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story_teller wrote:
I agree with gheller to an extent. If I shot this I would use a healing brush at a low percentage opacity to blend the two largest beauty spots a bit more with the surrounding skin. I would also eliminate the two post holes in her ear. To me, leaving beauty spots, scars, etc. in an image is fine, but dress them up a bit to minimize their perceived presence.
Really nice job on the image!
Thanks for the feedback. Since two people have brought up the same detail, I'll give my thoughts on it. If this were a commercial shot, then yes I would have to agree the these details could be minimized or removed. For my personal work however, and for many of the portraits that I take of actors and artists who build much of their career on their physical attributes, I do not believe in removing or dressing up permanent details that to me build on someone's unique appearance, including piercings or other modifications someone has made to themselves. I like creating a beautiful portrait, but I want my portraits to be more authentic over being dressed up and turned into something inauthentic. I hope my explanation isn't coming off as defensiveness, only an explanation for my creative choices.
Nov 20, 2020 at 09:20 AM
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