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Key to Her Heart
Key to Her Heart
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Heart (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Feb 14, 2006
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2006

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02/27/2006 09:48:50 PM
Greetings from the critique club.

This was a good idea for the challenge. The colors and focus are good.

You've already received some good constructive comments about issues of lighting and setup. I agree with these. As for my helping comments, I'll focus on composition. I find the composition of this is interesting, but distracting. The position of the dress on her (seems uneven on her neck and breasts) with this crop adds confusion to her form. There's no sense of balance of objects in the composition, no salient geometric design. More towards chaos--perhaps that was intentional, as the two necklaces do add to that feeling. But while romance often leads to chaos, I'm not sure the opposite is true, and to me the photo doesn't really tell the same story as the title.

My thought when seeing this as to a derivative approach (perhaps using an outtake or a reshoot): why not crop her neck out, and use the dress and neckline to catch the abstraction of a heart. Center the key in it, and use the cleavage for "context".

Hope that helps. Regards--Neil
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2006 11:47:45 AM
Okay.
02/21/2006 09:43:48 AM
maybe if the other necklace had been taken off, then the key would have stood out more?
good attempt though.
and good luck.
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02/16/2006 09:51:38 AM
I think the composition is great. The lighting seems to be a bit to bright in the skin on the left side of the frame. I love the shadow in the plunging neckline.
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02/15/2006 12:59:33 AM
9 ... more cleavage and ya'd got a ten ... lol... just kidding ofcourse

only real problem I have is the overexposed portion of the breast, you've lost some skin detail that could have made this shot really stand out
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