Katrina Halili

Mario E. Mundo II · 02-24-2008, 08:53 PM

This was taken during her autograph signing event. I covered the event for summit media and this was one of her strongest portrait that i've shot through.

Comments and Critiques are welcomed.

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Clemn Macasiano, Jr. · 02-24-2008, 09:07 PM

@ Mario ... I'm no expert but I find the image too soft for my taste & little overexpose skin tone. Or maybe its my monitor display.

vicoyrisma · 02-24-2008, 09:22 PM

I agree... It is a bit too soft. It's pretty obvious around the nose area.

Mario E. Mundo II · 02-24-2008, 09:29 PM

alright guys thanks!

ummm @sir clemn, dont know bout the overexposure skin tone, i think i did this intentionally to smoothen katrina's skin

thanks guys!

Paul Julius Arca · 02-24-2008, 10:10 PM

i think there's too much PP to smoothen her face which is evident in the baby hair in her forehead, which makes me think, isnt her skin smooth? good cropping though...tightly cropped.

tfs.

Alan.Gurling · 02-24-2008, 10:11 PM

It's way too post processed for my tastes. Otherwise, it's still a fantastic close up.

Mario E. Mundo II · 02-24-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Julius Arca

i think there's too much PP to smoothen her face which is evident in the baby hair in her forehead, which makes me think, isnt her skin smooth? good cropping though...tightly cropped.

tfs.

hmmmm u guessed it right man! thanks

dennisjohnreyes · 02-24-2008, 10:50 PM

I guess you used gaussian blur on this one. Just try to use history brush on the eyes, hair, eyebrows, lips, and earrings after applying gaussian blur. Softness will be more natural while retaining sharpness of all eye-catching features of her face.

Mario E. Mundo II · 02-24-2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennisjohnreyes

I guess you used gaussian blur on this one. Just try to use history brush on the eyes, hair, eyebrows, lips, and earrings after applying gaussian blur. Softness will be more natural while retaining sharpness of all eye-catching features of her face.

yup ok.. i did acutally.. i guess there's something wrong with my glasses

because it seems sharp enough for me when i'm wearing my glasses

) but if i take it off well i somewhat agree to you guys thanks anyways

LeoCastillo · 02-24-2008, 11:49 PM

I'm not a fan of overprocessed photos.

Going beyond that though, when taking photos of people from this angle, the symmetry is quite important. Look at how the eyes work with each other, the slight curve on the lips (medyo mukhang ngiwi). In fairness, I guess this was more of a snap shot versus a shoot.

This is why beauty photography is quite difficult. A lot of factors need to come into play to make a true beauty portrait.