The Results
by amandalore

Comment:
This is a powerful shot. I actually prefer this one to the edited version. It's somehow more emotional - it says "raw response" to me more than the other one.

Okay, you could get rid of the spot on her right. But I prefer the angled tiles to be visible.

I really like how you left it open to interpretation!

too old to play with dolls
by amandalore

Comment:
This shot and the title complement each other beautifully.

After thinking about it a bit, I decided I really like all the space at the top - it gives you the viewpoint of an adult looking down at the doll.

I'd love to see it lightened some, though, as others have suggested. It's just a little too hard to see the doll.

And congrats on your finish!

Shadows painted in.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Wow! I'll have to try this. I can see a whole family portrait. :)

Grapes of Wrath
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
HI-larious! :)

untitled
by BeeCee

Comment:
Thanks for showing us what some very simple items can look like when set up by a talented, creative person. You're inspiring me to keep playing around!

A Photographer's Guide to Fishing
by BeeCee

Comment:
Oh, what a gorgeous shot! All of it - the curve from one side to the other, the DOF, the use of the rule of thirds, the high contrast ...

That does it. Between this and the others of yours I've just been commenting on, you're now one of my favorite photogs.

After all, us S2 ISers have to stick together. :)

dpc-9651-studio4.jpg
by BeeCee

Comment:
*laugh*

I just LOVE shots like this, where normal people who don't have a huge studio show us how it's done. I'm thinking of setting up something like this in my basement. My initial budget is about $5: for a couple of pieces of posterboard and some black cloth as backdrops. Oh, and one of those LED lights. Maybe a flashlight with some wax paper over it. :)

Flower Bed
by BeeCee

Comment:
Ha! Another creative effort.

Please keep on going for the creative shots. You'll nail the photography end eventually. Me, I'm struggling to find things to shoot in the first place!

I'd be curious to see you put this up in the forums and see what someone could do with in post-processing. I've been astonished at how much people improved one of my shots.

Then you: a) learn what else you could do and b) get to post an edited version that looks even better. :)

Message edited by author 2006-07-13 22:51:05.

That Certain "Spark"
by BeeCee

Comment:
I like this a lot!

First, because you actually made something. I mean, the other bazillion entries really found good ways to capture something other people created, but you had an original idea.

Second, because I think it's an attractive shot. Some of those sparks on the left look like little bugs flying away.

Twinkle Twinkle Little...Pushpin?
by BeeCee

Comment:
Well, *I* think it's neat, both in concept and in execution. :)