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Tired
Tired
LanndonKane


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-10 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Date: Oct 30, 2007
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Oct 30, 2007

 Those who see only beauty are blind.
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Score went down from 6.7 to 6.58 in the last hour, sucks. I would have liked to see this as my new PB, it's my favorite shot to date.

Anyway, as for editing-


Lots of RAW maniupulation. Original was overexposed with crappy tungsten lighting at ISO 1600, so there were sever technical flaws that needed to be dealt with. Fortunately, they were correctable with RAW.

Now the real post processing starts.


Lots of levels, darkening of the shadows and mid tones.

Desaturation 50 percent

Made a new layer for the eyes, changed the colour and contrast and brightness, and masked them in.

Variations filter to face layer, more yellow and "darker".

Lots of curves for more contrast.

Unsharp masking.


Dodging and burning, especially the wrinkles.


Not much else, its not that complicated a job but the end result is great.



Original:









Raw "blacks" slider was used to darken the whole image and the background simultaneously, and the exposure slider helped in this area.





Statistics
Place: 28 out of 521
Avg (all users): 6.5877
Avg (commenters): 7.7692
Avg (participants): 6.5909
Avg (non-participants): 6.5769
Views since voting: 4757
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 114
Comments: 27
Favorites: 20 (view)

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 05/11/2013 08:02:44 AM
well done sir
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 06/10/2009 07:06:11 AM
Post processing was incredible. I almost didnt believe it when i saw the original!

Well deserved ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/08/2007 11:34:32 AM
This is amazing, and worthy of a ribbon IMO.

Sorry, but you were robbed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/21/2007 01:18:26 PM
I think it's absolutely beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2007 10:33:40 AM
insanely awesome shot!
he looks like a character straight out of a half life 2 game.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/13/2007 12:00:53 PM
Stunning. Your post-processing is jaw-droppingly good. This image is so captivating. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2007 04:57:30 PM
Wow. This is very thought provoking. Great edit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2007 04:55:23 PM
wow you should give classes in Photoshop.. i thought i was good.. but this is very beautifully done. good stuff
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2007 09:56:56 PM
Wow, thanks for information. The difference between the original and the finished article is incredible. This image caught my eye because it almost looks like computer graphics, like one of those nVidia technical demos released with each new generation of graphics cards
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2007 03:43:51 AM
This deserved top 10 for sure.
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 11/07/2007 11:24:54 PM
I would really love to learn about your processing of this amazing image. Any chance you could post some information along with the original image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2007 04:40:58 PM
Striking
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 11/06/2007 05:53:31 PM
If a photo can give a look into a persons soul, this one comes as close as any I've seen. Excellent work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2007 03:55:41 AM
Great lighting and expression. This should do well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2007 12:10:45 PM
Your title and his expression match so perfectly. He not only looks tired from your color tones but it looks like he's had a 'tired' life also. Really cool lighting effects on the wrinkles in his skin. BB
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/04/2007 12:36:29 PM
wow..i think this is beautiful picture..his eyes are stunning they draw me in. a very warm picture..if i could vote this would be 10+++
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/04/2007 12:12:10 PM
a good dragan style image perhaps the eyes are too dark
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 11/03/2007 07:34:54 PM
this is absolutely amazing, i am just stunned
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2007 09:06:37 PM
Would rather not be cropped on top, otherwise this is very demonstrative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2007 03:45:35 PM
More grungy than I normally care for but still an interesting portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2007 06:23:29 AM
His eyes look positively spooky! I like the rest of the lighting which really shows off the texture of his face, but those eyes are creeping me out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2007 01:09:38 AM
great capture, excellent lighting but i am not a fan of the processing. also the composition...seeing as how the light is coming from the left side, i have the impression that the crop should be tighter on the right and not on the left. otherwise, is a very dramatic shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 10:02:19 PM
what a powerful photo. what did you do to him?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 03:42:24 PM
Oh my. The kindness in his eyes shines through the darkness. Wonderfully done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 10:26:12 AM
For me this clearly one of the best photos in this challenge. Technically very well done, great choices in the post processing, and very good composition. But what really makes this a great photo for me is the first thought that comes into my head when I see this is Tired. I feel you really capture that emotion/feeling in this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 06:06:29 AM
Nice lighting. The result feels like an illustration almost, perhaps its the eyes? 6
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 10/31/2007 10:26:54 PM
Oh WOW - what an amazing subject!

I think his face is delicious, just wish it was a bit sharper.
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