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Mrs. Beautiful
Mrs. Beautiful
Montereykiddo


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Challenge: High Contrast (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
Location: Monterey Bay, CA
Date: Sep 3, 2005
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2005

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Statistics
Place: 245 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.0794
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.9936
Avg (non-participants): 5.2188
Views since voting: 1193
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 252
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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09/18/2005 10:04:56 PM
*Critique Club*

Wow nice job. You chose a great model for this shot. The contrast in the image is pretty good. There is a nice strong contrast between the subject and background. The coloring of the background does allow you to focus on the subject. The lighting and feel of the image are nice and soft, nothing harsh with a beautiful subject.

The contrast of the subject is also very nice. The eyes, cheeks and teeth really do glow. The scarf draws more attention to her and allows the viewer to focus on her attributes. I think this shot would have done amazingly well in the Color Portrait contest. I also like the placement of the subject. I would be interested to see the picture brought in just a bit, not enough to make her consume half the photo but just a little.

One other thing I really liked in the photo was that you did not try to contrast the jewelry and bring it out, like some people may have but you let the focus remain on her. Personally I scored this photo high, I think people (based on the forums I read) where looking for a highly dramatic contrast.


Message edited by hbunch7187 - Fix CC Glitch.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/11/2005 01:05:15 AM
There is some contrast between the model's face and what she is wearing, but for me, the muted background lessens the overall "high contrast" concept. Had this been in the color portrait challenge, I would have scored it higher.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/10/2005 02:36:17 PM
Not enough contrast, and it has no impact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2005 05:51:22 PM
It is a bit soft, but the impact of
- background vs subject
- colors
- model placement
- that smile, oh that smaile
- the scarf

is so good.

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  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/07/2005 11:56:58 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 1/2
Contrast/Color: 1/2
Composition: 0/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2

The only high contrast I see is a blown out forehead which is probably from an on-camera flash. Move the flash off-camera, work on the overall exposure, and use a controlled background, maybe solid white with this shot, and it might've worked better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/06/2005 08:38:49 AM
The title is right... beautiful model, beautiful "natural" portrait. Nice soft lighting and nice composition. There is some softness to this photo that I'm sure is only due to resizing for here (I see the image size is only 30 kbytes). If using Photoshop (I think PS Elements too) resize to 640 and resharpen a bit first, then save for web for a file size just under 150KB. Other programs probably have similar features. Check out this tutuorial: //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=26
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/05/2005 10:08:55 AM
A nice, spirited shot with great colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/05/2005 02:20:50 AM
Mrs.??? Nice capture.
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