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Title: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 02:18 BST (UK)
The lovely woman in this photo was killed in a house fire...her daughter found this picture of her as a senior in high school....Im not sure where to start...could you work your magic please??
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: MartynS on Monday 19 September 16 07:31 BST (UK)
A try from me. A tough challenge this one to keep the natural tones. I hope its a good start.


Edited : Updated image - right eye changed.
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 10:45 BST (UK)
Blimey! I love the arm and hand, I so couldn't figure that one out!! beautiful!!
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: MartynS on Monday 19 September 16 10:54 BST (UK)
Thank you very much for your kind words - I had to improvise of course a bit with the arm and hand, i didn't have any idea really just did what i though might have been natural - but yes it did come out well indeed  ;)
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: Trishanne on Monday 19 September 16 12:15 BST (UK)
One from me, such a sad loss, she was a beautiful lady
Pat
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 19 September 16 14:48 BST (UK)
Not easy but I had a go...Beautiful lady...what a tragedy  :-\
Carol
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 19 September 16 14:51 BST (UK)
and one without the border and with more contrast.
Carol
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 15:01 BST (UK)
OH MY! Simply Beautiful!!
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 19 September 16 15:11 BST (UK)
Glad you like it...I couldn't make her hand look realistic so had to hide it  ;D
Carol
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 16:32 BST (UK)
Love the idea of hiding it!! it is soo much more polished than what I came up with
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: MartynS on Monday 19 September 16 17:19 BST (UK)
If you had carried on you would of had a great restore. Nothing wrong with what you done..Its very good.


Carol cleverly hid the hand - and I took a hand from a stock photo and overlaid it -- so there is always a way to fix this things  ;)
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 17:26 BST (UK)
Thank you for your kind words! I just couldn't find a match for the missing parts
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: loord74 on Monday 19 September 16 17:29 BST (UK)
My Try
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Monday 19 September 16 17:37 BST (UK)
very nice!
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: tommyfromri on Tuesday 20 September 16 01:12 BST (UK)
my effort.   ,Tommy
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 20 September 16 02:13 BST (UK)
Hi Jeni,

What a beautiful looking girl but such a very sad ending.

I hope this doesn't upset you/cause you more grief but I was wondering how old she was, was she married, did she have kids & what happened that she died & most importantly, what was your relationship to her?

Sorry if my questions seem absurd but I'm just curious of the circumstances of her sad young death.

Annie
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Tuesday 20 September 16 02:40 BST (UK)
early 50s, yes 2 children she was in a house fire, she didn't make it out. she was my 2nd cousins mother.
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: jesterjeni71 on Tuesday 20 September 16 02:40 BST (UK)
You do beautiful work!!! Thank you!
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: tommyfromri on Tuesday 20 September 16 03:26 BST (UK)
One with a dark vignette too.  ,Tommy
Title: Re: Help! Samantha sadly killed in House fire
Post by: terry h on Friday 23 September 16 10:09 BST (UK)
A couple of tries from me.

Terry