Handmade
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Comment by whiteroom:
very original, the paper is a bit distracting?

Handmade
by airatic

Comment by Mambe:
Original shot !

Handmade
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Comment by notonline:
interesting shot but not a picture I would hang on my wal or expect to see on display anywhere except that company.

Handmade
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Comment by menardmam:
really cool.... background should be more even next time a7

Handmade
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Comment by jjr152:
If only that was the handprint in the Jim Thorpe prison... it'd be like the Everlasting Gobstopper!

If you don't know what I'm talking about, follow this link: //www.visitjimthorpe.com/new/history.htm#handprint

Handmade
by airatic

Comment by joaoba:
Interesting and creative composition.

Handmade
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Comment by dinny:
clever idea, must have been fun cleaning up

Word
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Comment by Manish Shrivastava:
I think light must only on palm

Dangerous Seduction
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Comment by admart01:
Hi Summer,

Greetings from the Critique Club...

Congrats on your personal best with this shot. I think all your many shots and selection of this one helped to get you a good ranking.

I think the size of your image (I'll take the word of ohmark who's done the math) is 50% smaller than it could/should be. When I vote I like to see as much detail and a larger image helps this. I think that's the main reason your shot was lower that in should be in the challenge. Read through some of the forums for the technical details of getting better sizes. As for the challenge fit, you nailed the feel of an advertisement.

As for the technical elements and the mood of the shot... The lighting on the bottle is just right-- the shadows and highlights could not have been better placed. You didn't put much technical detail in your comments but I assume part of your many shots was tweaking the lighting. I'd like to see the backdrop lit a little more on the right and less on the left. Playing around with two lamps/flashlight might make the lighting even more interesting.

You've got the right idea with the backdrop - right color that adds to the "romantic" feel -- there isn't much romance in terry cloth :) Silk/velvet, if you had it on hand would be better (I know you're working with what you've got) for the mood and to lessen a bit of distracting texture. Hard to tell but your dof looks spot on.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work in future challenges. If you have any questions, feel free to pm me.

Regards,
Theresa

Word
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Comment by middelbosch:
I think there is to much light on the hands, but I like the idea