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Cori


	Cori A photo of my then 4-year-old, taken last summer. I revisited it this year to try and figure out some overlay techniques in photoshop that I've seen used. I'm quite happy with the results, and think that soon I'm going to be digging through my archives to find more photos to try this on! Kelly Plitt

Margot Petrowski

Hey Kelly, this is awesome!!!! Do you mind sharing your technique with me??

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September 25, 2005

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Kelly, very nice portrait. I like the great focus of Cori against the muted background.

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September 25, 2005

Sandy Landon

Gorgeous no matter how you look at it!!

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September 25, 2005

Kathleen R. Struckle

This is just gorgeous!!

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September 25, 2005

Kelly Plitt

Hi everybody - thanks so much for your kind comments! In response to Margo's query on the technique: Here's the "short" version: I layered in an actual photo of venetian plaster in "hard light" mode to create the effect.

The long answer involves about 20 layers, including color layers, blurred background layers, "high-pass" and "diffuse glow" filters, adjustment of levels, correcting flaws with the clone and healing tools and borrowing parts from another photo (Check out the "before and after" link.)

Add in careful blending of all the layers, plus relentless and obsessive tweaking for the best results, and I KNOW I won't stop there. This will probably be tweaked again before I finally get it printed for Grandma, who is waiting patiently for her copy! :)

Thanks again! -Kelly

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September 25, 2005

Julie Abston

Just gorgeous! I love the background and how the light is hitting her hair. She is very beautiful and you have done an excellent job putting this together!!!! VERY well done, Kelly!

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September 25, 2005

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Fantastic job Kelly. She is so beautiful. That's a lot of work you have done on the photo. Love it.

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September 26, 2005

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Kelly super PS work. Beautiful

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September 30, 2005

Margot Petrowski

Congrats, KellY!!!!!

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October 21, 2005

Melissa L. Zavadil

Very neat image!! I could have swore that I made a comment on this image before! I don't see my comment! I really like it you did an awesome job!! CONGRATS!!

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October 21, 2005

Marie Fields

Congratulations, Kelly! Awesome image! (I'm with Melissa on this... I also was quite sure I had commented on this when you posted it....?) Good Luck in the next round!

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October 22, 2005

Kelly Plitt

Thanks to all for your nice comments! To Melissa and Marie; you are not going crazy, I re-uploaded this photo after tweaking it some more, so your original comments were lost. Thanks for commenting again! -Kelly

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October 22, 2005

Sandy Landon

Excellent! Congrats!!!

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October 23, 2005

Rhonda Smith

This is a stunning photo Kelly... awe inspiring!!

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November 29, 2005

Terrill Province

Beautiful work here, Kelly! I realize you must be busy and your gallery is amazing, but I'd really like to see what you've been shooting lately :> Don't leave us in suspense much longer!

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January 18, 2006

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WOW Kelly this is awesome!
You made her skin the perfect color!
you did an amazing job!

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January 18, 2006

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