all photos Eye's Iris

A little soft on the focus, I know, but I loved the depth of the iris. A little hot on the skin, but wanted to get the depth in the iris.

This edit might work?

Do a soft focus filter on this photo then over lay that photo with

strong clear view photo - with the original> then erase the skin areas

from around the eye to reveal only the soft focus

area and leave the strong clear portion of the

eye. In this original view the eye is not as prominet

as the skin around the eye is....this is

not the look you seem to be wanting us to

notice...it's the eye, right. This lighting

is not the best for the eye nor the SKIN.....

find another source or direction for the light.

Cut a panty hose up, cover the lens...leave a

whole in the center...could give you the soft

focus on the skin and center the eye??

btw ... very nice eyes!

...I see what you mean. Once again, I didn't see it bacause, I'm too close ;) I asked the model what she thought, and she said "you know what the first thing I noticed was?" I said the iris??? and she said... "nope, the wrinkles under the eye" I didn't even notice, maybe because that's not a wrinkle to a guy ;) but I see it now. As for the lighting, Almost all of my pictures are with available lighting. This was taken in an airplane, so what could I do (with stuff I have, to make the lighting work better for the skin and/or eye)

 

I took your comments and have attached a modified version I did. I cropped down on it to get rid of the unwanted portion of the skin, rather than blur it out. I tried the soft focus but it ended up looking too fudged for my taste, kind of looked like faked DOF.

 

Use of defused light filter or indirect bounced light - hand held or clipped on a stands

are my first two suggestions - many different types of materials could do this job.

Or -break the bank and purchase studio lights or- make your own

light set from lighting from a hardware store.

Many sources on homemade equipment on the net.

Here is an EXCELLENT beginning website on LIGHTING to start your

reading with "Beginner's Depression"

 

http://www.lightingmagic.com/beginq&a.htm

 

(P.S. - WORDS to LIVE BY> don't forget>

girls/women/ladies all want PERFECT

SKIN - and use of digital with photography can

give us this look - WHY else would the makeup

industry be making millions of dollars?)

got it!

C.K. you would not believe that the (skin issue)

is top question that the young girls & teen boys

have to ask us over the phone

before they even set their appointment.

Once again Verna has taken a shot with potential and turned it into something far more exciting. That wide-screen look really enhances this picture, eliminating the bumpy skin under the eyes and above, allowing the real star of the show - that eyeball - to take center stage.

...some of it was her suggestion, but the image is my manipulation. :) I do give her credit for pointing out what some percieve as imperfections, and what might be distracting to many viewers. Thanks ;)

Hi Christopher,

 

First thing I noticed was the iris aswell but after reading the comments the second post with the tighter crop is so much better, this is now a great shot.

 

Sharper eye lash's would just make it sing.

 

Cheers

 

Mark

Chris, You shot this under VERY difficult conditions and came away with something worth keeping. My major pick with this image is the dark triangle shadow that goes into the corner of her eye almost cutting this into two seperate images. I like the smoky feel to her hair, but I just wish there was something connecting it to her head. Very good though, and your rework is even better.

Is that hair? I thought it was a curtain. Anyway, I also find it distracting. This is partly because of the disconnection (I see now that Scott has pointed it out), but also partly because it is blurry. Oddly, I think the DOF trick works backward here: amid all this macrographic precision, it claims unwanted attention _because_ it is blurry.

 

Call them "wrinkles" or not, this is a picture of skin for me, too. The editing helps.