Isabelle #7

Beautiful shot Nicole. The colours really pop, and the eyes are spectacular!
Great work!

you have got this down to a fine art with those eyes now Nic…......just stunning…...........
p.s. thanks for the Q1….......
xkc

This is georeous LOOK AT THOSE EYES!!!!!

amazing portrait – the colors are fantastic and the eye simply captivating

Gorgeous. Amazing & beautiful eyes

so beautiful, beautiful, blue eyes.

My goodness, this is perfect, everything about it is perfect, well done!

must say the more I look at this one the more I like it…

This is fantastic Nicole.. and yes you are right, her eyes look wonderful here.. such a great and clear blue.. Infact all the colours here are wonderful.. theres no escaping that flower!

Yes her eyes are so beuatiful – well done.

Hi Nicole – just wanted to say I love your portraits …. they are simply stunning!

thankyou grahame and thanks everyone else for the lovely comments on this one…

very natural, and catching the extraordinary…

this is beautiful, I love the strength and clarity of the colours, well done!

Great work!

Nicole this is stunning!

Stunning clarity and color.

Wow so sharp! love the tones in this too.

Very nice!

You do these portraits so well!! So Beautiful.

Its a winner, Nicole, her eyes are gorgeous.

Fantastic shot, her eyes are just gorgeous, beautiful portrait !

Gorgeous eyes!!! and the pink flower is perfect..beautiful..

This is beautiful! You must tell me what you did!

perfect…

gorgeous !

Thanks everyone for the comments – I am v. pleased with this one (esp as it is my daughter).
For those that have asked what I did, I cloned out her freckles and added a bit of a blur to her skin (masking out her eyes and the flower), I used the high pass filter with ‘softlight’ and droped opacity and masked out everything expect her eyes and the flower. I also played with the levels, increased the contrast and brightness (a little), played with some the filters (can’t remember which one I used – sorry) and blended it in with (softlight – I think) and dropped the opacity. Also used the dodge and burn tool to highlight eyes and flower… hope that helps some, have prob. left out some steps ‘cause i do a bit, take a break, come back and do a bit more – should write it down…

Nicole this is absolutely gorgeous. The eyes, the reflection, the flower…all breathtaking. I love the other pics you took as well.

Great shot, love those eyes, well done

Very nice portrait

beautiful shot

So very gorgeous!!

This is sooooooo beautiful Nicole.

stunning eyes

what lens is this?? her eyes look fantastic

very beautiful capture i love it like always your work is beautiful.

:-)wanda

she has amazing eyes

Love the composition, clarity, light, vibrancy and feel of this image. You nailed it .. Well done.

Stunning portrait Nicole.

Great portrait Nicole – the eyes and the flower make this special – well done !

love the color of her eye up against the flower!

wonderful wonderful eyes…

Gorgeous portrait full of purity !

fantastic work, those eyes are stunning, you have this portraiting down to a fine art, thankyou for your comments on my clevedon pier shot

Just beautiful Nicole. Love the compositon & those eyes!

Amazing portrait. The composition is perfect and very artistically shot. The eyes jump out at you. Very, very beautiful!

wow – this is stunning! amazing colours

Gorgeous blue eyes Nicole! (I noticed this one on oe)

Wow, this is flawless.

Immaculate image! Love the lighting in this…

Wow, what a beauty! Nice details on the eyes, and the colors are just perfect!

An absolutely stunning picture, beautifully done.

wow, breathtaking! Love the eyes and the pink gerbera really sets off the whole portrait. Beautiful!!!

Stunning detail, and a wonderful angle. Beautiful!

Amazing. I cannot find a single thing that I do not like in this image and I do not possess the vocabulary that accurately conveys my thoughts.
Sorry but…”excellent” is all I can say

beautiful girl with amazing eyes… fantastic pic :D

such a pretty shot…love how her eyes stand out….what a pretty little girl…love all ur shots

absolutely stunning!

