Uninvited Guest
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Comment by irisheyes:
So vivid that I don't think I shall ever eat another cheese sandwhich or piece of celery again...

Pinch
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Comment by SandyP:
This is so cute! Dumb voters!

Pinch
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Comment by nheilweil:
LOL...very original!

Pinch
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Comment by bvlindalou:
why are you pinching her sweet little hands?

Pinch
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Comment by Gallatin:
Nice colorful shot

A Dandy Afternoon
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Comment by Pedro:


ditto to some of the other comments - when you have a face as fabulous as your daughter's...make in the focal point of the image. you're lucky to have such a beautiful and willing resident model :)

Mink
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Comment by Pedro:


same comment as the cigar one - tightened the crop to put her eyes on the third-lines, and bring her more in touch with the viewer, without losing any necessary information. Love the angle that you approached this one with - this is one of my favourites in your portfolio.

It's A Girl !!!
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Comment by Pedro:


Like the Pond photo...adding some space on the right gives the picture some flow by giving the cigar a place to explode into. an even crop around the outside contains the dynamics of the shot.

the whole idea behind the rule of thirds is to address the viewers natural line of sight. when we first view an image our gaze tends to go to the four intersections of a tic-tac-toe board if you were to draw one over the image. by putting the focal point of the image on one of those intersections, you immediately draw the eye to the impact part of the image - which in this case is your face and the cigar.

It's Cold Outside
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Comment by Pedro:


again I just tightened this one up a bit, which brings you closer in touch with her, without losing any of the elements of the photo - you can still see she's wearing a fuzzy hat and coat, you can still see the cigar, but the tighter crop gives you a tighter connection to her. As an aside I tend to shoot models (especially women) from slightly above their eyeline so they're looking up a little - it tends to be a little more flattering to their facial structure, and it opens their eyes up a little more - as i'm sure you've guessed i consider eyes to be the main thing that connects someone to an image.

Message edited by author 2007-02-09 14:35:23.

At-the-pond
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Comment by Pedro:


just shifted the crop a little to get her out of the centre of the image, and to give her gaze some direction. by putting her to the right of the frame, her gaze gives the photo some flow and opens it up to the left, rather than boxing her in (not sure if that makes sense).



Message edited by author 2007-02-09 14:31:10.