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Sarena
Sarena
Joey Lawrence


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Challenge: Color Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
Location: Behind the gross Chinese Food Restaurant, Canada
Date: Sep 10, 2005
Aperture: F3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Urban, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 11, 2005

 This is my friend Sarena, this was done in all natural light with a 1$ white piece of rolled up posterboard I am now doing my tech project on. :-)

I used to white paper to even out shadows and to make it look like I knew what I was doing.

Since I was holding that and the camera at the same time, the photo was pretty tilted so I had to do a pretty tight crop after in PS, I didn't want to risk cloning out a lot of the "crop edges."

So anyway the editing in no specific order consisted of a crop curves, brightness/contrast, selective color, color balance, hue/saturation, dodging and burning, Neat Image, unsharp mask, clone tool, blur tool on extra grain, border... hrmm and I think that's it. Oh, I also used layers a lot in the process of this, duplicating a layer, adjusting something, then erasing the parts that didn't need it. For example, she was contrasted differently from the background. I also had to tone down the saturation in her spongebob shirt

The end

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 284
Avg (all users): 6.3257
Avg (commenters): 7.7241
Avg (participants): 6.1027
Avg (non-participants): 6.5280
Views since voting: 2520
Views during voting: 594
Votes: 307
Comments: 41
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/24/2005 08:39:41 AM
I hate spongebob. But noserings are good. 5.
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 09/21/2005 02:04:27 PM
FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Oh, goodness, so I haven't done much in the critique club for a while, and here I try doing a couple and I get your picture. I like your comment about using the Bristol board to make you look like you knew what you were doing :)

From a technique point of view, I'm assuming that you wanted to keep the focus shallow, and I think you did a pretty good job of it, except for the hand on the knee which is slightly distracting. The shutter speed of 1/10 is a bit low usually to get clear pictures, especially handheld, and I think that even though the picture looks quite clear, there is a very slight hint of movement, just a little bit. Tripod maybe? Higher ISO? The exposure looks to be fine with what light you had available. The colours are very good, IMO, I particularily like the touches of colour on the bricks. I think you did an excellent job of post-processing.

The composition is also good. I like the tilt, makes the picture dynamic. If anything, and this is my "opinion", it might be too cluttered for a "portrait", it is more like a "candid portrait". Is that a purse strap on her left shoulder? It might have been better to not have that strap there. Same with the wristband - it doesn't add anything to the picture, except for extra not needed colour at the front. I love the pose with the hand on the knee, and the sponge-bob shirt is a great touch, although it looks like one sleeve is slightly rolled up and it might be better straightened out. Love her hair, goes great with the brick background.

Overall, I think this is a good start for something, but it could use a bit of work.

