Girl in Green Sweater, a photo from Savannakhet, South

Photographer's Note

My first visit to my old school after 20 something years later, Student were home for their lunch break. So I was able to walk around and really reminisce the old days. This little girl was the only one playing in the school. This is taken at the older part of the classroom where there were holes in the wall. There was a construction for the new classrooms next to this old one. I assume next time I go back, my old classroom will be torn down.

Some desaturation and and instead of sharpening, I applied some blurring on a different layer and merged it back for this effect. So yes there is major pp done to this shot.

See workshop for another shot of inside the classroom.

ilvao, quillo, Wanda1, Floydian, phwall, Wandering_Dan, shevchenko, patdeph, Dpbours, sevy, trekks, rginer, BelCan75, Colombiana, danos, holmertz, gracious, berek, fulvio52, ManuMay, devimeuxbe, BennyV has marked this note useful

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ilvao (2308) 2009-04-14 9:49

HI WAY
great natural frame
beautiful green light and color
love the portrait
olivier

quillo (11858) 2009-04-14 9:53

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Hola amigo Way ne Lim:

I love the portrait of the girl, the LIGHT is magnificent and the expression of his marvellous face.

Congratulations for the excellent work.

Un abrazo.

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Wanda1 (15142) 2009-04-14 10:17

Hi Way,
Once again you share with us such a special story to go with this beautiful image. I love the dark frame surrounding her of the hole in the wall and just the touch of light illuminating her sweet face from the side. Simply lovely and your colour treatment suits the shot.
Regards
Wanda

yquem46 (38752) 2009-04-14 10:33

a quite delicate portrait, nicely naturally framed by the window and a soft light obviously not easy to deal with
bravo Way
patrick

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-14 11:01

Hi Way,

A beautful girl made by you even more beautiful in the soft glow and the minimum on sharpening you did. Light on her face and over her hair is also wonderful, you have a very good eye and touch in creating such photo's. Excellent framing and presentation, a real beauty..!!!

Regards,

Henk

scalerman (26900) 2009-04-14 12:55

Way: whatever post-processing you've done with this image is amazing. Great intuitive use of the blur here. regards, c

sacimar (38173) 2009-04-14 13:44

Hi Way,

beautiful portrait, the blurring effect is really interesting, I like it, very well frame, nice work!

Regards

Sergio

emka (158204) 2009-04-14 14:57

Hi Way, beautiful photo of this little gire looking at you through the hole. Splendid portrait. So, you are a kind of grandfather? Interesting view of the classroom. Who is writing on the blackboard? You?

Touching story again.

Regards

Maggie

phwall (6787) 2009-04-14 15:57

Hello Way,
A wonderful portrait of this child, the look she has on her face is truly angelic.
Excellent lighting and composition. The post effects work well to give this image a unique look.
Superb capture.
Regards
Peter

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2009-04-14 20:53

Hi, Way -

Blurring it was a good choice, but I think it needs a little more work around her left shoulder; it's not quite right.

It's worth some more work; this is a priceless portrait shot.

Best,
Dan

aadilj (18102) 2009-04-14 21:53

I like the softness and the way you have compsoed this deftly nuanced scene way. The heus and the lights are lovely

MarcT (20964) 2009-04-14 22:25

Hi Way,
A specila light, a good eye contact, nice colors but one can feel strong post processing in her skin...
Best wishes
Marc

shevchenko (20560) 2009-04-15 0:12

Hello Way,
Creative pov to include windows frame as the additional frame to the little child portrait, good lighting and artistic effect, full in mysterious fell, well done.
Ally

patdeph (35750) 2009-04-15 1:16

hello Way
this is a wonderful portrait!I love the pose of this cute little girl,and I love the light on her face and on her green t-shirt!But what I love the most,this is the softness given by your PP,the best treatment for a portrait ,so much better than sharpening!
Regards
Pascale

Dpbours (222) 2009-04-15 4:42

Hello Way,

Nice post processing! Haha, good story. Clearly you have not been there for long if you did not know that your niece had a little girl :-).
Nice workshop as well. Good to keep that memory if they are going to tore down the classroom. Children in some parts of the world would be jealous of such a classroom...

Dennis

sevy (58) 2009-04-15 8:39

Hello Way,

A very good portrait you did. The lightning is very smooth with a good rendering both in shadow and light.
Moreover, there is the frame inside the frame focusing the look on the girl and the green sweater by its color is giving a nice touch of color. In this way, the PP you selected fits well.

Yves.

trekks (14348) 2009-04-15 9:42

hi Way

A great capture of the dark shade setting for your framing of this post and showing a superb expression on the little girl. I like the tight crop and framing around the girl's face.

