This was taken back in May 2006, at the same festival as these ones, and I did try processing it then. From what I can remember though I had big problems with the wig. If you take a look at the original you will see that the wig is extremely saturated (to the point where the red channel is blown out):
At the time I hadn't come across LAB Color mode and every attempt I made to edit the image in RGB ended up looking terrible, so I gave up. This time though, I converted it to LAB and used the ‘a’ Curve to decrease the saturation of the red tones within the image (discussed in more detail in my LAB tutorial). The end result may not be to everyone's taste, but I'm really pleased with this one.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
12.17pm on 20/5/06
Canon 20D
EF 70-200 f/4L USM
200mm (320mm equiv.)
f/5.6
1/250
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
420EX
RAW
C1 Pro
1x1
comment bycraig@id7.co.uk at 05:46 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Another cracker!.... keep digging through Dave, you've inspired me to have another trawl through myself for tonights post on id7.co.uk. Love the texture, the colour handling from the original works well, and I'm imagining the theme here, probably suits pink quite well. the piercings are what make this for me and my eye shoots straight to those.....oh and the excess make-up on the chin, good 1x1 crop also. csj
comment byrambohoho at 06:16 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
wow, another pretty girl, hehe.
comment byRichard Trim at 06:24 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Think her name is Lilly. richard
comment byJVL at 07:07 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Hard to believe the same technique that yielded the Ice Queen yielded this Queen as well. Thanks for the LAB tutorial (and the subsequent posts illustrating the technique); it was enlightening.
comment by DedicatedRR at 08:32 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Well...extremely scary picture, but a well done shot! (Hope you can understand what I mean...^^;) I love the eyelashes!
comment byYETi at 10:14 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Wow your getting a lot of exposure in magazines lately, DSLR photography (i think) and now Digital camera this month. Great to see and very worthy imho.
Love the pink spartacus shot.
comment bynels at 10:53 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
what a character... love this!
comment byoldshutterhand at 10:55 PM (GMT) on 16 January, 2008
Pink lady is the name for a sort of apples with no hair of course. Great work!
comment byPaco at 05:55 AM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
My first though was: this is wrong in so many ways :-)
comment by Tobias at 09:14 AM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
Barbara Cartland is alive and well !
comment bygeerth at 09:30 AM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
this guy really is pink - great portrait
comment by jkm at 09:41 AM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
Very contrasty in every way! I think the smile rocks ;-)
comment byMarkku at 12:19 PM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
Hi
Nice photo, If learn new, all old photos must adjust ;)
Baby photography is very usefull book. This in my baby photos after Baby book, I am new grandfather.
http://rauhanranta.net/Anna-ja-Eero.html
http://rauhanranta.net/Lasse-ja-eero.html
http://rauhanranta.net/Eero.html
Thanks !
http://rauhanranta.net/Isa-Poika.html
comment by PJ at 03:20 PM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
How vivid and detailed!! I absolutely LOVE this portrait.And what a difference the LAB color mode made--of course the man behind the curtain had a little something to do with it as well ;-) I'd love to see this one side-by-side with a photo you posted a long time ago of a woman standing on a curb with rundown shoes and an eggplant colored skirt (sketchy memory here). All you could see was the back of her legs and her skirt. To this day, that photo remains one of my ALL-TIME favorites.
comment bydjn1 at 07:05 PM (GMT) on 17 January, 2008
Thanks everyone.
JVL: yes, this one and the Snow Queen are quite different ;-)
YETi: thanks :-)
Markku: congratulations on your new grandchild and I'm glad you're enjoying the book :-)
PJ: thanks, and this is the one you're referring to:
comment byMarkDM at 05:59 AM (GMT) on 18 January, 2008
Thank you in advance for the nightmare I'll have tonight. ;) Wow. The skin tone is really striking.
comment byKevin H. Stecyk at 06:10 AM (GMT) on 18 January, 2008
Fantastic picture David! :)
comment byClaus Petersen at 04:55 PM (GMT) on 3 February, 2008
And now its time to say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
comment by Alain D at 01:08 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2010
Nice trip this was browsing through the Portrais gallerie.