Nicole, you daughter is beautiful! You composed this shot very well…those eyes just jump out at you and the flower color compliments the shot beautifully.

Superb portrait of a beautiful girl! Great composition and skin tones

wow, the lighting, composition and reflection in her eyes are all just stunning!

the colors are stunning

This is so beautiful. Her eyes are amazing :)

Wowee, a signature shot. Brilliant.

oh my god!
beautiful eyes, beautiful picture. well done!

I put this one in my favs… Just EYE Catching….. Thanks for sharing…

Her eyes are gorgeous, just an awesome photo and shot, nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she has such expressive eyes ! beautiful I like the reflection too
lovely composition and colors =)

fantastic shot, beautiful girl

congratulations on being in the top ten The eyes of a child challenge

cheers rosina

wonderful capture and wonderful focus on the eyes

You got my “Thumbs up” award!

I can dig it!

Awesome!

Outstanding Portrait!

sweet one !

Nicole this is a STUNNING capture, wonderful!!

Yes Nicole, I too love her eyes in this shot, but more so the contrast between the flower and her face.
Cristóbal

This was just elegantly done. The color, clarity and reflection are amazing. Very nice work.

Fantastic shot! You have some wonderful photos in your collection :)

Congrats on your top ten, wonderful, beautiful shot!

Great shot

She’s gorgeous, a perfect model for you!

wow, wonderful work, well done

Beautiful portrait Nicole, beautiful skin tone and amazing capture on her eyes.

Congratulations on your well earned feature on “Family Unlimited”

Congratulations on your feature….she is beautiful and you’ve captured her sweetness and innocence perfectly. Nice work.

Hi Nicole. The photo is beautiful. I thought you must have worked it because no-one has skin that perfect. :))

stunning image! love it!

Simply stunning, it’s a winner, I hope you are entering this in our eyes challenge!

See I said it would be the winner!!! Many congrats!

Many congrats on your beautiful win :)

Congrats Nicole – Stunning image and a well-deserved win.

Absolutely gorgeous. Her eyes just sparkle…. Many congrats on your win.

WOW! This is simply breathtaking! She’s gorgeous!

Beautiful portrait….the eyes..WOW!

Simply gorgeous!

Very impressive.

wow this is beautiful. Would you mind if i painted this?

mere words cannot express….what a lovely girl!

I must have missed this image Nicole. It is one of the most stunningly beautiful portraits I have EVER seen. An instant fav for me.

OMG! she is beautiful!!!! Beautiful eyes! Excellent portrait!

Stunning, stunning shot! The colour and lighting are absolutely fantastic!

adorable!

Mahalo for your tutorial, this is a very beautiful portrait and your daughter is lovely!!

Oh my gosh, I adore this!!! LOVE her eyes!!! This portrait is perfect in every way. :)

Absolutely fantastic portrait! The eyes have it allright!

Amazing shot…she has gorgeous eyes and you captured them perfectly!

Just fantastic!

Stunning!

Gorgeous!

Wonderfully done! Beautiful!

What a magical photo! Your daughter must love it. Her eyes look amazing. I really love your work. Well done!

Brilliant work!

the eyes are striking.

Gorgeous shot !! I love your work!

amazing!

Magic, your portrait photo’s are brilliant and your daughters eye’s are georgous

Beautiful! Congrats on winning the Top 10 challenge!

Awesome shot! Congrats with your win!

This is brilliant. Such a beautiful portrait with incredible vibrance of colour. Brilliant!!

It is a lovely portrait of your beautiful child Nicole. Her eyes are so pretty. I love your processing and the wonderful colours. Congratulations on your feature :))

wow superb portrait!
Your daughter is very beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful…Stunning eyes…Nice colors…Excellent portrait!!!

Whoa! Very clean! What kind of software do you use?

Beautiful, stunning, congrats on all your features :)

This is so pretty! :) I love the eyes.

wow! this is a perfect image!