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Thanks for all your comments and feedback on my last up load very much appreciated.
Found the error on the halo and corrected it so it should print ok now.
A slightly quirky look from Melissa in this headshot but think it works, I have added the texture background, which I think works with it.
thanks for looking
Regards Richard
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D MkII |
| Lens: | Canon 70-200mm L f2.8 IS II |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Melissa |
| Username: | 
Richsr |
| Uploaded: | 30 Sep 2011 - 8:40 AM |
| Tags: | Digital manipultion, Flash / lighting, Hat, Headshoot, Melissa, Off camera flash, Portraits / people |
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love that background !
quirky look from her .... great image
very nice indeed love her eyes and that hat has made a few great appearances a great prop
Graham
A top-notch portrait image, Richard! A classy capture!
Cheers
Phil
This is really great, Richard!
Flawless technique, of course, but what really scores is her wonderful expression: "What! You really want to wear this stupid hat????!!!" 
Top shot, mate! 
Bill
Its all in the eyes and you have caught it so well and like bill spot on
mike
A super head and shoulder shot here Rich - I rather like that look, it's different, and I'm all for different!
Carol
Have to confess I am not too sure about the expression
heh heh....yeah, thats a great expression....totally empty in my eyes....lol! I am sure she is not, but it works very well...made me smile 
Like it again Richard!
I don't think I'd want to get on her bad side with that expression. A great portrait and excellent work on the bg.
Steve.
Hi Richard
Excellent background but this is not one of my favourite images from you, do not like the expression on this young lady!
Regards
Trev.
She looks rather serious, but it's a super quality portrait, Richard...like your textured background, too
Trev
Hi Richard
I've looked at this for a while and can't really work out the lighting set up that has caused that diagonal beam of light, is it sunlight? one would think the hat had something to do with it, but the shadow is on the shoulder as well and it seems to be coming from our left anyway looking at the shadow off the nose?....2 catchlights in the eyes, so 2 lights? but how were they set up and what modifiers were used please.
I have a problem with your processing of the face here, it's almost starting to look like a mask, the skin tones are out of sync with the rest of her, the shoulders give us a good clue how the face may have looked, have you added light here in you PP work, the skin smoothing? looks too overdone as well. I notice some people have mentioned the eyes, not so much of a problem to me, but it's an easy fix with the liquify tool in photoshop.
On the plus side I like the simple styling, and the addition of the texture works in that respect.
Very nicely worked Richard, and I like the quirky expression.
John
Well yes this shot is a bit square, and her eyeballs are off, I think that the bird wears glasses, so for me a little twist to the left, or the right, and head up or down a tad, with a cheeky grin, with the glasses of course as an added prop, would have got it right, nice flash exp, the hat is great the model is attractive, just a little dull here. Chen.
Hi Marcus, thanks for taking the time to pose some questions
"I've looked at this for a while and can't really work out the lighting set up that has caused that diagonal beam of light, is it sunlight?"
one would think the hat had something to do with it, but the shadow is on the shoulder as well and it seems to be coming from our left anyway looking at the shadow off the nose?....2 catchlights in the eyes, so 2 lights? but how were they set up and what modifiers were used please.
Yes it was sunlight coming in from a row of large window to the LHS. The lighting was a single flash unit fitted with a beauty dish to the LHS of the camera and a large reflection to the rhs of the camera, which was picking up the window light and so giving the second catch light.
I have a problem with your processing of the face here, it's almost starting to look like a mask, (So do I now - it seem to have gone very flat and mask like as you say.e the skin tones are out of sync with the rest of her, ( totally agree) the shoulders give us a good clue how the face may have looked, have you added light here in you PP work,( not sure I did but I will review the raw file, to check this was processed a while ago now) the skin smoothing?)( I usually add a small amount, but I do agree that this looks over done, it has also lost the tones in the cheek area) looks too overdone as well. I notice some people have mentioned the eyes, not so much of a problem to me, but it's an easy fix with the liquify tool in photoshop.
On the plus side I like the simple styling, and the addition of the texture works in that respect.
Thanks
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