Here with this one I like the way your subject fills in the whole space. The pink framed face creates the mood. Although the original fuschia was also intense and/or bold and/or raw (whichever you like) I'd pick on this version because of the way you magnify the expression by putting emphaisis on the wrinkles (contrasts).
I also like how you choose your characters, how can I clearly say ? Very different characters for very different reasons. It's a walk on Main Street, a stroll on time Square.
I will definitively be back. And will read through your tutorials.
This was taken back in May 2006, at the same festival as these ones, and I did try processing it then. From what I can remember though I had big problems with the wig. If you take a look at the original you will see that the wig is extremely saturated (to the point where the red channel is blown out):
...archives/creating_an_impression.php
At the time I hadn't come across LAB Color mode and every attempt I made to edit the image in RGB ended up looking terrible, so I gave up. This time though, I converted it to LAB and used the ‘a’ Curve to decrease the saturation of the red tones within the image (discussed in more detail in my LAB tutorial). The end result may not be to everyone's taste, but I'm really pleased with this one.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 70-200 f/4L USM
200mm (320mm equiv.)
f/5.6
1/250
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
420EX
RAW
C1 Pro
1x1
Another cracker!.... keep digging through Dave, you've inspired me to have another trawl through myself for tonights post on id7.co.uk. Love the texture, the colour handling from the original works well, and I'm imagining the theme here, probably suits pink quite well. the piercings are what make this for me and my eye shoots straight to those.....oh and the excess make-up on the chin, good 1x1 crop also. csj
wow, another pretty girl, hehe.
Think her name is Lilly. richard
Hard to believe the same technique that yielded the Ice Queen yielded this Queen as well. Thanks for the LAB tutorial (and the subsequent posts illustrating the technique); it was enlightening.
Well...extremely scary picture, but a well done shot! (Hope you can understand what I mean...^^;) I love the eyelashes!
Wow your getting a lot of exposure in magazines lately, DSLR photography (i think) and now Digital camera this month. Great to see and very worthy imho.
Love the pink spartacus shot.
what a character... love this!
Pink lady is the name for a sort of apples with no hair of course. Great work!
impresionante...
My first though was: this is wrong in so many ways :-)
Barbara Cartland is alive and well !
this guy really is pink - great portrait
Very contrasty in every way! I think the smile rocks ;-)
Hi
Nice photo, If learn new, all old photos must adjust ;)
Baby photography is very usefull book. This in my baby photos after Baby book, I am new grandfather.
http://rauhanranta.net/Anna-ja-Eero.html
http://rauhanranta.net/Lasse-ja-eero.html
http://rauhanranta.net/Eero.html
Thanks !
http://rauhanranta.net/Isa-Poika.html
How vivid and detailed!! I absolutely LOVE this portrait.And what a difference the LAB color mode made--of course the man behind the curtain had a little something to do with it as well ;-) I'd love to see this one side-by-side with a photo you posted a long time ago of a woman standing on a curb with rundown shoes and an eggplant colored skirt (sketchy memory here). All you could see was the back of her legs and her skirt. To this day, that photo remains one of my ALL-TIME favorites.
Thanks everyone.
JVL: yes, this one and the Snow Queen are quite different ;-)
YETi: thanks :-)
Markku: congratulations on your new grandchild and I'm glad you're enjoying the book :-)
PJ: thanks, and this is the one you're referring to:
.../archives/0604262029.php
Thank you in advance for the nightmare I'll have tonight. ;) Wow. The skin tone is really striking.
Fantastic picture David! :)
And now its time to say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
Nice trip this was browsing through the Portrais gallerie.
Here with this one I like the way your subject fills in the whole space. The pink framed face creates the mood. Although the original fuschia was also intense and/or bold and/or raw (whichever you like) I'd pick on this version because of the way you magnify the expression by putting emphaisis on the wrinkles (contrasts).
I also like how you choose your characters, how can I clearly say ? Very different characters for very different reasons. It's a walk on Main Street, a stroll on time Square.
I will definitively be back. And will read through your tutorials.