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by Kelli

Comment:
A few things which held this back

- Focus. I can tell your focus was on the spot, but it looks like either she moved or your hands were shakey because it's just a tad on the blurry side. Probably could have been tightened up in smart sharpen or usm.

- Saturation. This is DPC, what the real color of something happens to be is irrelevant. I want that ice cream to be so colorful my eyes start to melt when I look at it!

- Contrast. The overall image is a bit flat and washed out. One spot this really hurts is the reflections in the sunglasses. Those would really jump out if the blacks were more black in the photo.

Things that worked

- Pretty model. It never hurts.

- Natural pose. She doesn't have a deer-in-the-headlights stare, nor is she giving the ice cream a im-a-pornstar lick. It has a nice, natural feel.

- Reflections. You can never go wrong with reflections on DPC. Not taken full advantage of here as discussed above, but present and in your favor.

Also since it was advanced editing, you could probably have sent this into 6+ range by spending time enhancing the eyes and skin in photoshop. Brad (I think it was brad) has a decent tutorial on photoshopping models into magazine quality creatures of beauty. Wouldn't take a lot of work in this shot, and would have lifted it above the realm of casual photo.

:: Mail Order Bride ::
by jprezant

Comment:
The other bride shows up in lingerie, yours appears to have expired during shipping...

China White
by lykofos

Comment:
Think this is against the site rules. Fear not, however, I'll give it the vote it deserves on the merits of the photo alone.

Lil ' Whiskers
by tfarrell23

Comment:
The box is sort of an afterthought here isn't it? Clever way to get past the dumb challenge idea, so kudos to you.

Mail-Order Bride
by FocusPoint

Comment:
Didn't know they arrived in honeymoon apparel.

Leaving You
by Dr_Toto

Comment:
I will never understand the urge to take a great photo and turn it into a cartoon.

Now What?
by Tammer

Comment:
Nice shot, well lit. To be honest I'm sick to death of seeing so many kid shots in challenge after challenge, but it's your perogative.

Cardboard Tubes
by DistantColours

Comment:
If it was just cardboard, I would have gone the tubes route as well because it's certainly easier to make an interesting shot with cardboard tubes rather than a cardboard box. Alas the challenge specified box, and despite being the must unbelievably mundane and ridiculous idea ever proposed, you have to work with what you've been given.

Apheresis
by Bogi

Comment:
Love it. 2nd best in the challenge.

f r u s t r a t i o n
by bnilesh

Comment:
Unoriginal, but still really good looking shot. Best of the bunch in the challenge.