I'm sure I've mentioned this here before but my biggest portrait
touch-up surprise was the mother who didn't want a big facial cut and
stitches to be removed from the portrait of her son (about 8 years old).
She wanted him to have a memory of the traumatic event. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/25/2011 12:04 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> So tell me, what do you prefer? The first picture or the second one :) Be
>> honest! It took me a while but there is a huge difference.
>
> It depends on the application. If this was a portrait or wedding, I would
> leave the nose intact. She knows what she looks like in the mirror every
> morning. If you get too aggresive in adjustments, it won't be quite right.
> There is a difference between taking 10 years off of someone and turning
> them into another whole person.
>
> But, what I might do is adjust the contrast and shadows some to minimize the
> nose shape. Actually, I would probably work harder on the posing and
> lighting.
>
> For the application for why you took the photograph, I'm good with the
> surgury. Between it and the sepia toning, the modified image sings.
>
> This is always going to be one of those sensitive areas. When I do
> portraiture and there is a skin blemish of some form (mole, birthmark) I ask
> what level of editing they desire. I'll usually present both options, but
> more often than not they want me to leave them in. It's who they are. If
> they want it gone, it's usually because they are planning on having it
> surgically removed.
>
> It is more common to have tatoos cloned out.
>
> AG
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