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05/29/2014 01:52:00 AM |
| Oh This is BEAUTIFUL!!! The dof and colors just make this, well that and THE EYES..... I think I see a pattern starting here.. LOL Well since I skipped around and all over your shots, maybe I should explain, I keep going OHHH AHHH over your capture in the eyes~ |
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05/28/2014 10:01:43 PM |
| The depth of field is outstanding. |
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05/06/2008 01:32:38 PM |
this is funny! you got 14th place and the title of the photo is 14....beginning of the end of my little girl. funny....
~sofia |
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01/10/2008 09:20:23 PM |
Dude for no lighting equipment...AWESOME, A small, windshield shiny dashboard protector thingy whatever they're called!! make a pretty nice reflector to soften shadows! I have two!! lol. GREAT SHOT, Congrats on the score as well!!!
Jack
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12/24/2007 03:01:10 PM |
| With the makeup sure, I guess your first 6+ is well deserved here. This picture tells a story. |
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12/20/2007 11:40:57 PM |
First, this is a great shot, and it deserves every ounce of its score. The expression on her face perfectly captures teen bordeom. Congrats on the your personal best!
Looking at your score, you got a lot of 6s and 7s, which shows the high technical quality. I'm actually surprised you didn't get more votes above that given the spot-on DOF and wonderful facial expression. And her eyes - there's a subject you need to explore more! :)
Now, the rest of my comment is in full knowledge that changing this shot in any way is a matter of personal preference. Scores higher than yours just mean you tweaked it in ways that matched more people's expectations, not necessarily that there's some arbitrary concept of "better" that you need to meet.
I'm guessing it was the lighting that kept you from an even higher score. Even with less-than-perfect lighting, though, you can do some amazing things with reflectors when shooting (just a piece of posterboard works great) and during editing.
I recommend playing around with soft light layers if you use Photoshop just to see how they work and see whether you'd be any happier with it different. Create a blank layer on top of the original, set the blending mode to soft light, and paint pure white over areas you want to lighten using a large-radius, very soft brush. Change the opacity to something low enough that it brightens without looking weird. You can read idnic's great tutorial for more tips.
Then do it again, and paint pure black over areas you want to darken. You'd be astounded at what you can do. See my highest scoring portrait as an example - I link to the original from there.
Even if you don't get anything you like better, it's a great technique to have in your toolkit. Again, congrats!
Message edited by author 2007-12-20 23:43:39. |
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12/16/2007 01:06:12 AM |
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11/29/2007 12:58:30 PM |
wonderful portrait! Love the play with softness and clarity! Her eyes are beautiful. Very good lighting and nice colors. - very well done!
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11/09/2007 01:11:31 AM |
Hi from the Critique Club,
Jason, congratulations on your personal best and top 15 finish! It's really evident here that you've learned from your previous entries, and will continue to improve in the future.
The fact that you only have 4 votes under five clearly shows that your image has universal appeal. Your focus is bang-on in exactly the right place, and despite not having any lighting equipment you were able to light the scene well and create appealing catch lights in the eyes. As was already said, you've captured an expression that could evoke any of a thousand emotions.
For the most part, the shadows are good in this image. There was a second light acting partially as a fill light, which creates a distracting secondary "moustache" shadow under the nose. As well, the eyes (especially her right eye) appear a bit over processed. These are both fairly trivial complaints, as you have created an excellent image with few flaws.
Congratulations again! This is a great shot.
Regards,
Geoff |
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11/07/2007 10:08:41 PM |
I didn't give you enough kudos the first time you showed this to me. I wholeheartedly agree with many of the comments here...great job!
Sof's blank expression evokes a thousand thoughts and ideas - not too many people understand that much is said from what is not seen.
Wonderful!
BB |
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11/06/2007 05:43:00 PM |
| Way to go, Jason! Really great job on this! Congrats on the high score and PB. |
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11/06/2007 08:29:28 AM |
Jason
Many many congratulations on breaking that 6 barrier with a fantastic portrait of your step-daughter.
Strangely enough it was my daughters 11th birthday during the challenge and for a present she got her ears pierced. I had been thinking about posting a picture of this using a similar title, but I have to say that I am glad I did not because this would have blown it out of the water
I love the dof and the softness of the colours (great job on creating pastel skin tones whilst keeping the eyes sharp). The centred composition works very well and the border just enhances the image
FEEL THE LOVE!!!!
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11/05/2007 09:52:38 AM |
Way to go, Jason!!! Looks like the expert dodging/burning on the eyes did quite the trick for you, eh?? :) CONGRATULATIONS on a personal best and a top 20! This is awesome!!!
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11/05/2007 12:27:42 AM |
well man .. we kicked arse on this challenge eh ..
congratulations on an absolutely brilliant photograph .. I LOVE IT .. and congratulations on a great score in the challenge .. 14 out'v 136 aint bad .. this looks wonderful on your profile page .. :):):) |
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11/03/2007 06:02:09 PM |
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11/03/2007 02:59:49 PM |
| Excellent lighting and crop. Really nice use of a shallow DOF for a stunning portrait |
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10/31/2007 11:32:02 PM |
| Interesting. Nice use of blur to re-focus attention. The big pupils are especially disturbing. |
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10/31/2007 10:23:32 PM |
| Good take on the challenge. I like the colours, focus and the centralization. Just the angle seems a bit odd, which makes the image unique anyway. |
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10/30/2007 04:24:51 PM |
| OMG .. this is fantastic .. its an absolutely wonderful portrait and a great take on the challenge .. those eyes are amazing .. the hair hanging down a great touch .. the lighting perfect .. love the way she's connecting with me .. the naked shoulders give the message of a future woman .. JUST PLAIN BRILLIANT ... !!=10 |
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10/29/2007 06:36:21 PM |
| Nicely done. Just a word of warning though: Your really going to dislike 17! |
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10/29/2007 01:17:37 PM |
| Yep mines 22 now how time flies. psart 7 |
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10/29/2007 02:27:56 AM |
| beautiful face...I love the softness |
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10/29/2007 01:07:34 AM |
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