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RE: Monomad challenge entry #164: Debbie's fiery birthday portraits in monochrome.

in Black And White • last year

Hi @kodeblaccc

Congratulations on your first prize in the contest. Very well deserved.

I think the control of the light and the staging is excellent, but there is one thing that I think is excessive: you have made an excessive use of softening filters. The look of the model's skin is unnatural, it doesn't correspond to any real skin.

I beg your pardon if I'm too critical, but I see that a great job is spoiled by trying to make the model look unreal.

Thanks for sharing

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    Nah! Your opinion is valid. Thanks for your compliment first of all. I sincerely appreciate that. About the softened skin, what you are seeing is a compressed photograph, so the details and textures are absent

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      Thanks for your answer @kodeblaccc

      I'm referring to the skin smoothing that is done in post-processing. You can clearly see that the treatment was done on the skin of the model. Probably a frequency separator.

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        My response won't change. Again, you think it's smooth because you are seeing a compressed image and the details of the skin are lost. I hope you understand?

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          I've understood.

          I reiterate my thanks for your answer and kindness.

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            You are welcome.

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