unPopular Troll Magazine
by Rikki

Comment:
Pretty hilarious... but I do have one question...

I paid for the subscription, so where the HELL is my issue #2?

;)

Left Behind
by maestro

Comment:
Very nice, very moody.

It feels a bit like it could use a kick about a degree and a half counter clockwise...

The dog seems quite stark against the background, which bothers me a bit... Maybe just a tiny bit less strong in the whites....

Also, there's something very odd going on in the background. It looks like there's been some major cloning work with little help from the healing brush...

Some of it looks like grid lines or something... Hard to place exactly...

PureLines.jpg
by Photopromo

Comment:
Wow. This is really beautiful..

I especially like the way it curls around at your neck.

Great balance in the shadows on your backdrop as well as in the material...

Good stuff!

Time Alone
by SDW

Comment:
There are few better expressions of love than the sincere effort to show how beautiful another person is in your eyes...

As to the picture, it looks pretty nice, but I will say that I think your cyans are a fair bit too hot... I'm seeing strong cyan tones in the leaves... If you want to keep the color strength, try a selective hue shift... it will reduce her 'pop' from the BG though...

Because this isn't basic editing, you could also do the same thing with an adjustment layer and black out the area of her shirt...

Message edited by author 2006-06-15 01:56:59.

DPC Fashion
by EarlBaker

Comment:
Damned fine shot! Definitely underrated. Great choice of color for the background as it complements her eyes very well.

A couple of things that might help:

Try seeing how it looks to bring her away from the wall by a few feet. It might help to eliminate some shadows and make her 'pop' a little more.

Try pushing your exposure up just a hair (+1/3 stop?)

Of course, I like the 'look up' thing too.. There's lots of hidden beauty in that suggestion...

For tips on using adjustment layers, I learned a bucketload from www.radiantvista.com and their video tutorials... SO helpful! You will NEVER go back. Start with the big 130MB one..

I then made an action to create all those layers for me and I just choose which one I want to play with... I usually do layers, curves for midtone contrast, curves for color casts and hue/saturation.

Message edited by author 2006-06-15 00:31:31.

M(eye)lk
by dahved

Comment:
Hey dude, have you tried to use the pillowcase as a large diffuser?

Try this:

Get a big clear bag (suitable for the size of the pillowcase), inflate with air and tie off.

Place it inside the pillowcase with the tie on the side so the light can enter unobstruted, but the light that exits forwards also doesn't get affected..

This should make the light source even larger and softer.

and weaker of course :)

good creativity!

lightningwithfire.jpg
by Kelli

Comment:
Uhm, what the hell is the story with this one?

It looks like a lightning strike about 20 feet from you!

YIKES! Please include photographers notes! Thank you!

solitary
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
Beautiful and very moody.

Thirst burst II
by Patrol

Comment:
D A N G! Fantastic... Love to see your how to.

Colors Of Conduction #2
by lear202bt

Comment:
VERY nice. Missed it during the challenge.

Fave.