Edit my Image - Matt

A home for images for discussion and appraisal
Post Reply
User avatar
melbarnes
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
Posts: 596
Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:40 pm
Spam Protection: No
Location: Leigh
Contact:

Edit my Image - Matt

Post by melbarnes »

Now that the ball is rolling with "edit my image", I thought I'd post another for anyone who wants to have a go at editing. This is Matt, and I'd be interested in seeing the different approaches to editing this photo.

Cheers, Mel.
Attachments
Matt2608.jpg
Matt2608.jpg (125.5 KiB) Viewed 4134 times
"Aim for the moon - if you miss you'll land amongst the stars."
User avatar
Paul Jones
Iconic Photographer
Iconic Photographer
Posts: 2378
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:35 pm
Spam Protection: No
Contact:

Re: Edit my Image - Matt

Post by Paul Jones »

Here's my attempt Mel. You'll know much of what I'll have done to it as I showed you most of my retouching routines last Sunday night. ;-]

- I took the exposure down by half a stop
- cloned out spots and imperfections, including neck lines
- tidied up the eye whites
- brightened the irises
- added contrast to the eyes
- brought out highlights in his hair and face with a grey-filled layer
- reduced some of the red with a Hue/Sat layer
- added a touch more contrast for a grittier look
- cropped to remove dead space at the top of the frame, but kept the 4:3 aspect ratio
Attachments
Matt_editedbyPJ.jpg
Matt_editedbyPJ.jpg (135.73 KiB) Viewed 4108 times
Paul
================
http://www.PaulJones.org


"As usual Paul is absolutely correct."
"In short, Paul is an absolutely brilliant mentor."
User avatar
melbarnes
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
Posts: 596
Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:40 pm
Spam Protection: No
Location: Leigh
Contact:

Re: Edit my Image - Matt

Post by melbarnes »

I like the skin tones Paul, and what you've done with the eyes. I'm now working on the Scott Kelby technique for "adding more life to the eyes". Thanks for all your advice - I'm putting it into practice .

Cheers, Mel.
"Aim for the moon - if you miss you'll land amongst the stars."
PhilipHowe
Iconic Photographer
Iconic Photographer
Posts: 813
Joined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:39 pm
Spam Protection: Maybe
Location: Westhoughton (nub of the universe).
Contact:

Re: Edit my Image - Matt

Post by PhilipHowe »

Just playing catchup, but here goes:
Matt.jpg
Matt.jpg (211.28 KiB) Viewed 3983 times
http://philiphowe.co.uk
http://facebook.com/PhilipHowe

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop" -Ansel Adams and Philip Howe
Free Dropbox account link! http://db.tt/XvrZgQ68
Post Reply