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Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Take Two (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Kodak Z740
Location: Benton, PA
Date: Jun 3, 2006
Aperture: f3.20
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2006

My Self Portrait IV submission failed horribly (1/2 expected it, think I was just tired of looking at me...) SO, I went back thru some of my self portrait shots & really liked the one that I currently have as my porfolio pic so I thought I'd try it again.

Edit:
Auto Contrast/Levels
Crop
Layer Mask
Add Border
Gothic Glow Action


Statistics
Place: 89 out of 161
Avg (all users): 5.7342
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.3692
Avg (non-participants): 5.9892
Views since voting: 1198
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 158
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)


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AuthorThread
03/05/2007 11:30:15 AM
IMO ... a SUPER image ... a SUPER crop ... but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE half the thickness of the black border?
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06/13/2006 03:38:45 AM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Great choice for a reshoot ... and a totally different image created .. and let me say .. that is based on the comments you received.

Subject:
Meets the challenge ... and does so in such a way that you can not tell the original ... I personally think that is a great take on this challenge. You took one of the low scoring and turned out something which just doesn't compare.

Composition:
I think this is interesing .. I think the crop is a little tight on the face .. slightly extending to include full lower lip .. and perhaps some chin and maybe a little forehead ... but I personally like what you have achieved here. I think though that you should have maximised the impact of the picture through its sizing .. and going to 640 on the long side ...

Technical (Colour and light):
I love the lighting you have used ... you don't have that plastic look of two much neat image (just) .. you have shadows where they should be e.g. on the creases .. and just a nice touch of teeth. I think that the eyes may be considered overdone by some .. so a touch lighter may also create the impact without the overperformance.

To grow its vote?:
I think maximise size .. and from that size you can see what else of the face you keep in the shot ...

Summary:
Great work ... I really like this improved shot. Keep it up.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/12/2006 11:36:50 PM
This has very good detail and light. I really like the eyes color too. The crop is a bit too tight for my tastes.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/10/2006 07:54:17 PM
Good composition...the border is too heavy for the softness of the face though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/09/2006 07:49:56 PM
i think the heavy borader takes away, i find this difficult as maybe you got a comment before to make the border more
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/08/2006 05:41:42 AM
I think that a bigger photo would have been better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/08/2006 12:21:16 AM
This is lovely but a very small picture, which through being small has lost the maximum impact that could have been created.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2006 01:18:05 PM
As with other portaits in this challenge the emphasis has been on the eyes, however in this shot i think you have overdone them. I don't like the tight crop either.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2006 12:29:31 AM
Awesome! 10
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