I made the mistake of removing bags under the eyes of a young girl for
a senior portrait -- her mother asked why she "looked like an alien".
ScottGee1
On 3/15/06, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I certainly do touch-up the skin of my portrait subjects by softening
> (but not removing) wrinkles. Skin blemishes I remove if temporary and
> soften slightly if permanent. Skin injuries on kids are removed unless
> requested otherwise by the parents. I had one set of parents request
> that I leave a large scab on the photo since it was a reminder of a
> rather traumatic day. But I'd never say that I go so far as to make a
> person's skin look plastic no matter what the camera.
>
> The orchestra images I posted have not been retouched in any way.
>
> 5D samples: <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/BCO/5D%20samples/index.htm>
> 20D samples: <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/BCO/20D%20samples/index.htm>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> > Haven't followed those discussions. Any chance the images in question
> > are processed in such a way that leads to 'plastic skin'?
> >
> > I've noticed some photogs automatically play to the vanity of subjects
> > by modifying portraits to smooth out any imperfections or blemishes
> > leading to skin that looks, well, plastic.
>
>
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