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Originally Posted by Arbib
Sorry about not getting the quote correct. I guess I paraphrased the sum of your statement. 
Yeah, Number 2 shows more skin reflectiveness. But I am wandering if something in Post, caused this. The rosy cheeks are redder too.
All in all. A good shot. A bit of post can correct the rosy cheeks, and oily skin reflections. |
No problem, I thought perhaps your misquote was a bit of a shot. If not, then no harm done.
I think we're still talking past one another, though. In my view, photo one has the slight specular highlights because of natural oils in the skin, which are proper and should be present. I am not suggesting that her skin is oily. Rather, I am suggesting that her skin is natural--a good thing.
In photo two where Photoshop has been applied, the slight specular highlights have vanished.
In Photo One, look at the the light reflects off the moisture on her lip and how the light reflects off her cheek and eye socket areas. The cuffs match the collar.
In Photo Two, look at the lip again, and now look at the cheek and eye socket. It almost appears as the lips were lit with one light source and the cheek and eye socket were lit with another. The cheek and eye socket look flat. The slight sparkle in her skin has been smoothed out to create a homogeneous skin tone.
Anyway, as Jim Peters asks, which version does she prefer?