children portraits/studio & location Em 2

Very well exposed portrait and of very great light and colors

All of the best

No need to even mention the inspiration. It was obvious because you nailed the look! Credit to both of you for that! I hope you don't mind my edit. There was just NO WAY I could resist! With respect, Anthony

Hi,

I have got a Black & white, however not as nice as this. I don't mind the edit at all, however I didn't know you could do this with other people's photos! How did you get the different tones over the eyes ?

All the best

Claire

Oh, yes. According to the rules, you are allowed to copy and edit others photos, but for example only. I find it very useful for being clear about what I'm trying to say. I think that as long as you stay respectful most photographers don't seem to mind. Although, I probably do it a bit to often.

I used a spot light filter. By it's self, it's too strong. So I kept it low enough as not to blow out her skin tones. Then I did some burning on either side of the spot to darken those areas even more. Then a little dodging in the lit area for a bit more contrast. There is better way to do it using a gradient layer but I couldn't remember exactly how. This way was quick and worked pretty well to use for an example. It was kind of interesting because at first I sharpened her eyes some to help them stand out even more, but when I put the spot on it, it did not look nearly as good.

I've always loved that "Hollywood" style and plan on doing a session that way...eventually!

So happy I did not offend you!

-Anthony