The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by hanneke:
I love the post processing, expecially on the mask. too bad you miss a bit of your foot. a square crop would've been striking too I think.

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by Ragga2000:
Nicely done :o) Don´t really understand why you cropped of the toes and elbow though?? good luck :o)

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Whoa thats an awesome mask

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by JPR:
Don't be sad, it's only a mask. I miss the real you.

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by SandyP:
Ok. . .I'm almost done voting, and this is one of only 2 that I've seen so far that scream "RIBBON" the minute it popped up on my screen! This is exquisite! Beautiful lighting. Beautiful focus. Flawless in every way! 10

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by sherpet:
Awesome...awesome...awesome...Definately a winner in my book, and I love this one.....Definately a "10" from me..... My first "10", and it may be my only "10".....

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by Gringo:
Excellent Work! I believe one of the most difficult challenges of shooting for a self portrait contest, would be to get the audience to relate to a total stranger in a positive way. I think you have accomplished that quite well here. Nice skin tones, great job of dropping clutter from the shot with the black background. My only suggestion to improve the composition would be to keep the focus sharp all the way down to the feet, or remove them from the shot all together. All-in-all, it's really a great shot.
It scores a 9 from me.

The Masks We Wear
by escapetooz

Comment by Evaan:
Very creative and SUPURB light. 10

How do I look?
by escapetooz

Comment by posthumous:
great expression and distortion of face. I also like the motion blur on the strands of hair and the demonstrative way she holds the blowdryer. 7

Truck Front
by escapetooz

Comment by wavelength:
I like this well enough, seems a little cool on the white balance, but that might be intentional. ?

I think that framing this so that her face was directly in front of only th grill would help, and keep the bright line of the hood from crossin her head. Uusally it would be better to have a cleaner backgound, but this is a pretty cool one. I think to heighten the effect some grunge processing, lightly applied, could help to grit this up and make the truck/prop fit in better.

There's not much to be said for leading line here, the re-framing would help, and skewing the angle some more so that theres a nice diagonal toward her face to lead the eyes. The headlight becomes a distraction so close to the edge there. Better to get her closer to one with just a bit of separation between it and her head to preserve the scene information and make it more in tune with the rest of the comp.

A strand in front of the eye can be a good thing and add some character, a full lock of hair is too much, especially when it covers the Iris.