This was my first idea for this challenge, before the challenge was announced. I figured a speed challenge was on the way, so I did some pre thinking about lighting, setup, and candy. I like to think about candy :)
And what is the most valentine's of all candies? The little hearts of course! So I got my wife to try a number of different mouth poses. This one with the puckered lips and the Kiss Me message seemed perfect. Took a good bit of editing as her positioning was a bit off (had to skew the image), her lips were plain (no lipstick), and the light was a little to heavy to one side. But because of the expert editing, I was confident I could make it work.
I like the end result. The candy and lips really pop. The light is fairly even but also realistic. And the details seem great.
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You may or may not be aware that this is one of the photos being used in the online "publications" referenced here: DPC forum thread on LBNelert I noticed it when I was searching for my own. There were so many from DPC that I could not document them all - if you want to have it removed, see posts from LydiaToo and Mike_311 on p. 5 of the forum thread. To locate it more easily, check both blogs and the main newsletter, starting with the dates when this challenge was in voting or shortly thereafter. eta I think it's gone now. congrats on the HM
Excellent! I wish you'd picked one that was just a little clearer -- candy that is -- and centered, but who cares! Great idea wonderfully executed and I could never take my photo doing this, it would be way too creepy! Only minor nit is that the depth of field is a smidge too shallow (or smidge too deep). The lips look floating.
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