Back to School
by AmiYuy

Comment by soccerrocker1989:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
im not ready
its still summer!!!
dont say those words!

Back to School
by AmiYuy

Comment by JJacobson:
Well shot. good compisition. -10

Back to School
by AmiYuy

Comment by Prime_Time:
Wonder what a black back ground would have looked like?
Still nice ideal.

Back to School
by AmiYuy

Comment by ShadowSpirit:
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Back to School
by AmiYuy

Comment by ScantyNebula:
This needs a quick run through Neat Image, there's visible grain in the shadows. I like the soft focus.

Carved by Fire
by AmiYuy

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
I see what you are trying to do and it's an innovative and creative idea. It's a nice releif from the flowers. However the blown out reflection at the bottom detracts from an otherwise worthy ribbon contender.

Be fashionable, wear glasses!
by AmiYuy

Comment by Konador:
The final shot, in my opinion, looks too much like a snapshot and not an advertisement at all. I don't think desaturating the background would have helped, but getting rid of it completely would have. Doing the same shot with a white background would look much more like a pro advert. The focus is meant to be on the glasses, but the background is just too distracting here. Also, the focus seems slightly off. Either that, or you used the wrong settings when sharpening in post-processing. The lighting is a bit harsh on her neck and hair too. To get the glasses looking more appealing for the advert, they should have some kind of catchlight in them to make them look shiney and new, and add character.

Marbles
by AmiYuy

Comment by Konador:
In the first, did you apply a gaussian blur then fade it? There seems to be a soft blue halo around the marbles which, to me, spoils the shot. I would have liked to see the marbles nice and sharp. The background is also a problem, which you've already mentioned. It is hard getting a fully white background, especially without fancy lighting equipment, but it is possible. You need to over expose the shot by a few stops, and make sure it is evenly lighted. Since you wanted the shadows, which look good, you couldn't have moved the light source, so the best thing to do I think would be to put a white board at the bottom right, to reflect some of the light back onto the surface. The would create a more evenly lit background. Any imperfections or non-white areas could have also be dodged out or erased since the challenge was advanced editing :)

Going Down
by AmiYuy

Comment by Konador:
This is great :)

Marbles
by AmiYuy

Comment by Navyseal:
Simple yet effective composition.