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From Russia with love
2nd PlaceFrom Russia with love
unneva


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Challenge: Fashion (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: studion in Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Feb 21, 2006
Aperture: F 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2006

Being a makeup artist and a fashion crazy person, I thouhgt this challenge was right up my alley. If it had been a member challenge I would have gone really wild but this has to do for now. ;)

Shot in a studio with two Bowens lights (I do not know the type). My friend, Arndís, is the model, I did the makeup and styling and was the assistant and of course the photographer.

The only post-processing I did was converting from RAW, cropping, resizing, USM (once for contrast and once for sharpening) and save from web.

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Thank you everyone for getting me my second red ribbon. This photo is one of my all time favourites and I am soooo happy to see it win a ribbon.

I must thank my model Arndís and Larus for helping me in a small crisis.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 133
Avg (all users): 7.4254
Avg (commenters): 8.6744
Avg (participants): 7.2353
Avg (non-participants): 7.4641
Views since voting: 19963
Views during voting: 719
Votes: 402
Comments: 74
Favorites: 26 (view)


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03/05/2006 06:30:26 PM
wow....nice , very nice and fashion picture!!
well done! congrats!
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03/05/2006 03:04:03 PM
Congratulations..!! Great picture
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03/03/2006 04:51:47 AM
Congratulation, well done!!
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03/03/2006 03:49:06 AM
This is a beautiful picture. I keep coming back to look at it.
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03/02/2006 11:09:26 PM
nice studio shot, good colors and composition
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03/02/2006 09:42:11 AM
Congratulations, well done. I look forward to seeing more work from you.
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03/01/2006 03:40:02 PM
You are so incredibly talented! Your photography blows me away! Congratulations on a ribbon for this beautiful image!
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03/01/2006 03:13:31 PM
Mjög vel gert, til hamingju!
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03/01/2006 01:40:15 PM
Watm and cozu with lovely commercial tones to win the attention of all viewers. Very nicely done. Congratulations on your RED!

