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 12/08/2006 06:52:33 PM · #1

12/08/2006 06:55:55 PM · #2
That's crazy. I didn't vote on that challenge, but the lighting is great and composition look great too. That should have been well higher than it scored. Nice shooting.
 12/08/2006 06:57:52 PM · #3
One its way too tightly cropped and 2 well voting is as it is sorry
 12/08/2006 06:58:49 PM · #4
I gave that a 4, why?

Because it was boring. The pose is not interesting, the background adds nothing, the light on the hair is slightly to harsh, nothing connecting to me as a viewer, no light in the eyes, no emotion. IMHO it is a rather average snapshot. I'll probably not make any friends this way (and I do not care), but it explains the score and placement.

Edit: And her looks had nothing to do with it.

Message edited by author 2006-12-08 19:01:23.
 12/08/2006 07:01:09 PM · #5
Sorry, but the pose does absolutely nothing for me. It is not flattering, flirty, cute, mysterious--just a girl in an awkward position. The skin tone looks a little off on my monitor, and I am getting flak about the shadows in my death shot that are nowhere near as prominent as these. That's my opinion, for what little it is worth!

edit to add: I also gave it a 4.

Message edited by author 2006-12-08 19:02:26.
 12/08/2006 07:02:30 PM · #6
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:


Not f'd up at all. It's poorly lit and quite "snap shotish" to me. I'd vote it a 4 max regardless of model.

I do have some cheese for your whine though.
 12/08/2006 07:02:49 PM · #7
I gave it a 5. I agree with the comments about the pose, it is not natural and not flattering. The lighting is, in a word, harsh; dark, rather sharp shadows that do, IMO detract. The score it received was not out of bounds by any means.
 12/08/2006 07:07:16 PM · #8
I think you received a fair score.

I also don't think her weight had anything to do with it. Being more than a little on the heavy side myself, I truly appreciate pictures of heavier women that are well done. This one, however, is not as well done as many of the other shots I have seen you post.

Left you a comment on the shot as well
 12/08/2006 07:09:46 PM · #9
Leroy, may I ask what appeals to you about this shot?
 12/08/2006 07:16:26 PM · #10
I gave it a 6. +1 for dof/focus, +0 for lighting, +0 for composition, +0 for overall appeal.
 12/08/2006 07:18:37 PM · #11
Originally posted by chaimelle:
Leroy, may I ask what appeals to you about this shot?


Well, I actually like the lighting, which was intentional and dramatized in PP. I also like the angular look of the pose and the fact she is a bit disconnected from the viewer.

I also think the model is quite lovely, but out of 3 shots I've entered of her all of them scored poorly.

And I still hold that if she had been a "modelish" model the same shot would have scored lower 6's. I've entered worse that has scored higher.
 12/08/2006 07:23:11 PM · #12
Dude, I dont do all that great in many many of the challanges and I can tell you that what is wrong. Not trying to be mean but this is not one of those steller shots. I usually like your shots and am suprised to see this was yours. The pose looks like you hit the shutter whie she was moving from one uncomfortable position to another, the expression is blank, the lighting is harsh and harsh shadows as a result. Just because she is as you implied 50lbs to heave does not mean you can't take an attractive photo of her, but this is not one. Good luck on future challanges, and please use her as a model again it would be nice to see you come back with a more stunning shot of her.
 12/08/2006 07:23:38 PM · #13
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
And I still hold that if she had been a "modelish" model the same shot would have scored lower 6's. I've entered worse that has scored higher.


Sorry, but no way. Try some better lighting than you can think 6's.
 12/08/2006 07:24:19 PM · #14
I don't like the pose, lighting, the look of the model and her clothes or the black sagging eyes.
But i didn't vote on it.
 12/08/2006 07:26:13 PM · #15
The color is too cool (blue), the title is uncreative, the hair is messy, the clothing is not appealing, the joints are cut off, and the pose is boring. It really doesn't have anything to do with her weight or her looks.
 12/08/2006 07:26:31 PM · #16
I'm not sure being thinner would have made a lot of difference. Her right hand just looks awkward to me, and I don't really like the angle of her head. I think the tank top and the pose do not work well together.
 12/08/2006 07:27:32 PM · #17
Originally posted by tooohip:

Sorry, but no way. Try some better lighting than you can think 6's.


Been there done that.
 12/08/2006 07:29:18 PM · #18
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I also think the model is quite lovely, but out of 3 shots I've entered of her all of them scored poorly.


I've looked at the other two, but didn't vote on them.
The one for diagonals: The thing that really bothers me about that one is the strange blob (probably a visual trick because of the way her hair falls there in combination with an uplifted arm) at the left of the frame underneath here face. It looks very out of place and very distracting and it totally ruins the shot for me. Would be a 5.
The one for Light on white: The way the face stands out from the white and the quality in that corner of the shot is great. However, the way her breasts/chest disappears into nothingness really puts me off. And I also dislike the way her arm is positioned. Another 5.

12/08/2006 07:30:01 PM · #19
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by tooohip:

Sorry, but no way. Try some better lighting than you can think 6's.


Been there done that.


Well, like I said in my first post, I do have some cheese for ya. ;-)

Edit: oops edit because I can't spell...

Message edited by author 2006-12-08 19:30:25.
 12/08/2006 07:33:26 PM · #20
I didnt vote on this challenge... I probably would have given this a 5... only because of the awkward pose... now had it been a stunning MALE model in the same pose, well now... who knows! :oP
 12/08/2006 07:35:12 PM · #21
Originally posted by Sunniee:
now had it been a stunning MALE model in the same pose, well now... who knows! :oP


Sorry, but the pose hurt my shoulder ;-)
 12/08/2006 07:40:15 PM · #22
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Sorry, but the pose hurt my shoulder ;-)


I figured.... however am soooooooo disappointed.... :D
 12/08/2006 07:46:54 PM · #23
Originally posted by Azrifel:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I also think the model is quite lovely, but out of 3 shots I've entered of her all of them scored poorly.


I've looked at the other two, but didn't vote on them.
The one for diagonals: The thing that really bothers me about that one is the strange blob (probably a visual trick because of the way her hair falls there in combination with an uplifted arm) at the left of the frame underneath here face. It looks very out of place and very distracting and it totally ruins the shot for me. Would be a 5.
The one for Light on white: The way the face stands out from the white and the quality in that corner of the shot is great. However, the way her breasts/chest disappears into nothingness really puts me off. And I also dislike the way her arm is positioned. Another 5.


Agree, on the Light on white you had a near miss with a stunning shot, if it had been a little lower key as to not lose as much contrast and hlod a bit more detail.
 12/08/2006 07:47:19 PM · #24
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by Sunniee:
now had it been a stunning MALE model in the same pose, well now... who knows! :oP


Sorry, but the pose hurt my shoulder ;-)


aww come on dude, everyone know you're not male :P
 12/08/2006 07:50:03 PM · #25
Well, just to prove (or not) Leroys point.. Here is the liposuctioned version... (sorry for the left arm and a little backround but it was a 5 minute edit)...

Edit... I realized I didnt ask Leroy for his permission to trick his image... I`ll post it again if he aprove that... Sorry

Message edited by author 2006-12-08 19:57:33.
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