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jmlelii


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Challenge: Smoke (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Home Studio, Pa
Date: Sep 6, 2004
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2004

Saw this done in a magazine somewhere a while back, figured I would give it a try

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09/26/2004 07:07:15 PM
from the critique club:
Now this is a very composition kept back from shinning by the use of the raw light. Such a light used to backlight the entire scene would have given you a superior effect. It would have brought out the smoke and created a more dramatic effect.

To stay here as it is, means bringing the light back further and employing fill lights to soften the harsness. I like unfiltered light but it requires a lot of attention to bring out the subject and subdue the blown highlights which grip the eyes about the fingers.

You have the right idea but always remember that you can never do enough variations of a given shot. I would have rotated the light around and made different captures. I would even have bounced the light off a reflector.

Again, the concept was great but the execution could have used more light variations to hit paydirt.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2004 08:54:13 AM
Great idea, but the harsh lighting and the editing on the front of the sweater take away from the concept.
09/17/2004 10:19:21 PM
nice composition and colours
good luck in the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2004 03:42:49 AM
i bet that sweater smells awesome :S little harsh lighting onthe hands...you're getting a few blown highlights. nice lighting on the face, and interesting concept. Using multi-directional lighting (3 sources or more) would soften some of the shadows and bring back some of the models features.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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