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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/27/2007
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Thank you my dear Srna. I am glad you like the effect. This young lady is very attractive and of course there is always beauty and wonder everywhere we look!
--Warmest regards to you, Jan
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 10/27/2007
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Well dear Jan, I find this portrait as excellent and with great post work ... well, you know I do like all kinds of effects :)))
Really it is very appealing !!!
Warmest regards and hugs
Your model is so very beautiful !
Srna
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/21/2007
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LOL -- This young lady does not deserve to be turned into a peppermint candy. :) :)
Of course I like your experiment (or is that ex-spearmint?) and conclude that I cannot conclude whether I like the results of this split toning approach. My idea was to flatten the image, and use the toning to slightly knock out the highlights without over-shifting in the mid-range.
However the subject did have nice color and skin tones before I tried this and that is a good thing to go back to as a starting point.
--Best to you, Jan
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 10/21/2007
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I've played with this in actual darkrooms AND digitally, it just doesn't seem to do it for me. Paul Lara knows more about portraiture than many and I'd certainly give his comments some extra weight. The image is flatter than it should be (technically) regardless . . . so it's hard to judge unless the image has light adjustment nailed down first. (All this is just my opinion) I thought it might be interesting to toss a tone on top . . . gives it a cool feel (IMO) but I also dropped the brightness while increasing midtones. A whole different image . . . but thought I'd share! :P
Love experimenting though!! Glad to see you stretching out and enjoying. Besides . . . you might find something of a method or style I can steal from you! :P
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/18/2007
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Biljana -- Thanks so much for giving me your opinion on this!
--Best to you and a big WOOF to you know who
--as well as a Roland MEOW shout-out.....
--Jan
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biljana mitrovic
{K:48110} 10/18/2007
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Very beautiful portrait dear Jan.So natural,so wonderful...
I like use split toning in my very rare portraits :)I think it gives something special to portrait
big hug
biljana
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/18/2007
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Pablo -- Thanks for giving me your opinion on this. I appreciate it.
--Best to you, Jan
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 10/17/2007
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Excellent portrait with very nice post work.
Bravo Jan.
Pablo
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/17/2007
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aLi-- Thanks so much for commenting.
--Best to you, Jan
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Ali Naghizadeh
{K:19600} 10/17/2007
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I really like it Jan .. Soft and beautiful .. well done ..
My best .. aLi
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/17/2007
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Thanks for the honest feedback; admittedly the subject had good color -- and the tone here is akin to "Dawn of the Living Dead". (Excellent horror movie: "BRAINS, BRAINS, MUST HAVE BRAINS!").
I will play with the original a bit and see if I can bring her back to life. (REANIMATOR -- excellent cult classic produced and directed by my former college roommate, Stu Gordon).
--Best to you, Jan
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rebecca claassen
{K:12904} 10/16/2007
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Hey there Jan, nice to see you out and about here again!
I am not a fan of this, sorry 
I think the model is lovely, but she looks ill...LOL
Her skin tones are all grey and lifeless, she looks dull, perhaps as Paul said, could be a contrast issue.
This kind of makes me think of when you play around with the shadows/highlights function in Photoshop and the mid-tones go awry.
So this process for this portrait (and perhaps other portraits) gets a thumbs down from me.
cheers, Beks
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/16/2007
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Michele -- I am putting your vote in as "favorable" to the effect. Thanks so much!
--Best to you, Jan
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/16/2007
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Excellent comments, Paul. Thanks! The picture was taken under a tent and the subject was back-lit. That does not explain the halo effect. I did all but the noise reduction in Lightroom; I need to go back and review the history on what I did and the sequence. I think maybe I should have popped the contrast a bit.
I truly appreciate the feedback.
--Best to you, Jan
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 10/16/2007
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Excellent portrait dear Jan---IMHO I really love it ..I am not for sure about the split toning You speak of ...but I love the natural look and the pretty models expression..The eyes look right into YOU ...
7++++++
NO Temporary post ~~~~
Best Wishes,
Michele~
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 10/16/2007
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The contrast is flat, but that should have nothing to do with split toning. Also, the post-processing leaves a prominent 'halo' that could be refined so it doesn't draw the eye away from the subject.
I play around with split toning on occasion, but as you've seen in my portfolio, B&W is not my preference, especially when beginning with spot-on skin tones.
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 10/16/2007
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Thanks Dear Jan for this useful info , Regards .
Galal
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/16/2007
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Galal -- Split toning comes from the "wet darkroom" era (yes.. there are still that work "wet") and is defined in the following way:
Split toning is when the toner acts only on certain areas of the print, the middle or low values, while leaving the rest of the print with no color change. The old Agfa Portriga (particularly in the matte finish) would often turn a beautiful purple-brown in the low values, while the rest of the image would remain unchanged. This resulted in prints with much greater apparent "depth."
Now in the digital arena a similar set of adjustments can be made in post processors like Photoshop CS2 and CS3 and Adobe Lightroom.
The sample above was done in Adobe Lightroom.
Highlights and shadows are seperately adjusted for saturation, hue and balance.
--Best regards, Jan
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 10/16/2007
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Great portrait , nice tones , just explain how u do it .
Best regards ,
Galal
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