ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Hi there, I did a head swap (Can you tell which person?). In my opinion it sticks out like a sore thumb. I have worked on it, and worked on it, and worked on it, and I just don't see what it making it stand out to me. Can you take a peek and let me know what you think? I feel like it is probably a lighting adjustment, but every time I try to adjust shadows, mid-tones and/or highlights, it doesn't seem to fix the issue. Thank you, Shantel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Hi @ShannyP20, sorry about the delay, I was just getting some lunch. It must be the little girl in white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Yes! She was a tough subject. I got very few decent faces. And the ones I got had different lighting. So I need to blend it somehow but I can't see what is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 The reason I noticed it at first was that because she's got no neck. May I see the original photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Thanks. And may I see the photo from which the other head came? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 And here is the head that I tried to use. The session went from full light to sunset, so outdoor lighting was constantly changing. This one was taken just a few minutes before the group shot...but my light was in a different location. The little girl would not look in my direction. This is the best I could get of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 And how about the arm photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Ha! hold on. Let me look. Forgot that I used another pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Here it is. Thanks again for taking a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Ah, ok, that explains why the forearm is so weirdly thin. You'll need to try to enlarge that (with Liquify, I guess.) Can you send me the layered file? https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/BellePhotography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 So, the way I edit will make you cringe. I learned the wrong way and kind of just go with it now. Instead of a file with all the layers, I tend to have multiple flattened edits. (edit 1, edit 2 etc...). Let me see what I have to show you. hold on a sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Sending now. I'm sending all my saved versions as well as the CR2 soocs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Oh gee. I don't know how to fix this, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just hope they don't notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 ok. Ty you anyway I appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 PLEASE learn to use layers properly, I beg you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 I have a deadline of tomorrow, so I was super close to sending the image into retouchup.com (which I am skeptical that they are better at touching up than I am. I tried them out years ago and got poor results.) But then I thought to myself, I am better than this. So I put my nose to the grindstone again. I ended up finding one other image of the girl that worked better. Here is my end result. I think it came out decently. I appreciate the time you spent looking at my image(s.). My husband kept saying that he didn't notice anything, but it was SCREAMING out to me to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I fear you've made her face too small, but you're right, it's more plausible than the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyP20 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 It was tough to figure out sizing. I noticed the leg looks a bit larger in perspective, but it is also closer to the camera. I was trying to compare her head size to er cousins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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