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ppdix
{K:17069} 10/12/2003
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A little less saturation on the eyes could have worked better, in my opinion.
Is that a self-portrait or another Sandy?
:-)
ppdix
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Aron Mattsson
{K:199} 10/12/2003
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nice.
I agree with mr.ppdix about the sturation. but I like the grayscale, and I have not made sure If I like that the left part of the face is burned out or not. I't kind of gives a sertain effect.
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/12/2003
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self portrait..
i always wanted one a bit dramatic..
:)
perhaps i will use a bit less saturation and try again...
i used no burn tool ..
but i did use the dodge around the eye color to add some hightlight..
thanks for the comments...
hope you are enjoying your day..
:)
sandy
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Craig Hanson
{K:7794} 10/12/2003
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Very Nice Sandy! How about adding a red glow to the cigarette while you're at it?
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/12/2003
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ya know i tried doin that but it looked really bad...lol
got any tips on makin a red glow look glowy and not like a smudge?
lol
thanks by the way...
:)
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60169} 10/12/2003
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Beautiful portrait, Sandy. I like the colour of the eyes, even if it isn't real.
I don't mind at all the lot of saturation on the eyes and the too light left part of the face. They make it an artistic image. What is distracting and a little disturbing are the few hairs on the right side. It looks as if they are coming out from the eyes
Great shot, though
Regards
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/12/2003
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ahhh
yes
the infamous hairy eye! lol
i suppose i should learn to use my clone tool a bit more,,,thank you kindly for the advice
:)
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60169} 10/12/2003
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Sorry Sandy
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/12/2003
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not at all emgy! lol
i really am appreciative and i really do need to learn how to use that clone tool more..lol
i looked at your portfollio and really enjoyed it
thanks again hon,,,
sandy
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André Bermak
{K:14443} 10/12/2003
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Excelente modo,textura e composição.Ótimo trabalho!!!!!!
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Brian Hynes
{K:522} 10/12/2003
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Your look is very enchanting?Love the eyes, great work Sandy
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Zelda Zabrinsky
{K:2972} 10/13/2003
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well well well....very beautiful work Sandy :) I like the selective desaturation , the exagerate contrast and the expression, but....don't smoke pls :)
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/13/2003
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i know zelda i need to quit...thank you for caring...seems everytime i want to i make excuses to continue..
thank you again ...also for your wonderful comments..i really love your work..
:)
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daniel mccain
{K:924} 10/13/2003
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Hey Sandy,
You've got a great portrait here. It helps being not so tough on the eyes, and your photoshop work with the eyes adds a lot. I wonder if it would be even better if the eyebrows could be seen....Nice job!
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Ricardo Villagran
{K:1901} 10/14/2003
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I usually play with this mix of colro and black and white, in this case works just perfect! regards, Ricardo
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Richard Marriner
{K:6657} 10/14/2003
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Yep this works, striking portrait. I like the crop, grain, PS eyes, expression etc. Not sure the "hairy eye" thing is much of a problem really, but if there were a few more of them they might look a little less accidental?
If you did want to add a red glow to the cigarette (which might look a little naff anyway?) the best way is to overlay the original colour one like you did with the eyes. (May use a 2nd shot where you were inhaling so as to make it glow a bit more). To spread the glowing effect a little, you could use a bit of gaussian blur on a masked area around the tip. Then fade it a bit before merging the layers. One of my best friends (from "Barfly" photo) has quit for the past 3 months, so if he can do it anyone can, believe me!
BTW, I replied to your message last week and have just received an auto reply back saying it was undelivered. Yahoo mailbox full? So I just re-sent.
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Amancio Couto
{K:15720} 10/14/2003
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Excellent work!...but, less saturation on the eyes weel be beter? May be!...Just you know what you doing. I like it!...congrats Sandy!
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In Transit
{K:29376} 10/14/2003
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I am sorry...
I see that there was a thought process here...
But it just does not come out...
as pleasing...
and no i.e.MSP
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Oreste Antignano
{K:1898} 10/15/2003
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excellent the color contrast, but probably too much darken and grainy the rest.
btw i like it.
regards, O.
PS: i'm an aquarius too.
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Geraldo Monteiro
{K:2546} 10/15/2003
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Very nice. Beautiful eyes
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Marcio Cabral
{K:12494} 10/15/2003
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Very nice work Sandy!! regards!!
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^j^ .
{K:8554} 10/16/2003
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Funny... Because, if all things were considered equal anyhow but there're not, considering some sort of abstract physical reasons, this could be me !
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James Pratt
{K:1587} 10/17/2003
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Beautiful self-portrait of a beautiful girl! I love the expression and the lighting. I'm not sure about the green eyes. They are striking, but I can't help feeling the image would be even better without. But .... hey, we've got to try these things.
The cigarette.... I'm amazed you haven't had a barrage of abuse from the politically correct moral majority in the US. Personally I don't smoke, but there is something quite sexy about the cigarette in this image. It simply wouldn't be as strong without it. Quite right to avoid the glowing tip. Keep the attention focussed on the eyes. Nice to meet you too :)
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sandy c. hopkins
{K:17107} 10/17/2003
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thank you mr. james pratt quite nice of you...
the smoking is not something i am proud of
but it is part of me at present time...
only when i am stressed
or about to do something
or after i do something
hmmm
i think i need to quit,,,
thanks again
and take good care..
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Maria Herkenhoff
{K:500} 10/19/2003
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Nice self portrait. Wonderful expression and beautiful green eyes effects.
