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Painted eyes


Painted eyes
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Copyright: Andrei van der Walt (andrei) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 280 W: 134 N: 163] (1182)
Genre: People
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-07-30
Categories: Artwork, Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed], Portrait
Camera: canon EOS350d, Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-12 10:35
Viewed: 603
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken around the Cathedral in Koln. Many street artist entertain visitors every day end supplement their income by doing this.
The woman in this photo and her friend were makeup artists and you could see their work on may of the faces of children in the streets. During quite periods they applied their artistic skill onto each other. This was the start of a transformation. New eyes were painted on the closed eyelids and when she noticed the attention from my side she gave me just a hint of her tongue between closed lips.

For the pp work it was a case of repeated brightness and contrast adjustment and in between some dodge and burn work to make the most of her features. It all ended with a good crop and a frame.

Hope you like this - I know heavy pp work is not everybody's taste but feel free to leave me your comments.
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  • Great 
  • peetol Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 594 W: 72 N: 613] (5097)
  • [2006-08-12 10:47]

I like what you did in PP. It gives the picture a sense of weirdness but in an artistic way. In other words, it is a good picture!

Pierre

Hi Andrei, it made me smile because in the second installment of the Pirates of the Carribian the same eye painting trick is used.

Here it gives for a very special effect, and nice surprise when I opened the thumbnail.

Marleen

  • Great 
  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2932 W: 264 N: 827] (8071)
  • [2006-08-12 11:47]

Very interesting pp work! Very creative and artistic! Thanks! Michel

very funny!!!

Tyanne

Andrei,

Very interesting composition. Excellent work with Brightness & contrast , thanks for the notes.
tfs
jon

Hi Andrei
It is very creative experimental photograph. I can't discribe my feelings.
bye
Shahbaz

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1369 W: 122 N: 1952] (16441)
  • [2006-08-29 21:24]

Good artwork Andrei, very good choice of PP. Well done ! Thanks.

Mario

Hi Andrei
Hahaha, funny pics. Very nice PP.
tfs,
Andy

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