Portrait classes-day 4-7 eyes

[jazzfisher]

Ok , been practicing with all the eye tutorials---need opinions--
One picture is of course "fixed" the other is the original.
I won't tell you what I think--cause I don't want to sway anybody's thoughts. I feel like I've been staring at the eyes so long I can't see the "whole " picture anymore.
Thanks in advance.

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?pi...Bu7CSJ6q7UWMXw

[Wendy]

Sherry ....

I think that the lefthand one is the fixed one ... but I think that the eyes are just a little bit too sharp for me ..


Wendy

[editor]

Remember with any sharpening - eyes in particular - you have to decide what your final output will be. In this case the eyes might be over-sharpened if the photo was going to be used on a web site. But if the photo is being printed, then the amount of sharpening may be perfect. If you are printing, the only real way to tell is to print it - don't make the decision based on the screen.

[jazzfisher]

Thanks Dave & Wendy,
I did print it out & felt it appearred as if he were "staring" instead of looking at me. I will go back & try try again.

P.S. love the portrait classes!!!!!

[Wendy]

Sherry ...

I think that it is just a matter of getting used to using it ... and having some idea of how much less the effect appears in print than it does on screen.

I've tried it out on quite a few of images and I think that I can now take a reasonable guess if it will look OK in print ... experiment a little and see

Wendy

[jazzfisher]

Wendy,
Yes, I know what you mean about getting used to seeing Things & knowing. I can crop to 8 x10 without any guide--just eyeballing it.
Thanks for your input.

[GaryK]

Sherry

Too late for my two cents..(Wendy and Dave covered it off) but hi anyway.

[jazzfisher]

Hi Gary,
Missed you!!!

[GaryK]

Thats cuz you were sitting at the back of the class..I was at the front ..being good.

[jazzfisher]

But the really fun people sit in the back....... :wink: