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Tough Love
Tough Love
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Challenge: Chains (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Victoria B.C
Date: Apr 6, 2007
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 7, 2007

This was my girlfriend's idea.
it was hard with what i have. i had to use multiple blankets and tack them to the wall.
had camera on ground witha roll of electricians tape under the lens barrel to hold it up because the lens is heavier than the body. a lot of running back and forth to hit the timer and get positioning and all.
PP:
raw convert, various level adjustments for midtones and highlights.
healed out some stray hairs on leg.
burned out some things int eh background.
madea colour balance and took out some green.
Neat Imaged
sharpened
resized
sharpened
save for web

Statistics
Place: 91 out of 171
Avg (all users): 5.4207
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 5.2436
Avg (non-participants): 5.5814
Views since voting: 7415
Views during voting: 499
Votes: 164
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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04/16/2007 11:21:20 AM
Okay, I'm going to be critical here, only because you have real potential. You did not reach even your current potential here.

I'm almost 99% sure that you were dinged becuase the chains in the picture weren't really sufficiently part of the composition, or part of an implied idea. Yes, I know, you can tell he's handcuffed, but the idea of "tough love" doesn't represent chained, and then the literal representation of chains isn't really clear in the picture.

Think of it this way, if a paying client asked for concept photos that included chains, would they toss this or send it up for consideration?

Personal preferences:
You should have been bowing, face down, with the handcuffs in clear visibility right in front of her feet.

Not everyone is meant to be a foot model, her feet are pretty wrinkled and her heels are a bit cracked around the edges. Should have smoothed them out, or used fishnets to distract. Including more leg would make this more sexy, feet aren't sexy (well, to most) but legs ARE.

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04/16/2007 05:55:26 AM
I gave you a 10. No idea why it didn't score higher, I love the shot :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/13/2007 08:37:10 PM
:) Fantastic shot. There had to be a good S&M one in here somewhere, with a theme like 'chains' it seems obvious...
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04/12/2007 09:22:17 AM
LOL! This is great!
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04/11/2007 05:18:06 PM
One of my favorite takes on this chain theme. It is generally
well composed, as the legs and shoes help frame the chained
man. But would score better if his face, (to see his priceless expression)
chains and wrists were in sharper focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/11/2007 12:35:03 PM
Yowza! What happens next? ;-) Nice interpretation.
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04/09/2007 04:00:13 PM
CUTE! :) Glad you blurred out the shorts there with the depth of field or it might have been judged as an x rated shot! *grin*
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/09/2007 03:24:51 PM
better than another submission with this theme
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04/09/2007 12:21:53 PM
WOW! love this... even though it's not my cup of tea... I mean to be dominated...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/09/2007 04:20:15 AM
Very sexy shot.
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04/09/2007 01:02:36 AM
Mm, a person-in-chains shot that doesn't seem too posed/set-up! I like it.


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