Posted by JL Morris on December 24, 2007
Posted under
Color,
Critiqued,
Portrait
I am not a purest when it comes to the type of photography I will critique. There are those who don’t consider any computer manipulated images as photography and some who think of film old fashion. It is my belife that as long as you start with a camera and end with a work of art it is should be considered based on the final results. We are looking for the photo-artist.
The image presented here falls to the computer manipulated side of the equation. The photo-artist took the original image and enhanced it using Corel Painter. The final results are worthy of any established fine are oil painter.
This portrait composition is an excellent example of the formal style. The subject is in profile while the body has turned to a three quarter position. There is good definition in the back hair and which is nicely separated from the background. The face is lit from the right side with a touch of rim lighting. I feel the combination of the original photograph; composition and painting technique make a superb combination in this final illustration.
Below is show both the photograph as submitted and as originally photographed.
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December 24th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Beautiful Excellent work
December 24th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
You did a wonderful job with Corel Painter.
December 24th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Beautiful Job with the surreal edge. The first thought is not “Photo”, rather “Amazing Panting”. It took me half a second to realize that this was not in fact a painting, and instead a photo altered with a computer. Excellent Job.