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Challenge: Color on Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Date: Jul 20, 2006
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2006

 Well, I couldn't think of anything to shoot for this challenge without spending beyond my budget, or ending up with a new pet turtle, frog or fish, so Dave opened his big mouth and said that I could paint his bald head and I took him up on it, lol. Was nice to have a new model for a change. I let him pick the color and the background, I was going for a really bright green, but afterall, he's the one that was going to be covered in paint.

Processing: I did quite a bit of this... Seems I can't get my little studio to do good portraits; I can't seem to figure out the lighting, maybe I need one more, who knows... I used quite a bit of layers and masks to adjust the color balance, hue/saturation, contrast, shadow/highlight, sharpening and blurring separately for the BG and Dave's head. Also used some healing to get rid of some wrinkles in the BG. I also put a red photo filter on the insides of his lids and used healing to blend it because we didn't want to get paint that close to his eyes and Dave had a hard time letting me get the eyeliner that close either... Seems that I take for granted all the practice I've had with muscle control in putting on make-up, lol. But yeah, finished it all up with some slight burning around the edges...

I hope you guys like this, otherwise, I'm getting a turtle.

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.4141
Avg (commenters): 7.9394
Avg (participants): 6.3333
Avg (non-participants): 6.4408
Views since voting: 1719
Views during voting: 504
Votes: 326
Comments: 44
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 08/06/2006 10:10:15 AM
Very creative, and totally bizarre!
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 08/02/2006 11:31:53 PM
This is amazing! What a sport he is. Don't get a turtle, keep shooting people! OK, go ahead and get a turtle...but keep shooting people, too. The red is a great choice and the eyes are incredible. I really appreciate the fact that they are not bloodshot (my pet peeve:).

The shadow doesn't really bother me. It sort of creates a sinister feeling; even though he looks pretty non-sinister under that paint. Nice work, Amanda!
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 08/02/2006 11:19:47 AM
hmm... a few people have mentioned the shadow on his head, really, most of that is where the paint was too thin, I did the finishing up while he was standing, so I didn't really notice the top of his head, lol, and then the shadow just happened to fall that way, so it was magnified... oh well, guess I could've painted it more once I noticed, but I didn't want to make it longer than it had to be.

Thanks everyone for the comments, lol, and yeah he's get a nice big bald head... perfect for painting
 08/02/2006 08:24:52 AM
Great stuff with the eyes.

Bit of a dark spot on the head from lighting...

Did you start with your lights at 90 degrees or 120 degrees angle from each other? Maybe they need to be a tiny bit higher... ?

Lighting can be really tough.

I think you are definitely starting to move beyond "coming along nicely" now...

Nice to shoot someone else for a change isn't it?

A nitpick would be in the strange soft appearance of the eyes. A bit of sharpening or something might give them a bit more snap... maybe. I'd try a fairly wide radius with some strong amounts masked just to the eyes on a separate layer and maybe in darken mode and play with the opacity... Just a guess.
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 08/02/2006 06:13:40 AM
excellent! the eyes work perfectly here.
He has a large head, doesn't he ? :-)
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 08/02/2006 04:12:59 AM
This is great. The eyes really make it. Well done.
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 08/02/2006 02:16:17 AM
Gave this an 8. Yet another creative, well-done shot from you. You're definitely demonstrating repeatedly why you're on my favorite photogs list. :)

