Old painting look

[zarozinia]

I wanted to make this one look a bit like a very old painting, I'm quite pleased with it but would really like other peoples opinions on it.
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2008/109/5/9/If_only_by_AngiNelson.jpg

[Theo Moore]

This is more of a taste question than a technical question, I suppose. I personally don't like it. It's a nice shot of a cute model (minus the blown highlight on the face), but I'd prefer a regular black and white conversion.

[Gresh]

Any chance of seeing the original to compare to? I'm not sure I like the overall look, but as stated above, it is very much a taste question.

[zarozinia]

Having seen a modification by another photographer, Im not sure I like it either now:thinking:

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs26/f/2008/109/f/a/if_only_original_by_AngiNelson.jpg

[Duckydoodle]

It's a lovely shot the pose is wonderful and I can see what you are trying to achieve. Perhaps if you tone down the highlights that spoil her forehead and central facial features it might work.

[HIMUPNORTH]

There are so many versions you could take from this beautiful image of a pretty girl.

I have altered one into B&W and see that there is plenty tonal information in the face - which is not obvious in either of your first two versions. Although this appealed to me with time I would probably work on a colour version as that would be more flattering to the girl but this version demonstrates how much information is there:
http://garywilliamson.co.uk/PhotoDump/edit_of_original_by_AngiNelson.jpg

:thumbs:

[zarozinia]

Now thats a really nice version, how did you get to that result?

[HIMUPNORTH]

I took your second colour image and applied a curves layer which I set of enhance individual channel contrast. Then a channel mixer layer to get to the B&W finish and another curves layer on top to tweak the image to get most detail.

I then burnt in round the left edge to reduce the impact of the wall which was distracting me.

Thats it.

[zarozinia]

Thanks for sharing your process with me.

[we11ingon]

What is wrong with the lips? did she have a coldsore?

[romper stomper]

I like the picture, reminds me of amrican style of advertising in the 50s