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Kiss Of The Scarlet Woman


Kiss Of The Scarlet Woman
Photo Information
Copyright: Ay Da (chiaraluna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 435 W: 90 N: 567] (2560)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-11
Categories: Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed], Portrait
Camera: Toshiba PDR-4300
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): red color in black and white photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-05-13 3:40
Viewed: 3451
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 44
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my little 'red' contribution to the hunt.. :-)

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shot using the night mode flash in a well tungsten lit room and with a bit of natural light coming in from my right

PP

* cropped, resized & added a slight guassian blur
* background copy layer made & then desaturated
* used the eraser tool on the lips to reveal their original colour
* flattened the layers and applied a canvas texture to the whole image
* then applied a diffuse glow filter (with grain)
* reduced saturation of the red lips by 10% to help the blending process
* created a new fill layer (black), set blend mode to colour dodge and adjusted the master & the fill opacity levels till i got the desired effect, this helped to blend the lips & face better and also softened the whole image while the colour burn blend setting increased the richness of the red
* then applied a filter called 'radiance' that played a little more with the contrasts & highlights and again helped blend the whole image together
* added a new layer and used a mixture of tools on the lip line (clone tool at 14% opacity set first to dissolve and then to darken modes, blur tool mostly at 14% and a little at 22% opacity set to darken, sharpen tool at 22% set to darken)
* added a light wispy mask overlay to the base image (i normally don't go for stylized frames but when i tried it i thought it looked really good and better than my normal frames)
* then added a plain black border on which i placed my little moon monogram
* and finally applied another light wispy overly set at a lighter colour over that

ooh can't believe i remembered all that.. well, i hope you'll enjoy it anyway :-)

now i must get some sleep... night night!
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Hi Ayda,
Nice selective coloring. It so stresses this red mood that comes from a kiss. Very nice pp! Looks really good!
Well...it's almost 1:00am. I think I'll head to bed.
Good night!
Richard

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  • Venus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 118 W: 29 N: 10] (0)
  • [2005-05-13 3:45]

Nice red tribute!So passhionat..the compo is great,your face situated in a perfect place..and also the stylized frame fits here!It was a big work:)...Well done!
***Agnes

I know I seem to repeat myself, but really I think you are great in yours selfportraits....
and this one is another evidence...
well done
Paolo

excellent portrait, ayda. like all the rest of us here, we'll never get tired of looking at the different moods you project while modelling for yourself. your notes on the PP is very helpful on letting us understand how a fine quality photo is being done. Ron

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2005-05-13 4:09]

How nice composed this nearly half-portrait in the left, also the lot of PP-work you did, your red lips, the darker tones, I like it very well !
Sleep well, Ayda.....

Hi Ayda,

I love this portrait. A sall the otehrs you did a splendid job. I specially like the red part :)'
I'm particulary fond of red lips and this ones are jsut gorgeous :))

All the best and take care, Stef

Hello Ayda,
Very nice shot.. A good presentation of a woman's mood.. Composition is great and the PP works good..
Congrats!

Very creative portrait Ayda, love the composition, your positioning and the little touch of red. Just beautiful, well done.

Peter

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  • edie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 659 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-05-13 7:29]

Ayda, this is another masterpiece...
Brava.
Edie

I like how you are so creative with the way you process your portraits. I must learn from you, and give it a try. The pose is nice, especially with your eyes closed. The lips, very luscious with the red lipstick. I think this is just great in all aspects. Love the whispy frame thingy you did. Excellent work. And of course, the model is very beautiful.

An extremely original addition to the red hunt!
Not only the portrit by itsef is great, but also the pp work is amazing! How can you remeber all those steps girl???
Your portraits get better and better and I know that I am repeating myself :-) But it's true!!
Another visual delight! Good work!

Ana

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  • padre Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1419 W: 90 N: 263] (4035)
  • [2005-05-13 9:17]

Very effective Ayda but I would like to see those eyes! B

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2005-05-13 9:42]

Ayda, another nice portrait...however they are all so different and creative. The effect you are doing on them are outstanding and well thought of. Nice details and lots of work involved. Outstanding Ayda. Have a great weekend.

DAM

An engaging photo. Your artistry is commendable. I like the way you have captured an interesting part of the human form and given colour only to the lips.

Hi, Ayda--
Another excellent composition. The soft overlay adds tremendously to the mood as well. Very, very good.
Michael

Hello,
what could i say more ,they all agree to say that this is a great work of yours....well I DO TOO ! :)))
You had a great idea, and managed an amazing pp...
enough compiments, so i just say Thank You :)) for your creativity!

Hello Ayda. I do appreciate the softness of the photograph, and the choice of crop in your composition. Successful post processing, as the touch of red makes all the difference in the message that is perceived by the viewer. Very nice the opposition between her closed eyes and her lips slightly opened.

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  • vheus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 62 W: 18 N: 27] (249)
  • [2005-05-13 16:25]

very beautiful and attractive shot.....
i liked it very much....
tone of red and light are beautiful...
you re a good artist Ayda...
thank you for sharing your beauty with us and,
bravo....

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2733 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2005-05-13 22:23]

Another very nice,original and creative picture from you! I love the texture and the beauty of the red lips! Very beautiful and enagmatic! Very unusual and modern composition! I like it very much,Ayda! Bravo! Michel

Wonderful and creative image, I like the duo-tone effect, your PP work is excellent, very well done.
Vassilis

Mmmmwah! Very intriguing image , let's kiss:-) The world could need some more of that.
Very nice as usual .

MazMaz ^ت^

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  • Carma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 499 W: 129 N: 297] (4974)
  • [2005-05-31 7:26]

What looks better thatn red lips. I feel so great when paint my lips....easy, carefuly...RED!!!
Lips are talking, lips are eating, kissing....
Great filter you used here, elegant ..looks like drowing paper, drowed by someone who feel.
There is no end of imagination.

nice! feminine, sexy and so simple! absolutely lovely!
(I'd like to see it with a bit more dark red though)

I've just taken a glance at your gallery, and I like your style cretive and original. So I could't decide myself to make a choice. At the end of my reflection I was sure this is my preferred. I like the essentiality of this shot, the mysterious atmosphere, the intense expression of the girl (you? a friend of you? a model? these questions increase the mystery)

Then, full two points for you and your picture.
Take care Paolo

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