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Subtlety is the key

Friday May 16, 2008 00:25 | Photography, Retouching | User ImageBuikhu |


Photos that are good to begin with are a joy to retouch, it’s like cooking with quality ingredients. Just don’t get too excited and overdo it. Too much salt can ruin any meal.

This is what I had for dinner. Mouse over to see the Before:

Overall, I wanted her to look less like a hamburger and more like a carrot so I gave her beta-carotene. Her eyes were already beautiful and green but kind of dry looking and perhaps not green enough. A few drops of olive oil took care of that. And that was basically the recipe. I told you, very simple, yet very good.

Ok, enough of food talk, I’m getting hungry.

Spicy equals yummy,
Buikhu

Photo credit: Not published as per submitter’s request

Looking for JPEGs? Here and here.

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15 Responses to “Subtlety is the key”

  1. no imageLisa (Who?) Says:

    I love the new mouse over before and after! Great job on this one, as always.

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  2. no imagefreemoneymaker (Who?) Says:

    Mind blowing eyes.I fall into love with her.Its a fact.

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    		3.6 (1 person)
  3. no imagepia (Who?) Says:

    simply great!

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    		3.1
  4. no imageKit Lange (Who?) Says:

    Thank you for making me beautiful. =) You did an amazing job.

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    		3.6 (1 person)
  5. I Got Manipulated | Euphoric Reality Says:

    [...] my photos did, anyway.  Check out this guy’s site.  He’s amazing…and he did wonders with my pic.  If I looked this good all the time I [...]

  6. no imageCarl (Who?) Says:

    Wow, the original looks so plain but what you did with it is incredible, I absolutely love how clear her face is, how much it stands out.

    But here’s a challenge for you, can ou do this using Gimp as well?

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  7. no imagesHaE-sHaE (Who?) Says:

    OMG the after is fantastic! I’m going to need you to doctor all of my pics. LOL

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  8. no imageAngie Hurst (Who?) Says:

    You’re a wizard!!! I totally need you to teach me!!! I can take pictures, but have little clue what to do with them after that!

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  9. no imageMarcus Hochstadt (Who?) Says:

    That is amazing! Hey, she even lost a couple pounds due to your manipulation! LOL

    ~Marcus

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  10. no imageLou (Who?) Says:

    Wow… That’s a really great edit, she looks even more amazing now, but she *still looks like herself*. I’m impressed. :)

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  11. no imageBuikhu (Who?) Says:

    Ooh, so many wonderful comments. I must be doing something right. Thank you!

    @Lisa: Me too, but it increases Page Load Time slightly.

    @Carl: GIMP oh GIMP… I love it to pieces but it makes me dizzy.
    I can’t resist challenges, though, so I’m going to have to take some
    phenothiazine and GIMP one out.

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  12. no imageBubba (Who?) Says:

    Should have went fer a bigger cup size

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  13. no imageDon L (Who?) Says:

    Took a few pounds off also - that’s always good for acolades.

    Seriously -that is a great job with the brushes and buttons.

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  14. no imagesimplyRik (Who?) Says:

    This is nice. I really enjoy the before/after. Is there some place you have a step-by-step of what you did?

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  15. no imageBuikhu (Who?) Says:

    @simplyRik:

    The result is a combination of the following Photoshop tools and features: Shadow/Highlight, Lighting Effects, Healing Brush, warping, dodging and burning, Color Balance, Selective Color, Curves, Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Hue/Saturation and Smart Sharpen.

    Sorry, I don’t have a step-by-step tutorial because there was too much improvising involved.

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