Natural windowlight, set white balance for incandescent lighting accidentally, but then really liked the effect, so I stuck with it rather than re-shooting... Auto exposure, tripod, thin white nylon mesh stretched over lens for soft focus effect. (BTW, I like the whole idea of no editing once in a while, but it's KILLING me not to use unsharp mask on this just a teensy bit!!! lol!)
I had a whole retro costume left from a surprise birthday party that I threw a couple of months ago, and decided to pull out the go-go boots and the scooter dress and do something wild for this shot. Turns out I liked this one the best, so you don't get to see the whole ridiculous outfit.
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Thanks, Tom! I knew this wasn't a winner, but I was also surprised at how poorly it did... I guess you just never know. For what its worth, I had fun taking it! :)
105? I cant believe this did so badly?! Just for the record this was one of my favourites in this challenge (I gave you that 8). I think the over exposed look really suits the retro style, just like an old faded photograph. Keep up the good work, Tom.
Were you trying to get the detail of the eye in spite of the lighting? Unfortunately, so much of your subject is washed out / blasted out by the light that it doesn't work very well....
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