Another last minute entry. Shot in a short of panic to submit something. Snatched my girlfriend just before she went to sleep, and asked her to act a bit loony. She didn't even put on make-up because there was no time. I did convert to BW using the RawShooter Premium overexposing the convert a lot to smoothen out the skin and get light in the eyes. I did mostly use curves and USM for contrast and overall brightness adjustments.
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Fit: This image fits the challenge well, someone is using a cellphone.
Composition: Nicely composed with your girlfriend almost filling the frame without being overbearing. The cellphone in the front helps form a nice diagonal leading us towards her face.
Technical: It may be because this was a last minute entry but the increased brightness is what hurt this image I feel. There is good contrast between dark and light areas but each of these is at the extreme end of the scale. It just feels a bit bright. The DOF is nice as the cellphone in front is OOF enough not to draw too much attention but is still a key element in the image.
Feel: A fun shot that shows nice emotion in your model. I just can't get past the fact that it is a bit "in your face" with the brightness.
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