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09/23/2005 12:15:42 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
This is a very cute portrait, your model is very cute. The bubbles are a nice effect and I think the placing of the on his nose is perfect.
There are few things tha I don't like in this picture. The subject is looking away from the camera and that's fine, but because of the direction he's looking in, I would have placed him on the othe side of the frame and had the negative space in the directon he was looking at.
The hair and he background sort of blend together, there is no real definition between them, perhaps another light or a reflector would have fixed that problem. The loss of detail in the shadows is really shame because this is a nice portrait.
The bubbles around his hair are not very defined either and all we see is the bright spots and this a little distracting, I would have cloned them out. The whites in his eyes are bit dark and I think dodging them a little would greatly improve the overall look.
Another thing, I don't know if you used Neat Image or not cause you don't specify, but in my opnion the whatever noise reduction software you used was set too strong, he almost looks plastic.
This is just my opinion and you did very well in the challenge so keep it up.
If you have any questions or comments about this critique, please feel free to PM me.
June |
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09/18/2005 09:11:08 PM |
| honest, sweet, bubbles are a wonderful element. one of my favorites this challenge |
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09/18/2005 12:29:06 PM |
| I think I'd prefer having the subject "look into" the frame would work better; the bubbles can be "escaping out the top instead of the side. But I know there might not have been anything on that side for this particular shot, which does have great expression. |
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09/17/2005 08:54:29 PM |
| Great capture, especially the bubble on the nose. Maybe a little too dark, but not much. |
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09/17/2005 12:12:07 PM |
| Ah, a two-in-one, hugh? Very good lighting and composition. This is good! |
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09/17/2005 05:45:53 AM |
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09/17/2005 01:00:12 AM |
| kids have such beautiful eyes |
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09/17/2005 12:29:46 AM |
| Perect comp, shadows and lighting. Great eyes too! 10 |
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09/16/2005 07:52:47 PM |
| Would have liked to seen a smaller/thinner border on this shot - it dominates too much, other than that a great shot! 8. |
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09/16/2005 05:39:44 PM |
| I appreciate the idea to use the bubbles, but the one on her nose serves to distract me. The portrait of the baby though is exceptional. Great Lighting. |
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09/15/2005 09:57:58 PM |
Wow! Nice sharp portrait. Not too sure about the crop - the negative space might have been better on the right. Good luck
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09/15/2005 05:17:57 PM |
| Lovely picture. Great lighting and a wonderful moment captured. Hope you ribbon! |
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09/15/2005 02:55:48 PM |
| the most adorable baby picture I've seen in a long time :) |
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09/15/2005 03:04:45 AM |
| great light, should have saved this bubble challenge, well done |
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09/14/2005 01:12:35 PM |
| Wouldn't ya know it...bubble contest the very next week....6 |
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09/14/2005 12:30:53 PM |
| Dang! and you could have used this in Bubbles as well... |
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09/14/2005 12:29:52 PM |
| amazing frame, really nice one |
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09/14/2005 11:12:11 AM |
| Now thats just plain CUTE!,...OK, not so plain. Its a Wonderful shot. Love the tones, not too soft. They say the subject is supposed to be moving into the frame, but I really think this is an exception. Great job! |
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09/13/2005 10:14:49 AM |
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09/13/2005 09:57:28 AM |
| nice and funny capture 8! |
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09/13/2005 06:07:23 AM |
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09/13/2005 03:25:07 AM |
| Great lightting and expression on the little one. Great skin. If I can be picky, and I can ;-) I think the right shoulder should have been burned into the background (or removed inany other way). 9 |
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09/13/2005 01:10:28 AM |
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09/13/2005 12:14:08 AM |
| I love this photo. The bubbles are adorable. |
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09/12/2005 10:45:54 PM |
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09/12/2005 09:08:28 PM |
| Awwwwww...what a sweet, sweet photo. The outer black border is a bit too thick for my taste, but I really like the bubble shadow on the nose. Good luck in the challenge. 7 |
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09/12/2005 08:50:43 PM |
| Oh, what a wide-eyed beauty! I love the black background the bubble on the nose adds so much explanation for the look on the face! |
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09/12/2005 08:09:34 PM |
VERY NICE!!!
can you explain how you setup the lighting for this? |
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09/12/2005 07:32:26 PM |
| Very cool idea. I love the bubbles. The border and the softening on the leftis a bit distracting. I do like the shot being off-centered. Nice job. |
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09/12/2005 07:26:31 PM |
| Wow! What was this taken with? So smooth that it looks touched up in PS. The baby is gorgeous! Congrats! |
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09/12/2005 06:55:04 PM |
| Wonderful lighting and expression. |
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09/12/2005 05:18:21 PM |
| What a lovely expression on this tiny face, love it.. |
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09/12/2005 04:54:20 PM |
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09/12/2005 02:30:02 PM |
| Adorable- I quite like it a lot! Hope it scores well :-) |
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09/12/2005 02:26:57 PM |
| Gasp!!! THAT is the most incredible portrait! I would be delighted to see this with a blue ribbon. Gosh. . .I hope you aren't taking hits tho about the border. Typically the dpc'ers are one border-hating bunch! The picture is nothing short of spectacular! Best of luck! 10+ I'm adding this to my favorites too. |
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09/12/2005 01:05:45 PM |
| I love this shot! I won't comment on the border, but I will say that just a little more lighting on the back of the head, and a little brighter all over would have really made this pop! I LOVE the Nemo reference! 8 |
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09/12/2005 11:18:35 AM |
| What a cute shot. The eyes look a little soft to me, perhaps some selective sharpening applied to them would help. Wouldn't want to sharpen the whole image as the skin looks great. 7 |
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09/12/2005 10:51:51 AM |
EXCELENT!!!! amazing shot.. put it on my fav!!!
no point for the negetive space on the left though... maybe cropping!?!?!
and the kid have the flash/light in the eyes.. its easy to fix with healng tool..
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09/12/2005 10:29:26 AM |
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09/12/2005 08:18:18 AM |
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09/12/2005 07:41:33 AM |
| EEK - kinda creepy - a baby underwater in a fish tank? The lighting is absolutely lovely. white balance maybe too pink? maybe if he was looking at the bubbles it woldnt look so much like he was gasping for air, those big eyes looking out? I think the heavy frame contributes to the fish tank feel, without the air bubbles if would be an intense portrait of a cute kid. On the other hand, if you meant it to look like an underwater scene, you did a great job! Either way ill give it a high score. |
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09/12/2005 12:59:09 AM |
| Now THIS is a portrait!!! The lighting and the closeness to the face is wonderful. The props of the bubbles just add more wonder to that adorable expression. The skin tones are perfect. What a gorgeous child. Those eyes! AUGHHHHHHH Your use of negative space and the framing - Spot on. TEN TEN TEN!!! |
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