14TM0802

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0004

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0029

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0035

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0045

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0062

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0009

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0031

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0039

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0048

Here's a more lightly edited version of the same original image that I used in the next two images. In this image I enhanced the irises and lips with less saturation of the colors; I removed blemishes/bags-under-eyes (I never publish zits!); I changed exposure and contrast slightly; I used no smoothing of the skin, so pores/wrinkles are all still there, except under the eyes. When I removed the bags, the smile-lines went with them. Bummer, eh?

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0066-2

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0020

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0032

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0041

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0052

This is the image as it came out of the camera. My editing software converts the RAW file into a jpeg image, and there are some changes that occur in that process, but this is as close to unedited as my camera can do.

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0066-3

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0021

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0033

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0043

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0056

This is a highly edited image: Iris enhanced, blemishes removed, dark circles under the eyes removed, skin smoothed, lips enhanced similarly to the eyes. All the edits are using presets in the software. Tastes differ, but I think the presets are tuned a little too strong. The adjustments in the presets are really very slight, but they are still too strong. You would be surprised just how subtle the editing is, and it still comes out looking plasticky. We as humans are incredibly sensitive to subtlest of changes.

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0066

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0025

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0034

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0044

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0061

20140802 Hillside Farmacy Brunch-0070