Erin Nicole Skin Treatment - Too much?

[l.mccormick]

Was reworking some old images playing with skin smoothing.

Do you think this is too much? Colors may be off since I did the edit on my laptop.

Original


Reworked Image

[acymc]

Looks really nice to me, but then I am just getting into all this. Really makes a better picture.

[Bobby C 01TA]

its definately a significant improvement.. I've been messing with skin smoothing as well but your job is way better!!

[sniperkittie]

My opinion is worth just what you pay for it. And to top that off, I am not a photographer. I just like to edit photos. I think you lost the beauty or her eyes in your edit and the overall image seems a little dark. The smoothing of her skin is nice and I like the color her hair. But I do think you went just a little bit too far. Not much, but just barely toward a plastic look. I am also trying to accomplish skin smoothing. I see you allow editing of your photos so I took the liberty of practicing on your original image. Mine is lacking also. I did place more emphasis on her eyes and enhanced the color. Here is my version.

[ChuckW]

Originally Posted by sniperkittie

I think you lost the beauty or her eyes in your edit . . .

Good point about her eyes; they go a little vacant in the original smoothed version. Other than that the edit is a good one.
Skin smoothing seems to be the rage these days (I do it too) but I wonder when we will all decide that we have gone too far.

[carrbowl]

I think she is so pretty you don't need to do too much processing ...but it would be nice to get rid of the "too much sun" issues in her skin...
just my opinion

[picasso]

I don't like really white skin. I think what you have done helps alot. Not to much just the right amount.

Paul

[D. Jay]

Man, I thought her skin looks pale on the first picture then I scrolled down HS!.... I prefer the original one better.

[bennet]

Originally Posted by D. Jay

Man, I thought her skin looks pale on the first picture then I scrolled down HS!.... I prefer the original one better.

Agree..