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Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … ndisun.jpg

I dont know if it looks fake becuase she wasn't innitially on this background and it needs to be adjusted more or if i've just been staring at it too long. lol

Jul 01 10 07:19 pm Link

Retoucher

Natalia_Taffarel

Posts: 7665

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

-Melanie S- wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … ndisun.jpg

I dont know if it looks fake becuase she wasn't innitially on this background and it needs to be adjusted more or if i've just been staring at it too long. lol

Light is off.

If she was actually there she would be in negative (Just a shadow) and if you had something bouncing the light in front of her or a second light, then her bottom wouldn't  be in the shadow.

Jul 02 10 04:58 am Link

Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

Jul 02 10 07:26 am Link

Retoucher

Krunoslav Stifter

Posts: 3884

Santa Cruz, California, US

-Melanie S- wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … sun2-1.jpg
More along these lines?

Highlights on her body are not white, they are gray. That's the biggest problem.
Make them white and brighten up the whole body to match.

Jul 02 10 08:04 am Link

Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … disun3.jpg
Alright, I wasn't too sure about what you were saying, but hows this?
I feel like it's a little too bright now, but at this point its getting hard for me to see how it should look.
Thanks!

Jul 02 10 09:15 am Link

Digital Artist

Koray

Posts: 6720

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

a very old MM thread has visual answers to your question:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=366853

or an image:

Robert Turi wrote:
https://modelmayhm-1.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/080131/18/47a25a78db091.jpg

smile

Jul 02 10 10:30 am Link

Digital Artist

Koray

Posts: 6720

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Underneath your model is a bit too dark which is supposed to be lighter or her legs need to be darker (gradually)  smile

Jul 02 10 10:35 am Link

Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … dinew3.jpg

What do you think?
lol

btw thanks for the link!

Jul 02 10 12:48 pm Link

Retoucher

Krunoslav Stifter

Posts: 3884

Santa Cruz, California, US

Looks better. smile Her bikini and shoes don't have the same rich black as some of the background. They need to match.

Jul 02 10 01:06 pm Link

Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

Krunoslav-Stifter wrote:
Looks better. smile Her bikini and shoes don't have the same rich black as some of the background. They need to match.

Then im good to go? YAY
thanks so much!

Jul 02 10 01:08 pm Link

Photographer

NothingIsRealButTheGirl

Posts: 35726

Los Angeles, California, US

https://modelmayhm-1.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/080131/18/47a25a78db091.jpg

Also, notice how rich the sky blue becomes as it darkens.

It isn't just a luminosity drop, which looks gray.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/sorshha/candinew3.jpg

Your dark sky should be brown, or something.

Jul 02 10 01:12 pm Link

Digital Artist

Koray

Posts: 6720

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

-Melanie S- wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … dinew3.jpg

What do you think?

its not there.

Jul 02 10 03:21 pm Link

Model

-Melanie S-

Posts: 558

East Brunswick, New Jersey, US

Koray wrote:

its not there.

Sorry was moving aroung the images because i had a million different versions uploaded

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ … ndisun.jpg

Jul 02 10 03:28 pm Link

Digital Artist

Koray

Posts: 6720

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

although its brighter now, background still feels like it was lit by the sun only. you need to find a way to introduce the light that illuminates the model as well as the surrounding background

Jul 03 10 12:06 am Link

Digital Artist

Eithne Ni Anluain

Posts: 1424

Dundalk, Louth, Ireland

Koray wrote:
you need to find a way to introduce the light that illuminates the model as well as the surrounding background

aye if you quickly draw in light rays in a red color you'll see that there is major contact points along the models body. At these points light reflection will be higher than a ray off to the side. Know what I mean? There's several ways to do this.

* Paint in highlights manually
* Make a selection of the model, fill with black and set to multiply. Put a inner glow to match the light reflection, rasterize the layer, invert mask and paint back in the highlights. This method is handy if your not good at painting in light as it will give smooth gradients. Build them up so it looks natural.

EDIT: I should go to school and 1) learn to type and 2) learn to spell! :-P

Jul 05 10 12:42 am Link

Digital Artist

Marios Art

Posts: 118

Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Doesnt look original, the sun is in the back, so where come that front light?
you can wokr the light a bit and would have a natural photo, not real, but more natural.

Jul 09 10 09:32 am Link