I See You NaNa

Howard, I still don't get how you did yours, but I did mine using layer masks with layers of levels, curves and brightness & contrast. I like yours better, but this was the best I could do! I need more intense instructions!

What don't you like about this, Jayme!? It's great!! His eyes pop right out at you ... his expression is wonderful, biting on his lower lip ... and the effect with the whiteness is wonderful. Is Howard going to give ALL of us some insight!?

Lou Ann- I do like this but not as well as Howard's images. It is not the same, totally different approach, I think.

 

Tracy: I did this by taking and image, changing to B&W, then I checked out the channels, the eyes were the sharpest in the blue channel. I selected it, copied, then deselected, rehighlighted RGB, went back to layers pallette and Pasted. This created another layer, I went through the layer options,(normal, multiply, etc,) until I found the one that best highlighted his eyes. That was the easy part. Next I used levels, contrast, and curves to create different layers, then I applied a mask to each, filled with black and got my paint brush option in white and painted back in or out in black until I arrived at what I wanted. Pretty time consuming. The hair was the biggest problem. I ended up having to repaste the B&W image in 2-3 times to get the hair to look right. Hope this helps.

I think the difference between Howard's and yours are that his have more sharpness and yours are softer. Soft works well for child shots, so this is fine. I like the way the eyes stand out.

Love it!

Four things. (1) The black frame over powers the image. Use white. (2) If you look at my images there is a lot of detail in the faces. (3) Send me the original and I'll try it using my method so you can see the difference (4) I like is shot just as it is. Bravo!

absolutely lovely! I like this very much

Great effect Jayme. The result is wonderfull.

Jayme...i simply love the effect...worth the time. Eyes are perfect.

Adorable!

Jayme, this one works too. It has more of a "charcoal drawing" look instead of Howard's "pencil drawing" feel. IMHO, I don't think one is better than another. One effect may look better on a subject than the other. just different. I like the composition, the more blurred, charcoal effect just as well as I value a sharp, drawing pencil effect. After all, they're both artistic.

Jayme ,This is great work ! Love it.. Great expression from the child..

Very nice effect, as others have mentioned. Like the expression and the placement of the subject.

Thanks

It looks like a pen painting. Great work, well done.

I would cherish this one. How lovely. The eyes are like glass. I like the frame because the thickness really pulls the eye into what it surrounds. The softness is perfect for this child and the tones are a perfect compliment for the features of his toddlers face. Especially those eyes.

 

I envey You ! .. lol . Do u think Im kinda getting close ?

I love your stucker faced kid! What ears, what a face! You're getting close!

A very Elven quality to this wonderful face, so contented. I think this is my favorite of the high-key childrens images. Great composition and framing. Only the essentials. I think it's wonderful in its difference from Howard Dion's. I've also been experimenting with a different end result too to the high-key but this is by far the most successful of yours I've seen.