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This is a photo of Andree-Anne taken in the summer. I was never quite satisfied with the image until *DyingNexus gave me an excellent tip on using the calculations method to change a color image to black and white. That was exactly the medicine that this photo needed.Related content
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this has such an appealing rough and tumble sexiness 
.maggie
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Amazing shot, Kev.
I definitely like this calculations technique the tones are just exquisite.
Great work
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The duotone FITS. I'm sure it cannot look better
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i know nothing about the calculations. but whatever it is you've done. the lighting and toning looks amazing 
oh and a very sexy pose!
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hey Superkev,
This is an excellent image, I especially how the jeans look like. I think how you change the image into such a ton brings out the texture of the jeans and give it a strong feeling to the picture as a whole.
What is calculations method by the way?
beacherry
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calculations method lets you combine different layers in images to create a new layer. you get it from the image menu in photoshop. there's another comment on this photo that i used to explain which layers i combined in this photo.
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that looks great man..calculations is an odd way to do it, yet effective..i can show you a few tricks too...
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oh yes.. maybe... well, I'm sure too
your photography is amazing... did you go to like a school for photography? or is just feeling?
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i didn't go to school for photography. i sort of figured out how to do it myself, and with help from awesome people at place like deviantart.
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Great photo! Enhancing the skin texture and freckles that way totally brings out the raw organic side of a person. I love it!
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Reminds me of a cd cover for a country music band, altough I don't like country I still like yor image
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She's an awesome model and whatever you did to the image made it even better than before!
there's so much strength in her, I love it
very textury too. Makes me wanna touch the photo
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go for it! you might have to wipe off the screen afterwards though 
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Love the texture. This picture doesnt seem like a picture at all, like you could actually reach out and touch her. It has alot of personality.
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This is stunning. It's not sepia, it's not black and white... Very unique. The model does a lot for the feel of this photo too!
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thank you. you're right... she's got tons of personality, and each photo i took of her shows a different side of her.
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okay, no offense intended but...
...did you put a guy's face on this girl's body, cuz it's really throwing me for a loop...
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anytime someone says "no offense intended" they are almost guaranteed to say something offensive.
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that's why I said it, I didn't wanna be mean but it really bugged me
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would you say something that to her directly? because that's what you do when you make a comment like that in a public forum. she's likely reading your comment. most of my models read the comments on their photos. think about that the next time you start something with "no offense intended..."
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i do apologize
it's just that one never knows with digital photography. If I had met the girl, I wouldn't've said that because then she'd be standing right there in front of me and I wouldn't have to ask whether she was a he or a she, it would be quite evident. Apparently she's not my type, which is perfectly fine, in fact, I rejoice that there are so many women out there that are not my type. For instance, my sisters are not my type because they are my sisters no matter how beautiful they may be. Somebody's gonna marry them and have beautiful children with beautiful hearts, and that's what counts
I'm sure she's a wonderful person as well as a great model. And I do appreciate your photography style, but you've done somewhat comical stuff before so I didn't know to what extreme you might go. For all I knew, you coulda been having a fun time with a buddy that looked very feminine (I have loads of guys friends that I would think they were girls if they had breasts) and decided to play a practical joke on your watchers. So again, I'm sorry. An apology cannot make up for the sin committed against you and especially your model but I am truly sorry and it was an honest mistake and next time I will just keep my mouth shut.
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I really like the character and personality of the subject which comes through clearly in this picture. awesome
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This rawness and personality captured in this portrait .. is just .. wow .. errr .. wow
The lighting is exceptional, the hands, the presence, her stare .. its all so vivid and rushes upon your senses when you view it.
Feeling my eyes flicking all over trying to drink in every detail is exquisite.
Beautiful work hon.
Gorgeous
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thank you
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Such a wonderful contrast to the earlier photo you've really shown the range of characters to this natural beauty. Here's she's the wild and unruly woman, oozing sexuality and mystery.
I love the tones whether it was your computer or your masterful lighting doesn't matter to me the result is wonderful.
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oh oh i wanna know the calculations method!! tutor please! i love channel mixer like ~alexwilson .
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ok first thing is to choose "calculations" from the image menu. then read this: [link]
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ohhhh my god. i bow to you. and i smack myself in the head for not experimenting more with photoshop! AH THE POSSIBILITIES! thank you superkev! ::watches you fly off into the distance with a fist in the air..and a camera in the other hand::
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the first thing that attracted my eyes were her hands...
they look like man hands.
i dont mean that in a negative way though..
i have a proposal for you Kevin.
More like a question.
talk to me on msn ok?
thegnat@gmail.com
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Nice, I sometimes use the calculation method myself. I recently switched to using a Lightness channel method that I got from the Photoshop CS book for Digital Photographers. ( by Scott Kelby ) Definately worth the 40 bucks since everything pertains to finishing photos in PS.
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i saw this book in the store. looks very good. maybe i should just bite the bullet and pick up a copy
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Out of curiosity, what calculations did you end up doing? I'm a channel-mixer guy myself most of the time, but I've always wondered if there was good use for calculations that did better than the mixer.
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i used the blue channels in overlay mode. the second one was at about 40% opacity i think, but if you want more contrast and texture, just increase the opacity. i'll never give up the channel mixer myself, but in gritty and textured images like this one, the calculations tool is pretty handy.
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YES!
I like this....I love it when black and white isn't so monochromatic!
I like it!
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thank you! i usually tint my black and white images slightly to match the mood.
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Great stuff!
I need to learn more Photoshop "tricks"
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