Message edited by author 2006-03-01 13:41:54.
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03/01/2006 01:37:00 PM
Congrats with your ribbon. Great work.
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03/01/2006 12:35:32 PM
Flott unneva til hamingju.
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03/01/2006 11:45:01 AM
Til hamingju, glæsilegt :)
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03/01/2006 11:07:15 AM
Glad you won, love this photo and subject. So attractive!
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03/01/2006 09:54:05 AM
Congratulations Unneve! Æðislegt að sjá þér ganga svona vel, flott mynd í alla staði!
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03/01/2006 09:13:55 AM
Flott! You seem to on a roll, great image unneva.
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03/01/2006 08:26:13 AM
Congrats on a good and well executed photo and on your personal best! Great job.
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03/01/2006 08:14:30 AM
A ribbon- as it should be!! Congrats.
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03/01/2006 05:48:34 AM
Congratulation on your red ribbon, well deserved, great work!
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03/01/2006 05:38:58 AM
Congrats Unnur with a personal best and a fresh photo.
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03/01/2006 05:09:35 AM
Congratulations Unneva, glæsileg mynd!
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03/01/2006 04:42:34 AM
This is a great photo! Your makeup talent and eye for fashion sure was useful in this one!
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03/01/2006 03:50:16 AM
Thank you all especially you Larus for ansvering my "the lights don't work" crisis. I would have gone mad without you. :)
03/01/2006 03:45:10 AM
Stunning image, Unneva. Well deserved. Congrats.
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03/01/2006 03:42:06 AM
Congrats! Almost an icelandic tripple victory. Wonder how long before there is a challenge with three Icelanders in all places.
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03/01/2006 03:41:21 AM
Congratulations. Flott mynd.
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03/01/2006 02:21:13 AM
Glæsilegt til hamingju með þetta....
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03/01/2006 02:08:21 AM
Þú ert snillingur!
Til hamingju með þetta
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03/01/2006 01:58:49 AM
I am so flattered that some people thought that it was my photo....but me being a Russian :-)
It is a wonderful photo and was my pick for a ribbon, good job! Congratulations!
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03/01/2006 12:24:52 AM
Another amazing shot from one of my favourite photographers. This is superb! I only gave it a 7 at the time probably because of voting fatigue, but I wish I gave it a 10. You are an amazing girl.
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03/01/2006 12:16:06 AM
My apologies for thinking it was someone else's work. Anyway, this is a very good shot. Great pose of model. And the lighting is impeccable.
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03/01/2006 12:15:19 AM
like i said, you're very good! congrats this is beautiful
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 06:26:57 PM
Straight out of Dr. Zhivago. Wonderful. 10
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02/28/2006 01:15:01 PM
Great! Quality is perfect and your model did a great job.
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02/28/2006 10:14:27 AM
Beautiful model and masterful lighting!
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02/28/2006 01:54:03 AM
A lighter back ground would really make this image POP. Very nice lighting. 9
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02/27/2006 06:34:36 PM
Very nice lighting, pose and the hair gives dynamics. 8
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02/27/2006 05:45:23 PM
Very nice lighting in this one. A very good looking model and hot clothing. Perhaps some extra space on the left would make the shot feel less tight? Anyway one of the best in the challenge.
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02/26/2006 11:22:33 PM
Fantastic photo - great lighting to keep the texture in the fabric and also the skin tones on the model.
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02/26/2006 07:25:58 PM
I like this a lot, but I may have been tempted to hide her thumb. It seems a bit distracting to me. 8
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02/26/2006 01:44:24 AM
Beautiful work!
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02/25/2006 09:05:31 PM
Very very nice! Beautiful model, nice use of wind or something to make the hair flow. Nice work.
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02/25/2006 08:11:41 PM
Winner ,
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02/25/2006 02:22:57 PM
Very very nicely done. Kinda reminds me of Dr.Zhivago ;) Great sassy look and pose.
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02/25/2006 10:24:52 AM
Fine shot, good details, ans nice example of fashion of a diff country.
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02/25/2006 01:31:48 AM
Excellent fashion shot, looks very professional.
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02/25/2006 12:41:35 AM
Very nice picture, the black on grey background works really well.
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02/24/2006 09:37:14 PM
10
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02/24/2006 07:56:10 PM
Well done! Certainly meets the challenge. Great lighting, interesting pose and expression.
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02/24/2006 01:48:35 PM
Now this looks like fashion photography. Great job. But I think I'd soften her face just a notch. (8)
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02/24/2006 11:57:30 AM
Pretty model, the fashion looks 'real', and the style is right for showing off the clothes. Good job.
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02/23/2006 07:24:35 PM
Wow.. standes out for being over all a great photo 10 from me :)
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02/23/2006 06:54:22 PM
This has been one of the truest "fashion" shots. A little advanced editing would help, to remove some of the excess hair, but was not allowed. Otherwise, it is ready for retail promotion.
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02/23/2006 03:09:17 PM
True glamour! My only 10 so far. Nice.
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02/23/2006 11:20:20 AM
One of the top best, no contest.
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02/23/2006 09:42:10 AM
BAckground color too close to model wear in my opinion. Not enough contrast between the 2. Otherwise, excellent!
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02/23/2006 09:01:10 AM
Nice Picture, her hair makes a nice contrast
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02/23/2006 01:09:59 AM
exquisite - nothing more to say
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02/22/2006 11:26:17 PM
Nice shot! The lighting is great and model is gorgeous!
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02/22/2006 11:12:02 PM
Like the blonde hair with the black, especially the wisp under her arm on the lower right. Don't like the thumb for some reason.
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02/22/2006 10:43:15 PM
Nicely done. Extra point for the title.
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02/22/2006 10:36:47 PM
I think I remember this young lady from another well prepared image in another challenge some time ago. Very attractive...hard to forget. ;^) I like the approach you've taken with the fasion piece - very trendy, nice pose by the model, great attention to the details (lighting, exposure, focus, etc...). Some nitpicking to do on the hair showing under her left hand. This leads to the fuzzies (?) on her visible gloved hand. Minor, I know.

This shot would be a fine image for publication. Well done.
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02/22/2006 09:00:24 PM
Very cool, nice job.
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02/22/2006 05:54:32 PM
great shot...could def be in vogue
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02/22/2006 05:45:56 PM
Great Photo. If this doesn't ribbon I'm going to eat that hat. :)
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02/22/2006 04:03:44 PM
awesome pose, minus the finger.
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02/22/2006 03:39:19 PM
Nice lighting and pose. I also like the grey background with the black sweater and hat. Nicely done.
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02/22/2006 12:08:16 PM
She blends very well into the background. A lighter or brighter color for the background and this would be a great image instead of a 'good' image.
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02/22/2006 11:36:31 AM
My absolute favorite so far. Great work 10
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02/22/2006 11:10:49 AM
Uh huh, yep that's a winner. Lovely lighting and of course, beautiful subject. Makes me want to run out and buy a big furry hat, and I'm far from needing one. :-)
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02/22/2006 10:30:45 AM
The hat sets this photo off along with this attractive woman, very nice meeting challenge and pic
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02/22/2006 09:25:55 AM
This to me is my top scoring photo, and I will play a little bit of Tyra Banks here and say why. The lighting is very good. The make up is done well. Not over or under done. The hair is pleasing. The hat and outfit look wonderful on this model. The facial expression is spot on. The only distraction I see is the thumb. It stands out a bit too much and I would have had her hold that down. Without that, this could go on any make up cover and outshine some of today's top models. Very nicely done.
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02/22/2006 08:41:33 AM
Excellent. The only true fashion looking image I've seen so far. 10
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02/22/2006 07:35:58 AM
faulous! only complaint is her funky thumb..everything else perfecto
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02/22/2006 02:17:22 AM
Nasti..I think you have a hands-down blue here. Don't tell Gary but I would be surprised if he ends up higher than yours.
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