Sebastian Reuter wrote:
i think you did a nice job on the skin. the colors look quite saturated to me, but i guess thats a common problem when viewing images on the web on a wide gammut monitor under mac osx.

I have the same problem on windows, but here is a solution for the web. Firefox has color management plug in. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6891/. Set it to effect all images on the web, not just tagged ones. Warning! This only works with HTML based sites, FLASH it a different matter. It must have CM enabled by the developer or you will see supersaturated color on all Flash content. Safari should have the CM also, but it uses different rendering engine for color. I trust Firefox, more.

Krunoslav-Stifter wrote:

I have the same problem on windows, but here is a solution for the web. Firefox has color management plug in. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6891/. Set it to effect all images on the web, not just tagged ones. Warning! This only works with HTML based sites, FLASH it a different matter. It must have CM enabled by the developer or you will see supersaturated color on all Flash content. Safari should have the CM also, but it uses different rendering engine for color. I trust Firefox, more.

thanks a lot going to see if it works for mac osx

Krunoslav-Stifter wrote:
Overall very nice job. Technically wise, everything looks spot on. My compliments.

A few thing that bother me, though. Why did you change the hair and the necklace from yellow/gold to orange? They where there to separate the monotony of the red color of the skin. I liked that. Speaking of skin. all that red, is way to distracting for me. Less saturation would be my approach. As it is, all that saturation is taking over the shape and texture of the model. Use selective color adjustment and in reds add quite a bit of cyan to counter that overwhelming red, a touch of yellow and you are ready to go.

+1

but I'd do it more in the hair than the skin, like 90% on the hair -- 50% on the skin.

But GREAT WORK

xx

SoCo n Lime wrote:
if your happy with it thats all that matters

If you're doing it for artistic reasons with no income in mind, you're right.

In ANY OTHER scenario, you're wrong. Ignorance is bliss comes to mind.

You can be happy with your work because you don't know any better.

If you put it up for critique, then you can hear/read what other ppl (experienced or not, talented or not, successful or not) have to say about it and then evaluate your work again.

Specifically talking about retouching (commercial retouching) Just because it looks better doesn't mean it looks good and in an industry with such high standards you better stay on top of the line if you want to do this for a living.

just my 2 cents

x

Krunoslav-Stifter wrote:
Overall very nice job. Technically wise, everything looks spot on. My compliments.

A few thing that bother me, though. Why did you change the hair and the necklace from yellow/gold to orange? They where there to separate the monotony of the red color of the skin. I liked that. Speaking of skin. all that red, is way to distracting for me. Less saturation would be my approach. As it is, all that saturation is taking over the shape and texture of the model. Use selective color adjustment and in reds add quite a bit of cyan to counter that overwhelming red, a touch of yellow and you are ready to go.

Originally I thought the yellow of her hair necklace and the reds in her skin didn't look pleasing together, but now I see why the photographer/stylist chose that particular setup. Thanks for pointing that out to me. Also thanks for bringing the over-saturated reds to my attention. I'll make the changes then post an update later tonight.

Sebastian Reuter wrote:
i think you did a nice job on the skin. the colors look quite saturated to me, but i guess thats a common problem when viewing images on the web on a wide gammut monitor under mac osx -_- so i cant really tell if this is due to too much red in the actual image or due osx showing all the images in my monitor profile.

since you already cropped the image i guess this comes too late, but i feel like the proportions of the crop dont really suit the image. it feels kinda crowded like this, at least in my opinion.

Appreciate the feedback.

dave wright phx wrote:
i'd crop in much tighter, and make it straight - and if any of the bleached hair was still showing, i'd make it black.

Interesting suggestion, thanks.

Trancedelic Retouching wrote:
Looks great!  I agree....about it looks over saturated.  It has a pretty strong red/magenta hue to it.  But overall I love it! 

Also....I see nothing wrong with the crop OR the bleached hair?  Well, maybe the crop...zooming out a bit might be good...and then just clone her top out if needed.  I don't consider those "problems" in this photo and changing them would alter the style/intent of the image.  Not everything has to be perfectly symmetrical all the time.

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

StaceyMarie-Retouch wrote:
The skins nice, now i think you should change the tones and reds in the photo, and maybe a little more contoured look on the nose x

Hmm, I'll consider more nose contouring. Thanks.

toan thai photography wrote:
nice skin work. question: why did you remove the highlight on her upper right lip? that is part of her lip. now the right side looks thinner than the left side.

Nice catch - I'll add that back in.

Natalia_Taffarel wrote:
but I'd do it more in the hair than the skin, like 90% on the hair -- 50% on the skin.

Thanks, I will!