Take care,

Ursula
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 09/19/2005 11:53:16 AM
Good work, Joey! Not a bad finish at all.
You like shooting behind that Chinese restaurant, don't you? :)
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 09/19/2005 10:22:03 AM
Well done Joey, barely beat you on this one, a very strong portrait. Gotta love Sponge Bob.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2005 11:55:56 PM
Sarina is a darling. 8
 09/18/2005 11:20:17 PM
Nice composition and lighting. Expressive. Good Luck!
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 09/18/2005 10:07:57 PM
Joey- The setting and lighting for this photo is great. Her expression is interesting also, just would like to see a little less casual clothing. Next time have her get into a gothic dress or something. Halloween is coming soon....should be able to find some interesting apparel. Love the brick wall.
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 09/17/2005 11:43:43 AM
Good protrait. Lots of distractions I think that detract from the beautiful face. I would have cropped from the neck up. Beautiful eyes.
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 09/16/2005 08:52:17 PM
Neat...Joey? The face coulda been just a touch sharper, I think, but other than that, really nice.
I like the tilt you got going on. :)
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 09/15/2005 09:48:18 PM
you were almost able to keep the right hand in focus with the rest of the picture... nice try...I really do mean that. Her face tells quite a few stories, I think she would be interesting to sit down and ask her 'what are we doing wrong?" Great composing on the bricks and her dark black shirt......it really is a good picture..wish it was mine!
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 09/15/2005 09:46:12 PM
For me, I think this would have greater impact if cropped above the demented spong bob on her shirt. Getting in tigher to her face. I like the expression you captured.
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 09/15/2005 05:49:42 PM
I like this pic because she looks like someone I would love to talk to. As such, the picture "speaks." I might have gone for a slightly tighter crop on her face, but it is very well composed as it is. Good job.
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 09/15/2005 11:26:35 AM
Beautiful tones and perspective. Good expression too. Very "natural" feel to this shot. Great job!
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 09/14/2005 07:58:37 PM
Have to be honest... at first I passed this image fairly quicky until I had a second and third look and discovered how well it was done... great colors on the wall and excellent composition with a very impressive subject. In the end I voted it one of the best based on mood and feeling... well done... :)
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 09/14/2005 02:46:44 PM
Joey? Great model here. I love the eyes and you've portrayed her well well. 9
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 09/14/2005 12:28:48 PM
amazing colors, i really like it
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 09/14/2005 12:19:25 PM
I just like this shot a lot. I like the angle you put the wall behind her, and the way you captured her eyes.
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 09/14/2005 06:07:08 AM
I liked this very much til i got down to the bottom where her fingers are on her knee. They seem somehow too posed. Maybe if her hands hand been linked together there it would have seemed a bit more natural. Still, i love the lighting, the angle and the background. 9
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 09/14/2005 05:32:14 AM
cool....the background fits well together with the model
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 09/13/2005 10:10:09 PM
great shot. i like how the top of the picture starts out as kind of a spot light (upper left) but i wish the bottom had less light. have you heard of the term go-bo? it's a flag or some board that goes between the light source and the subject to block off light. in your case, i think blocking off a lot of the light below spongebob would have been better.
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 09/13/2005 09:54:02 PM
Nice character study, has the feel of a candid... I like the environment and the light.
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 09/13/2005 09:49:15 PM
I like this image .... A Lot! Very Beautiful model, and great colors. The background is wonderful, and the details you have captured make this image dynamite. I do hope it does very well. Good Luck. <10>
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 09/13/2005 08:57:55 PM
Like the perspective and composition. Perfect colors. Nice job.
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 09/13/2005 08:51:04 PM
She has georgous eyes!!!!!
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 09/13/2005 04:02:59 PM
Joey, she's just as lovely in this image as in the others I've seen you post before. Wonderful portrait, technically well-executed, and interesting surroundings that match the feel of the image. Very nice work. :)
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 09/13/2005 02:35:23 PM
Excellent deep feeling shot. Love that shirt. Gotta get me one. Good luck.
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 09/13/2005 04:42:37 AM
Extra point for the shirt, how cool.Other then that it's an excellent portriat with very good lighting I also like the slighr angle, well done
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 09/13/2005 01:12:06 AM
what's with the pink splotch on her cheek? too bad...overall this is a nice shot.
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 09/12/2005 11:24:58 PM
i'm likin the spongebob shirt :o) i love her expression and the overall setting! 8!
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 09/12/2005 06:51:18 PM
thats Joey Lawrence if I am not mistaken. I would have liked more room on the right of the frame.. it looks very much centered at this time...more wall on right may add to the image IMO.
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 09/12/2005 03:18:45 PM
good picture..nice colors
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 09/12/2005 02:55:12 PM
I think I would like this better if you cropped out from above her shoulders down, although the t-shirt with the rabid Sponge Bob speaks volumes about her personality and goes well with the nose jewelry. I lke the colors and textures of the bricks and how it matches the colors of her hair.
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 09/12/2005 06:29:20 AM
Excellant.
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 09/12/2005 06:14:18 AM
Great back ground!
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 09/12/2005 04:25:47 AM
Very nice, the background really enhances the subject. Great shot.
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 09/12/2005 02:14:03 AM
Nice picture, I like how the face looks so soft and warm. That is not always easy to capture I have found. I would have cropped the picture some to focus more on the face.
 09/12/2005 01:49:44 AM
I like the wall and her pose very much. I think I'd crop right below the dip in the neckline. The design on the shirt and the jeans and wristband only detract from her nice face. The skin tones and the lighting is nice as well.
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 09/12/2005 01:38:00 AM
Excellent job. Cool pose, good eye focus, nice colours in her face and in the background wall. I can even olerate anger Spongebob. The only thing I wish wasn't in the shot s the wrist band ... it does seem t math the rest of the photo.
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 09/12/2005 01:15:37 AM
Very pretty lady, with great eyes. You did a nice job capturing her personality, but a few touches here and there would have definately boosted you at least 2 points.A little cloning of the neck lines, and a little warmer. 8
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 09/12/2005 12:32:41 AM
beautiful clarity and colors.
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 09/12/2005 12:16:52 AM
heres joeys
10
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