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philip
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 26 N: 176]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1320) | No, it's not Michael Jordan, but he does play basketball ;) I took this earlier today. The almost unreal look of this picture is mostly natural, due to the lighting I used and the amazing new Nikkor 50mm f1.4G. I had a SB-800 with an umbrella at around 45 degrees. I did, however, edit and soften his skin due to acne. Is the perfect skin overkill? I think it is a bit much but I'll work on having a good balance next time....I created the almost half tone high contrast look by creating 2 duplicate layers of the background. The middle layer was desaturated and the top layer was set to "soft light." I adjusted the opacity of the bw layer until I got the look I desired. Hope you enjoy it!
Phil
P.S. I posted the original photo as a workshop so you can see the difference. |
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