Look what I made!

[MayDay1]

This is after about 2 and a half hours of farting around Photoshop. What do you think?
I was originally planning on using it as a sig but it may be too corny.

 

[nessonite1]

Hey I think it's awesome! Andreallynotanymore corny thanyou. 😀
Would be a great siggy pic if you askme (which you didnt). 😀
I would lighten up the middle girl though.😛

 

[Faramir]

Ix-nay on the dirty peds...!!

 

[deac956611]

I do agree there Storm_Cat. I do not think that this is corny at all. Very artistic and well done. I agree with Ness also, I would lighten up the middle woman

 

[coloman]

Your work is excellent and not in the least bit corny. I admire your skills and hope you continue to hone them and share the results with everyone.

 

[MayDay1]

Thank you very much for the replies. I hope everybody recognizes the gal to the left from my avatar! Does everybody see why I'm so fascinated with her?

Unfortunatly guys, the dirty peds stay. I wanted wrinkly soles represented in this pic and that means Cory Lane. This was the best pic I could find for what I had in mind. The muck and grime doesn't bug me since it's such a light coat. Now if they were fiiiiiiiiillllthy that would be a different story.

You have a point with the middle girl. I lightened her up a little bit but didn't want to dilute her too much so she looked all faded and junk. It's kind of tough because of the way the shadows lay across her face. Does this look any better?

As for more, we'll see. Depends how motivated I am that day. Thank you for viewing!

Ciao!

 

[nessonite1]

Try this MayDay...
Inphotoshop hit ctrl+B for color balance. Use these settings...
In Shadow fill in the boxes at the top with 0, -9, and 0
In Midtones use +9, -8, and 0
In highlights use +7, 0, and -11

Hitokay and thenhit Ctrl+L for Levels. Use the settings 36, 1.52, and 255. Thats what I used for the result below but it'd be better for you sinceyou have the original layers and I just drew a square mask around the girl's face.

 

[MayDay1]

Good call Ness! I just now fixed it and it does look way better. I never would have thought of using the level dealie bob. I couldn't help myself and threw in a little more contrast though. Take a peek!

 

[nessonite1]

Looks awesome, MayDay! When I optimize a photo I always start out with the Curves adjustment for color pics and Levels for black and white or simple color pics. There are some settings I altered tomake the auto adjustments pretty good. I then use Color Balance to take away any over casts (all pictures have them) and finally I add any sharpening or special effects that need done (clearing skin, adding a highlight glow, etc).
It's extensive but yeilds good results. 🙂

 

[andymac1]

Impressive stuff, Mayday!

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

At The Risk Of Paying Mayday A Compliment, Great Picture, All Three Ladies!!! I Just Slipped One More Link Down The Tt Talent Chain. Gee Thanks, Mayday!

 

[MayDay1]

Giving me compliments is pretty risky, but in this case I'll let it slide. I did ask for your opinion so I brought it on my self. As for the talent scale, talent shmalent. If you can dream it up and make it work, who needs talent?