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Sylvia Softly


 

BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Finalist BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner  
Sylvia Softly
Sylvia Softly
5.6 @ 200, 2 x flash heads, shot on photo course in Adelaide South Australia, softened and desaturated in Photoshop 8

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Melisa R. McKolay
 

Pretty, like the softness.


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July 10, 2004

 

Josh Hudson
  Fantastic head shot.


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July 10, 2004

 

Carolina K. Smith
  Lovely portrait of a lovely looking person :)


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July 10, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  Congrats!


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August 15, 2004

 

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  Great Job! I agree with Josh and Carolina- Fantastic and Lovely.


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August 15, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congratulations on your win! -K


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August 16, 2004

 

Graham Jones
  Wow! thanks to all. My first success! I must admit to being very suprised and very pleased at hearing about this one. Very encouraging as are all of your wonderful comments :-)

regards, Graham


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August 17, 2004

 

Diane Dupuis
  Congrats!


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August 26, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  wow, wow, wow! I am sorry for missing this, havenĀ“t had much time last monthes and lost seeing plenty of good photos and learning from it!!
This is a wonderful well deserved winner!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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October 24, 2004

 

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  Sylvia, I'm new in the photography world, but how do you make pictures glow like that?

Edwin


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August 04, 2005

 

Graham Jones
  :-) Hi Edwin, Graham here. Sylvia is the lovely girl in the picture :-)

Gaussian blur and distort, glow are great filters for this type of result. I normally use both on a second layer that is a copy of the original then reduce the opacity of the top layer to about 30%. Then it's useful to use a mask to bring back the original picture around the eyes, nostrils and mouth so that you don't lose too much sharp detail.

regards, Graham Jones


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August 13, 2005

 
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