Nice eruct. I like the contrast in the body and hair. But the face appears a pretty grainy. I also like the blending on the left side, but the background seems pretty artistic/artificial.
Hi phoenix. I would like to add some information to this contest. ==>As its a mirror image the L-cut in his hair style will be in his left, so in real capture it will be in viewers's right side. So here.... My entry with some 'braining' and photoshopping.... ============================================= ============================================= Would u love something to add. Lemme know that. Thanks, chong ^_^
Eruct, in this: http://xs124.xs.to/xs124/08050/bgopt1376.jpg , the face, after being cleaned up, looks a little artificial (shadings). Whereas ch0z9 has a nice texture on the shading (and the small but nice touch of mirroring it) but the blending is not there (I guess it could be due to the sharp cutting of the image, some feathering may help?). I really like birdsq's background and blending but the picture itself is looking too raw. I would like to see one with birdsq's b/g and blending (not like it has been cut and pasted onto the background but like the person was actually standing there - feathery edges and stuff), eruct's contrast and the skin color/texture of that of watari (but without the white noise obviously). I suppose I will extend the time limit to another 12 hours from now. Regards.
But it is still very grainy and cartoonish. Eruct's face is much better but still not up to the mark. I think I am asking a little too much, but I thought with some effort anything could be done with Photoshop. Maybe some miracle will happen in the next 12 hours.
Sorry zeba, it was not great that was why. I was kind of busy so I missed. Better than last one GWK but isn't quite up there. Do you see the lower and left cheek part of the face? That is the kind of texture/contrast I would like for the entire face (the right side has an unnatural mount of white noise). Also the right hand. And, when you cut out the image, you did a clean cut, unlike what bird had done. This reduces the blending. And, the background is again artificial. (Love birdsq's bg)
I love your first one rupert. Remove the whiteness from the right hand, remove the white flakes from the hair, lighten the background to match the one in the second picture, feather the edges to improve the blend.
pff it doesnt have noise, i've balanced the colours, the contrast, the black looks black...but you gave feedback to pictures that are dark with noise, etc if that's great to you then fine good luck with your contest.