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Portrait of A Lady
Portrait of A Lady

I will be including the original image
So you can see how far this one came
In the Digital Darkroom.

Hand Held SP
Aids Used:
PSE7- Several tools there.
Portrait Professional
Note that the eye color has been changed from brown to green.
A lot of work went into this image for skin tones, textures and illusion.
Submitted for (MT)

Laura E. Swan

 
  OKAY for the sake of Learning!
OKAY for the sake of Learning!

This is the original image.
As you can see, I am not a youth,
but with the help of some
AWESOME PHOTO PROGRAMS
I got the results that I did.
Note that you can see my arm reaching up
to take this photo of myself in this one.

Laura E. Swan

 
  CROPPING is VITAL
CROPPING is VITAL

The first step is cropping!
This takes away the arm and
GIVES THE ILLUSION that
The Photo Was Taken Straight On.

Can you see this change?
Then A Little Help On the Face in Curves! HA!

Laura E. Swan

 
 
 
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  I played a bit with the hair...
I played a bit with the hair...

Using the Smudge Tool in PSE7
BUT DIDNT MUCH LOVE THAT LOOK
(Not for what I was hoping to attain)

Laura E. Swan

 
  EYE COLORS
EYE COLORS

I THEN experimented with
DIFFERENT EYE COLORS in
Portrait Professional.
I was getting closer!

The PP Program also changed my skin to
a more desirable texture.

Laura E. Swan

 
  Gator Woman
Gator Woman

Then Changed The Hair And Pupils!
The Dreadlocks Hair, Too. I used a Glass Ripple on it using my lasso tool for fun!
I Was Trying For the Cajun Look.

Laura E. Swan

 
  I Tried Other DDR
I Tried Other DDR

I made several more just for fun.
I think I did this one in Curves.

Laura E. Swan

 
 
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