Skin and Heart

I would like to know what you think about it. Whats to improve?

 

It was done with a single image, scanned from Ilford XP2 negative shot

with Mamiya RZ67, all the alterations were drawn with a Wacom tablet

using PS CS4, I've choosen to use hybrid process because the file is

much better and flexible (almost 1gb tiff), I've plenty of information

and detail without any digital noise that always come up when you

heavely manipulate images.

Impressive post processing. Very creative work. My only comment is that there are some hot spots especially on the window beside her hand. Hope you accept my comment. Still it's an out-standing image. Congrats.

I dont see any hot spots, it looks fine to me. The only thing I think could improve this image is I need her right hand back. Its a brilliant piece of post processing to say the least, the shadow work is exceptionally good inside her body. Macabre and very cool at the same time... well done!

Thank you Raymond and David! The hotspot...it's no a 255 white, the greatness of film is that it maintains the high and low lights very well. I could compensate a little the brithness of the window but I forgot about that. ;)

The harm, I didn't have any because the right harm was on her head...ahahahaha...and it's quite hard to draw a realistic hand. I'll do it this week, maybe, I need to get a reference from her.

As a rule I do not like images that are manipulated to change content, BUT this is art. Thank you for this work. Very nice.

Great execution my friend. Congratulations, Fritz

its a very nice piece. good editing work and light tones, perhaps applying the same editing process to parts of her face or hair would also work well. also maybe from a lower perspective pushing upwards adds another dimension and make showcase the arteries more effectively, in any event this is a very nice image. well done

I have only one word for this fabulous photo, "spectacular". Along with my praise comes my admiration for your work.

 

Regards,

Michael

ArtX, it's a good idea, I need to think more on that to make a final improved version of this work. Dan, Fritz and Michael, thank you all for your kind words on my work, I really appreciate that.

Hi Alexander, thanks:-)

I love this image : 7/7

Wonderful surrealistic work. BR Joerg

I read your information on the technique to make this excellant photoart 7 0ut 0f 7.

Love this capture! May I ask how you got this effect on the body. I'm new to this forum and just starting to experiment with different types of manipulation.

Tracey, it's a drawing on photo , I used some layers to help me to draw everything, some clone tool to speed up some parts, but it is mostly free-hand drawing using a wacom tablet. ;) It's almost the same that I would do if I were painting on canvas with traditional methods.

What a very strange photo, it's certainly very ceativly done.

This reminds me of a work of Escher. Quite thought provoking

it is realy a master piece of Art ...

it is stunning ...

and most of that all your photos are very impressif spiritual , and symbolic ....

great job

 

Gosh I can only image the work you put into this to create such a wonderful piece, but I really cannot imagine what is going around in your head to have come up with this unique idea. Awesome my friend..........love it!