My Tribute to Dean ("The Shot") - DPChallenge Forums

01/05/2008 12:44:54 AM · #1

So, I had some free time between Christmas and New Year's Day, so I decided to create a tribute photo in honor of Dean's (

DeeRiot) photo taken on the reality television show, "The Shot". :-)

Of course, my version doesn't even come close to his quality! LOL!

[thumb]629217[/thumb] (original photo, removed during challenge)

(here's the new "Best of 2007 "challenge entry version)

Message edited by author 2008-01-28 18:02:42.

01/05/2008 01:01:26 PM · #2

Hmm...just one comment? :-(

Thanks, Jennifer! (

njsabs2323)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/05/2008 01:57:38 PM · #3

First of all, thanks for the additional comments! They are definitely helpful :-)

Based on some of the comments, some of you do not know who Dean Zulich is. He was runner-up in the reality TV show with fashion photographers. The show was on VH1 and was called, "The Shot".

Here is Dean's shot (shown below), which is published in January's edition of Marie Claire magazine. Dean used a large aperture to showcase the model (singer/songwriter Joss Stone). This was, after all, a fashion shoot and not a landscape shoot. Whereas I used a small aperture (f/20) to emphasize not only the model, but the sky and convergent lines of the long road leading to the mountains.

(photo courtesy of Marie Claire)

Dean has blogged his experiences on the show on his MySpace site.

Message edited by author 2008-01-05 14:05:43.

wavelength

Nikon D300

01/05/2008 02:34:58 PM · #4

Shouldn't this be a tribute to Larus, who obviously inspired Deans shot? (whether he was thinking about it or not)

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

01/05/2008 02:37:43 PM · #5

Not exactly invented by Larus. Shutterstock drawing.

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/05/2008 02:39:52 PM · #6

Originally posted by Louis:

Not exactly invented by Larus. Shutterstock drawing.

Well, I just knew the Dean had been on the site for a while before this, and most likely would have found Larus' portfolio is all. I wasn't saying that Larus was the first person ever to take a pic of a girl traveling down the road.