Forums > Digital Art and Retouching > DAR Critiques > BEFORE & AFTER...... Opinions please

Photographer

24 Seven Photography

Posts: 37

Webster, New York, US

https://www.24sevenphotography.com/BEFORE_AFTER.jpg

https://www.24sevenphotography.com/BEFORE_AFTER1.jpg

https://www.24sevenphotography.com/01.gif

Jun 07 10 06:42 pm Link

Photographer

descending chain

Posts: 1368

San Diego, California, US

You should try to get this moved to DAR Critiques.

Jun 07 10 07:11 pm Link

Photographer

Bethany Souza

Posts: 1464

Pensacola, Florida, US

I see no changes other than you blurred a lot of stuff and screwed with the color.
No good.

Jun 07 10 07:23 pm Link

Photographer

MisterC

Posts: 15162

Portland, Oregon, US

I appreciate being able to see her face a bit more. But the tones were better in
the original. And it looks like plenty of detail has gone the way of gaussian blur.

I like the pics though. Interesting and fun(ish). But the retouching is going in reverse.

Jun 07 10 07:26 pm Link

Model

-NNY-

Posts: 598

Sacramento, California, US

Better without

Jun 07 10 07:31 pm Link

Photographer

Bethany Souza

Posts: 1464

Pensacola, Florida, US

The first pic is just bad in general. Shes making a really unattractive "the sun is in my eyes" face.

Jun 07 10 07:33 pm Link

Photographer

24 Seven Photography

Posts: 37

Webster, New York, US

Are you guys sure??? I don't think there's any question it is a serious improvement. Here's a better example.....it's just a gif so obviously its going to look far more drained than a jpg

The color temperature was way off in the original, far from what it should be. The modified version has the proper white balance

https://www.24sevenphotography.com/01.gif

Jun 07 10 07:53 pm Link

Photographer

GCobb Photography

Posts: 15898

Southaven, Mississippi, US

Moved

Jun 07 10 08:01 pm Link

Retoucher

KKP Retouching

Posts: 1489

Anaheim, California, US

GIF= graphics

Posting an animated gif really doesn't help any- that filetype turns photos to crap.

Jun 09 10 06:49 pm Link