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Nitin Shakdher
{K:33} 10/19/2003
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well sandy,
thanks for seeing my last shot...saw this self-potrait of yours and i must confess that it does have a touch of seductive energy....do see all my snaps and frank comments most welcome.
nitin
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Roderik Koenders
{K:2680} 10/20/2003
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Very nice picture Sandy. I've played a little with photoshop to try add the cigarette light and reached the conclusion it's difficult indeed but you only need very little red (even if it's just a few pixels) for the effect to be (unconciously) visible.
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Kenny McCune
{K:52} 10/20/2003
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Very well done. The darker side is portrayed very effectively. Thanks for the positive feedback on my photo.
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Leonardo Bosnia
{K:4053} 10/20/2003
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Grande foto... e splendidi occhi!!!
saluti :)
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jeff lynch
{K:4770} 10/21/2003
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Sandy....you make me wish I was a few years younger...;)
You have some big, beautiful eyes! I like the way you chose to work this one. Nice work here!
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E.J. Billy Kim
{K:745} 10/22/2003
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Nice!!!!
I thought you was crying from the thumb nail.
For the cloning, try it on a new layer but sampleing it from the base(image)layer and stamp away. You can alway adjust the opacity or blen option or blurr or what ever. This way you don't have to worry about going back and may be add some noise...clone tool tend to soften what ever it's stamping.
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Scott Griffin
{K:606} 10/23/2003
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Great pic. The eyes are cool.
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charlie f. kohn
{K:25475} 10/23/2003
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sandy, i see a lot of self portraits here but this one i don't like too much. by the conversion(s) the picture must have lost some quality on the way.
regards
charlie.f.kohn@sixpence-pictures.com // madrid
p.s. thank you for your nice comments on 'intricate purpose' and 'stranger in a strange land'
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Mafalda Machado
{K:835} 10/24/2003
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COOL
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Aykan OZENER
{K:5996} 10/24/2003
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Sandy before thank you. This photo very well .Beautiful.Cool looks very impressive.Cong.
I 'm living in Çanakkale/ Turkey.( Çanakkale= Troia ,İliada :)....
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G C
{K:12204} 10/25/2003
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...this is so cool, love the selective use of colour, but the crop is what is so excellent and makes the photo. Cheers!
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Robert Levy
{K:275} 10/25/2003
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Sandy,
This is a wonderful image. Probably you? Great composition and use of texture. I don't think that the eyes are too saturated.
RL
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Richard Montgomery
{K:1936} 10/26/2003
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tres cool SP!
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Burak Aktekin
{K:2189} 10/28/2003
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great self portrait..
nice to meet you..
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Ordilei Caldeira
{K:2531} 10/28/2003
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Well Sandy... Very seductive expression, nice composed, i like the green eyes, are seductive. See you!
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ana ribeiro
{K:21290} 10/28/2003
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wel the portrait is wonderfull, but i dont fancy the B&W mixed with coloured details
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evreniz e.
{K:5484} 10/29/2003
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Don't be sad beautiful girl.. There is nothing exist in the world which deserves your tears..
A warm hug from Turkey..
Türkiye'den selamlar, sevgiler..
Ciao, M.
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Kostas Tzanetos
{K:22122} 10/31/2003
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this is a nice portrait of a beautiful girl,Sandy,and I like the software approach you've chosen. At first I thought it would be better to include your eyebrows in the frame,but then it might weaken the effect your 'green eyes' have being the topmost element in the picture. regards,Kostas
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Ken Williams
{K:952} 11/4/2003
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(-; ......
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Wagner Campelo
{K:2271} 11/5/2003
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Thanks for your comments. You too, very nice work at the eyes! CONGRATS!!!
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Serkan Eris
{K:743} 11/5/2003
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rebellious look and nice crop
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Shai Ritblatt
{K:3755} 11/7/2003
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Thank you for your comments sandy, and specially for the personal one :).
you have great work here.
this one is great, B&W portrait with these beautiful green eyes, well done and composed.
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Stefan Engström
{K:24473} 11/12/2003
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I think this is a great portrait, but IMO the striking details in this photo are your mouth and the cigarette, not the eyes, so it seems to me that you are not maximizing its potential when you emphasize them. To me, a case of "simpler is better" sometimes.
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Karl Risely
{K:150} 11/19/2003
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Cool self portrait Sandy.
Works well,
Karl Risely
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druunatic .dk
{K:265} 11/19/2003
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Just love yuor Pictures soooo had to comment this also :O) Neel
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mustafa ilker helvacioglu
{K:3825} 11/22/2003
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i think its a very very very good self-portrait. congrats!! (thanks for your comment to my photo (Drop) and i'm a turk :) i love istanbul) well done
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Duane Holmes
{K:61} 11/22/2003
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Love the green eyes, they highlight the pics. I lover here expression, well done!
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Muzaffer KURTOGLU
{K:4149} 11/24/2003
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Excelent portrait, great effect. Regards.
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ryan winton
{K:3027} 11/24/2003
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i like it all, green eyes are good, as youve seen mine, and they werent really played with. lol
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Charles Beck
{K:256} 11/28/2003
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Sandy...you have a fantastic portfolio...edgy, up front, and almost archetypal. I really enjoy viewing your work. Charles
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Tracey MacFadden
{K:1066} 12/17/2003
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hey you kinda llok like that girl who sings the song "Billy S." I forget the girls name though. this is a really cool image. i like the eyes a lot.
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Shai Ritblatt
{K:3755} 2/21/2004
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This is a great protrait sandy.
i love the combination of a B&W photo whith some colored parts.
great pose and composition.
shai
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