Photograph a close-up, head and shoulders portrait, in available or natural lighting without flash or any other photographic lighting. The face should be in shade, not receiving direct light, should be towards the camera and with both eyes clearly visible. This is the first time I have chosen to be in front of the camera!
You should make two selections, one at a time, with its own adjustment. The first should be of the entire face, which you should adjust by increasing the brightness and increasing the contrast. See below, this had the effect of drawing attention to the face.
The second selection and adjustment should be of the eyes only (iris and pupil). First exaggerate the colour o the iris by increasing the saturation an brightness. My eyes are very bright blue which is not picked up by the camera so I thought that by increasing the saturation the image would then be a closer representation.
The changes have actually resulted in my eyes appearing more of a grey/blue.
Next, try changing the hue.
I have now changed my eyes to appear rather green. While the change is not hugely noticeable, as I know how the image should appear, I feel that it is dishonest and a step to far from reality. I find lighting the face to make it more visible more acceptable but altering the eye colour seems like too much of a change for me. Maybe I will change my mind after further experimentation.
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