And that was before I even realized the connection between the title and the crop!
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 08/02/2006 01:14:59 AM
New he blushed after shooting your lines image,HA HA, great finish deserved higher. Well done Dave.
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 08/02/2006 12:29:24 AM
This was one of my favorites from the challenge. No turtles for Amanda.
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 08/02/2006 12:14:02 AM
Hey Amanda, great shot. One of the 2 10's I gave out.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2006 11:51:28 PM
Interesting shot...... The blue eyes really make this photo pop. The subject must have had fun putting on, and taking off the red paint!7
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 08/01/2006 11:04:55 PM
nice blue eyes!!!! great shot too! love how it's not centered
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 08/01/2006 06:24:02 PM
The things you people will do for a challenge! :D The contrast with the eyes is just awesome. The crop feels a little bit awkward but I guess it works with the title. Nicely done.
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 08/01/2006 05:53:49 PM
I love how his blue eyes pop off the screen! wonderful!
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 08/01/2006 02:02:42 PM
one of my favorites this challenge -- creepy and a lot of work to set up. Worthwhile effort
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 07/31/2006 11:01:51 PM
Wow. Those blue eyes really come through all that red. I like your idea here.
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 07/31/2006 12:07:22 PM
Not sure about the title though it almost lines up perfectly with where the mouth should be. Great detail in the face even with the makeup and the contrast of the blue eyes is awesome. I really like this one. 10.
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 07/30/2006 03:52:43 PM
Simple yet exciting and interesting- the colors are great. I like the choice of crop and the title adds interest.
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 07/30/2006 12:20:50 AM
The blue eyes contrast wonderfully with the rest of the shot.
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 07/29/2006 11:37:39 PM
Highly interesting study with superb texture. 7
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 07/29/2006 05:33:34 PM
Those eyes are freaky man!!! Talk about powerful contrast!
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 07/29/2006 09:16:11 AM
Love the rich red colour and how the eyes stand out, great shot and one of the top 10 in my opinion. 9
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 07/28/2006 08:35:59 PM
I foten wonder why people never shave their eyebrows too. 9.
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 07/28/2006 04:50:18 PM
I really love the contrast between the red and the blue of the eyes. Nice shot.
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 07/27/2006 05:25:59 PM
This is so surreal. I can see you did a lot of work to get this. The blue eyes are stunning. I'm giving it a 10!
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 07/27/2006 04:52:47 PM
I'm always amazed at the lengths people go for challenges.
I love the way his eyes pop out so much. He has gorgeous eyes!
The red color is also pretty impacting.
the lighting seems just perfect. There's a little dark shadow that starts on his forehead and goes up his head, but i'm okay with that.

I was just going to make a comment about how I didn't think the title fit the picture very well, but I just got it. Or at least I think I did.

Anywho, I like this a lot. So good luck with this photo. I hope you do very well!

Edit: Typos

Message edited by author 2006-08-03 04:49:17.
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 07/27/2006 12:06:19 PM
cool! 9!
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 07/27/2006 02:17:39 AM
I really like the picture with the colors and texture. I would like to see some outtakes that are cropped differently.
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 07/27/2006 12:15:29 AM
Creative! Red contacts would have been awesome, although the blue is cool.
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 07/26/2006 10:50:20 PM
Excelllent!
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 07/26/2006 10:47:07 PM
it scares me
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 07/26/2006 08:29:05 PM
Awesome shot.
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 07/26/2006 03:36:59 PM
Amazing shot. Hope you got the paint off again. Btw, you have eyes like Russel Crowe.
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 07/26/2006 02:03:30 PM
Wow! I love the composition, the eyes, the idea. Great execution. I tried to get some family members to paint their face, but they wouldn't have it. I love this picture, I'm adding it to my favorites, great job!
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 07/26/2006 11:35:25 AM
With such blue eyes this would work really well with blue too! Nice job!
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 07/26/2006 10:11:31 AM
interesting shades of red.
blue eyes literally jump off the screen at you.
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 07/26/2006 08:39:26 AM
Really Nice make up job. The blue eyes just pop... My focus just goes to you eyes i like it alot vey nice shot 9
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 07/26/2006 08:00:54 AM
Very crisp, clear shot. Very crisp! I like how the eyes are so penetratingly blue. And, man, that is one awesome make-up job! Great shot.
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 07/26/2006 05:32:35 AM
Exellent color on color image....
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 07/26/2006 05:12:16 AM
he he! u obvioulsy went to alot of trouble for this one. Besidese that it is very sharp and memorable! (8)
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 07/26/2006 01:59:18 AM
great idea .. nice comp and great lighting .. well done!
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 07/26/2006 12:41:44 AM
from one bald head to another...superb! eyes are amazing for this and I hope you ribbon for all the hard work you went through 10
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 07/26/2006 12:25:58 AM
Well done...this works very well...now go wash off...that has to be miserable...love the eyes
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