400.
Carol Milligan wrote: could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
i have the full DNG version as well available at
Flipdrive.com send me a message for the login ;-) I will be on all night
This is the best I could do, I know somebody could do better. My computer almost blew up working on the full size photo(it's slow and old, and so am I).
Anyways here's a side by side:
I took the liberty of adding some eye shadow, I hope it looks okay since I don't know how to apply it since I'm a guy and all.
Carol Milligan wrote: could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
i have the full DNG version as well available at
Flipdrive.com send me a message for the login ;-) I will be on all night
Here's one natural worked from the DNG verses small file. I'm hoping the color looks right. I'm using a new monitor here at work and I haven't seen any printed work from it yet.
Here's one natural worked from the DNG verses small file. I'm hoping the color looks right. I'm using a new monitor here at work and I haven't seen any printed work from it yet.
Like always, If you like my work hire me and tell all your friends
i love it....but when i try to open the tif in photoshop i get "could not complete your request beacause an unexpected end-of-file was experienced......although it opens in preview and im wokring on a mac
Carol Milligan wrote: i love it....but when i try to open the tif in photoshop i get "could not complete your request beacause an unexpected end-of-file was experienced......although it opens in preview and im wokring on a mac
The full file is 56.6 Megs (REALLY BIG TIF). I just downloaded it and it was fine, but it did take a while to download. I can post .jpg or another compressed version if needed.
The full file is 56.6 Megs (REALLY BIG TIF). I just downloaded it and it was fine, but it did take a while to download. I can post .jpg or another compressed version if needed.
Thanks
Sarah, 56MB's nuttin when it comes to a layered TIF. The 16bit ProPhotoRGB version, with all layers, sitting on my server for download is 574MB.
If you're running on a windows based server that suports active scripting I'd be more than happy to share my upload & download scripts to a fellow retouch artist. They do make life much easier and they assure that the full file is received or delivered correctly.
Carol Milligan wrote: could anyone help me out here?
i would really appreciate it
i have the full DNG version as well available at
Flipdrive.com send me a message for the login ;-) I will be on all night
Sarah, 56MB's nuttin when it comes to a layered TIF. The 16bit ProPhotoRGB version, with all layers, sitting on my server for download is 574MB.
If you're running on a windows based server that suports active scripting I'd be more than happy to share my upload & download scripts to a fellow retouch artist. They do make life much easier and they assure that the full file is received or delivered correctly.
Love the smilie-guy!
Believe me I know that is small compared to the layered (This one is merged) I have people think 9M files are large, guess I need to hang out with more retouchers.
I think my server is windows-based. I have coding for uploading, but not downloading. Lord, I just need the time to update and load my new site pages. I'm tempted in hiring a web designer to do all my crap for me, but what kind of GD would I be then? ::wink::
Believe me I know that is small compared to the layered (This one is merged) I have people think 9M files are large, guess I need to hang out with more retouchers.
I think my server is windows-based. I have coding for uploading, but not downloading. Lord, I just need the time to update and load my new site pages. I'm tempted in hiring a web designer to do all my crap for me, but what kind of GD would I be then? ::wink::
Please if you would like to share, please PM me.
(BTW, love your stuff!)
Hmm.. I'll trade you.. I suck at designing glitzy web sites, but I have 20+ years of IT experience and write all of the behind-the-scenes code myself. I also can point you in the right direction for some proven shareware & freeware components that can make a difference for you. I do all my own hosting (servers keep the room warm in winter) and can provide hosting for others too. Hit me up on my regular email: jerseydevil@jerseydevil.net
Alli BBBBBBBBB wrote: From the other thread..Here is my edit of Chemix's Photo....
The Before and After Combined....was gettin some weird color balance issue when saving for the web...but put the two in photomerge i dont loose any color....its weird but meh...whatever...lemme know whatcha guys think!!
AB do you happen to have a larger version of the edit you did. The skin retouch looks amazing. I wanted to take a look at the bigger version if I could. Also need tips on what you did.
Brandis Kreative Images wrote: Heres my attempt any ideas on improvement are gladly welcome!
all hail the QUEEN of retouching Alli BBBBBBBBB. She just sent me the full tiff version and you have to see this file to really appreciate it. I decided to post a 100% crop of the before and after and you will see why its good.
Before
After
Anyone who needs something edited and edited well, go see Alli B. Granted she like every other good retoucher needs a good photo to start with. They are retouchers not miracle workers haha.
Hi I took this image with a Nikon Cool Pix L4- It was the end of a hot and humid shoot the model looks great but the wig hmm not so much :-) Any help is appreciated
Glammgirl-Makeup Artist wrote: Hi I took this image with a Nikon Cool Pix L4- It was the end of a hot and humid shoot the model looks great but the wig hmm not so much :-) Any help is appreciated
chexmix wrote: all hail the QUEEN of retouching Alli BBBBBBBBB. She just sent me the full tiff version and you have to see this file to really appreciate it. I decided to post a 100% crop of the before and after and you will see why its good.
Anyone who needs something edited and edited well, go see Alli B. Granted she like every other good retoucher needs a good photo to start with. They are retouchers not miracle workers haha.
awe....you sure know how to make a girl blush
and diable...thank you for guiding me with the color profile issue as well as chex (stan)
heres a larger version of my edit without the before pic...because i already had posted the before pic
Glammgirl-Makeup Artist wrote: Hi I took this image with a Nikon Cool Pix L4- It was the end of a hot and humid shoot the model looks great but the wig hmm not so much :-) Any help is appreciated
Pedro P Polakoff III wrote: Anytime Ali.. You know I feel really strange telling this to a MOD, but (600 pixels on the longest size please, per the thread rules)
i know i totally forgot...but hopefully im forgiven this time
Glammgirl-Makeup Artist wrote: Hi I took this image with a Nikon Cool Pix L4- It was the end of a hot and humid shoot the model looks great but the wig hmm not so much :-) Any help is appreciated
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