Does this look really photoshopped and unnatural?

Question

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1645/pictureri7.jpg

or would i be better off just going with this one?

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z262/aggie_fan11/me1837-1.jpg

Answer 1

It doesn't look extremely unnatural, but it's noticeable. You could probably fix it by changing the lighting and blending. I'd probably stick with the second one.

Answer 2

you can tell it is photoshopped but you did a good job out the cutting out of your body i must say its pretty smooth. but yeah its pretty unnatural prob just stick with the other one but if you really like the first one you might as well just tone down the colors and contrast and try to make them match a little more.  

Answer 3

Go with the second one.  The first one look really, REALLY photoshopped and unnatural. I will fix it for you if you email me both pics, (you and then the background you want.)  email me at [e-mail]

Answer 4

If your top was off, no one could tell...

However, since THAT will never happen, yes, it looks photo shopped like crazy.. The lighting in the background is different than your lighting, different angles and intensities... But, if you could match YOUR lighting to match that of your background, it could slide by, some....

I would go with the 2nd image...

Bob - Tucson

Answer 5

Try this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei...

It COULD look like this if you used fill flash and left the background a little overexposed.  The original (yours) is really low resolution, so there are some obvious blocks in the image.  If you are going to use this small on MySpace or something, you will be able to get away with it.

Click on "All sizes" and download the original size.

If you leave a comment for me to take this down, I will.

Answer 6

i think the second is good and if you can fix the shadow around your upper body, because you are not supposed to have shadow on the air...u know what i mean~~~other wise it's good~~go for the second one!!  

Answer 7

You can tell it is photoshopped, so if you are going for natural just go with the real picture!

Answer 8

How about another picture altogether, because neither of them do a pretty girl justice. Making a decent portrait is easy, just follow a few simple guidelines. A simple background, IE: the sky with the photographer laying on the ground shooting up at you. A plain colored sheet from a queen or king sized bed, hung or taped to the wall. Perhaps you sitting in a chair by the window on a cloudy day, your looking out, photographer is about 45 degrees to your left or right.

Keep at it and give it some thought, you'll come up with something cool, and that'll look a whole lot better than your bathroom, and or a poor attempt at a Photoshop composite.

Answer 9

yes, i'd go with the second one.