Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Megan/Yuri/Erica/Ola - Process Redux


1 - I was not entirely happy with the first version of this picture, so I ran it through a more elaborate processing workflow.  Model Megan Burns, with hair and makeup by Yuriko Hegay, jewelry by Erica Dunk/Hyper Haute, and dress by Ola Hawatmeh is photographed with a small ring flash, which explains the red eye.  I'm trying a new skin processing technique I've adapted from a workflow I found on RetouchPro.com that I quite like.  I've also added Alien Skin's Blow Up 2 to my workflow.


2 - The "300" Lightroom 3 preset has become a collection of ten.  This is the softest version.


3 - A competitor to the "300" is this "Early Morning" recipe from Nik Color Efex Pro 4.


4 - Finally, this blue/sepia split tone was created from a monochrome generated in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.


TECHNICAL
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Exposure: ISO 100, f/4.0 @ 1/60s, WB Daylight, RAW
Lighting: Small TTL Ring Flash Speed Light
Location: Grand Center Artists Studio


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