Re: I wanted a go at it...
 

I suppose I should include the pic.

That's some out of the box thinking, effective technique, good work!

The thing that gets me about the example that we're using, though is ... well, if the lighting were different, half of that touch-up work wouldn't be necessary. There are ways to light someone who has skin that is that reflective, and you certainly don't need to leave such big shadows under the eyes. It seems like lots of the examples on his site are just poor photography or lazy set preperation being fixed in post. Now, it might be cheaper to do it that way, often, but that doesn't necessarily show great AD.

Absolutely. The eyes are very badly shadowed and the spectral lighting really emphasizes the skin imperfections. It looks like they used just one photo flood with no diffuser.

However, the artist did more than fix that; he also narrowed her jawline, and did very nice work around the eyes to remove the creases without making the picture look obviously fake. If you look at the whole-body picture you can see he narrowed her waistline and her right arm, increased her bustline, and turned her right hand somewhat. That's not just fixing photographic issues.

"ACME Modeling Agency... our models can be fixed in fewer steps."

DNK I think you did a fabulous job of downloading the image from the beginning of this thread, reflecting it 90 degrees, and reposting it as your own airbrush work.

I've been thinking about it, and I think the guy, Greg Adpodaca, cheated a little by doing his airbrush work, and then taking the original image and using an unsharp filter on it to accentuate her imperfections to make his finished product comparison that much more dramatic.

I'm not sure about all the digital photo touch-up computer programs mumbo-jumbo, but if I knew how much they touched stuff up I would have pursued a career in modeling. Even on a bad day I look better than that chick. I was going to try and get on ABC's Extreme Makeover show, but I can just send you guys/gals a pic and let you have a go at improving my looks. It would be a lot less painful:biggrin:

That may very well be true, but on the other hand she probably doesn't have a screen name that sounds like a sexually transmitted disease.

Touche Net! Actually I'm not all that attractive, but I figure if your being paid to be a model you shouldn't have to be airbrushed to death. At least I feel a little better knowing that pretty much every chick in a mag. really isn't all that great looking in real life. Take that blonde for example, sure she looks better than I do in her before pic, but after a tweek of the pixels she looks totally different. Not even the same person really, but the point is she is getting paid to be beautiful and after all is said and done she got paid to look like someone better looking than herself. So, why couldn't I do the same thing? I've been living under the false assumption that you have to beautiful to begin with to be a model.

As to my screen name, it has nothing at all to do w/STD's. I'm merely a Bugs Bunny fan and thought LUVBUGZ was better than I LOVE BUGS BUNNY. Any suggestions on something better?

How about something that isn't in all caps? :)

Yea, I was thinking that myself. It is kind of a pain to hit caps lock all the time. I'll wait until I hear Net's comment before I make a change since he seem's to be the one having a problem with it. Not that it matters what he thinks, I'm just curious what suggesions he comes up with. Thanks:)

I like LUVBUGZ.:p

Well, perhaps the guy took way too much Vitrol.
We have a similar word in English ... Vitriol. The former is probably something put out by Squibb or E.I. Lilly, and contains the following warnings: People who had birth mothers should not take Vitrol. The incidence of exanguanation, profuse bleeding from the armpits, and spontaneous femoral combustion was found to be nominal. Some patients reported losing their sight after taking Vitrol. Talk to your Doctor about Vitrol.

Now, folks, I am only kidding. Please don't think I am trying to do anything other than mess around.
Have fun.

What the hell have you been smoking?
Where can I get some?
:D