A creative shot!

tfs, bill

rginer (881) 2009-04-15 10:19 [Comment]

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bracasha75 (24591) 2009-04-15 12:36

Helo Way
Very beautiful picture
Excellent photo of this inocent look
Thanks for sharing
Bratislav

Morac (27725) 2009-04-15 12:52

Hi Way,
A quite delicate portrait,
I like it, very well frame, nice work.
Regards
Marc

BelCan75 (2201) 2009-04-15 13:00

Hello Way,

What a beautiful photo of this beautiful little girl. I like the effect you have created to make it look softer. It is such a beautiful portrait with wonderful light and nice colours. I really like it! Excellent work, Way!

Greetings,
Ann

casperduppy (1794) 2009-04-15 14:04

Hi Way, I am glad to see this in your gallery again. It's a beautiful tender shot with fantastic processing, but more than that a most amazing and special encounter - lovely. Casper

Colombiana (2957) 2009-04-15 19:35

Hey Way,

Look at that face! She is simply adorable! You really did a great job here with the desaturation which I think was very appropriate. The effect you created enhances her lovely innocent features and curious look.
Lovely portrait!
Kind regards,
Maryori

danos (110407) 2009-04-15 20:48

Hello Way,
nice the snapshot with the curious face of the little girl,looking from the window of your old classroom.Great the management of the light as the colours too,under difficult lighting conditions.Well done.

Regards,Danos

holmertz (102774) 2009-04-16 9:00

Hello Way,
She's such a cutie, but your postprocessing has made this much more than just a portrait of a pretty girl. The desaturation and few colours have a very elegant and artistic effect.
Thanks for sharing,
Gert

wolf38 (30) 2009-04-16 10:25

Hello Way. Compliment for this wonderful Portrait. It has artistic quality. Regards, Wolfgang.

baba_flies (8829) 2009-04-16 10:46

Hello Way! She is CUTE ... and curious and a little hungry too - this is when I get impatient :))) Wonderful PP, I really like the softness in the picture, it adds another innocent element. Very artistic photo work. The frame is just perfect of the little window, sweet how she looks around the corner, you can see that she knows what she wants. GIRLS. I like the white background and that the rest remains somehow somber but her face softens the situation, I mean how could it not. We all want to hug her :))) Great job, best regards, Barbara.

PS. I guess you are sorting out your Easter trip :))) I know how this is, we all do. LOTS of work!

gracious (20025) 2009-04-16 19:32

Sabaidi Way,
Excellent portrait with the best management of exposure and focus!
you model a real beauty!
thanks for the notes as well
take care and sincere regards
Tony

Angshu (56760) 2009-04-16 21:25

Sabaidie Way
Your pictures, especially those from your home land, always tell a story & very touching to me as I read your notes. This not only is a beautiful picture, but with your PP & the glow effect, this portrait becomes amazing. So you are the li'l girl's granduncle..how beautiful a feeling it would have been when you understood the relation for the first time!
Best Regards
Angshuman

berek (50518) 2009-04-20 20:10

Hi Way,
wov I love this misty portrait my friend. beautiful pastel green here. you managed background lights. well done.
Best Wishes.
Burak

vincz (19113) 2009-04-21 12:29

Beautiful one, very intriguing with such a light.Desaturation and blurring works really well here. Great pp work on a very tender shot.

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-04-23 10:46

Hi, Way.
Splendid portrait in every possible respect. Unique shadowplay, superb colors, and a most inventive and skilful postprocessing. In my not at all humble opinion (IMNAAHO) a shot that qualifies as one of your very best, TFS! Incidentally, I've been overly busy with work for the past three weeks, but I should be back on my usual TE schedule by early next week. Have a good day, I'll see you soon.
Fulvio.

ManuMay (36447) 2009-04-26 22:32

Hello Way!!

Very nice portrait!! A great mood on it and a very special light and postproduction, it fits really well and gives an air like ancient times...may be like a memory of your past years at school!!

Very nice idea really well done!!

Have a nice week...

Best regards

Manuel

PS: And I want to thank you too for your workshop!! And let us know your nice school!!

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-04-27 6:06

Hello Way
very nice portrait. The frame and cropping are excellent. The glance is lovely. The light was difficult but you managed very well
congratulations
Bertrand

BennyV (34748) 2009-05-05 23:51

Hello Way,

I missed this upload so far, and I am glad I discovered it. Excellent PP: the combination of desaturation and blur add an innocent kind of softness to the image. But, above all, it's the wonderful personal note which strikes a chord. This is so great...

Benny

faubry (35447) 2009-05-13 15:39

what beauty!!!! wonderful portrait, i like this blured effect!!! really a wonderful photo
bravo
francine