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klstover


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Magic & Mystery (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10
Location: Richmond, VA
Date: Aug 16, 2006
Aperture: 1:3.2
ISO: auto
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2006

The workflow on this was pretty insane -
crop
clone and healing brush (tiny bit on lower left corner that I might have cropped out later; small scratch on left shoulder)
crop
blur (under left eye)
clone (a tiny bit of the makeup)
resize
crop one pixel (after I realized this slight adjustment would give me a 4:3 aspect ratio)
save for web
neat image
blur (under left eye)
decrease green saturation
increase contrast by 15, and decrease green saturation again
save for web
I may also have done a bit of sharpening of the eyes at some point in there.

Shot in natural lighting in my back yard.

Thank you all so much for your comments!!

Statistics
Place: 87 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1422
Avg (commenters): 5.7778
Avg (participants): 4.8364
Avg (non-participants): 5.2550
Views since voting: 985
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 204
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2006 01:50:23 PM
Good concept, colors are a little strange and skin looks very smooth. Dont forget SPF40 :)
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08/25/2006 09:38:26 AM
Something about the composition feels awkward. I feel like I need to tilt my head sideways to get the correct perspective. The expression on her face is a bit spacey - zombie looking. Not sure if that was the impact you were trying to make or not... The lighting is good overall (prehaps a bit too much shadow on her face), and the image is well focused and sharp.

Best of luck to you in the challenge.
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08/24/2006 08:17:29 AM
The model is great! The grass is a bit distracting
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08/24/2006 12:27:58 AM
I'm not getting much magic or mystery here. It's an interesting portrait of a girl whose face is painted, though. I like the composition and the lighting, and that's a pretty intense gaze! Outside of this challenge, I'd vote this higher. 4.
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08/23/2006 12:16:14 PM
Not sure what it is, maybe the lighting, but this looks more like a girl with paint on her face than something magical or mysterious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/23/2006 11:24:08 AM
unnatural skin!
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08/22/2006 10:25:10 PM
Kinda spooky! I like the lighting very much. I'd like to a shot with her eyes to the camera as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/22/2006 06:08:45 PM
I love this photo!!
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08/21/2006 08:58:18 PM
I love the perspective, but the facial expression is a little to blank for me. This may have been purposeful, but I don't find it as appealing as it could have been. Still a good shot.
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08/21/2006 07:08:18 PM
I would have kept it rotated the other way. Looks bizarre this way. An interesting shot, but really sorta shoehorned or contrived. 4
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08/21/2006 02:31:18 AM
this is a really creative and interesting study...perhaps a little too much noise reduction...I would have dodged out a bit of shadow off the right side of her face...but a lovely shot overall
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