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Nude Modeling - What book can teach you that?
Nude Modeling - What book can teach you that?
btrinh

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Street Smarts (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: studio
Date: Nov 17, 2007
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 100
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2007

 Would love to do more spot editing but hopefully i have met the basic editing rules this time. no vignetting was used in raw which would have helped considerably. so just have to do. convert from raw with changes to shadow, brightness and contrast curve. In PS, B/W, followed by colour balance and a couple of curves, all without masks. A duplicate layer on the background, and then applied gaussian blur and noise, which are apparently allowed in the basic editing. crop and resize

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Place: 38 out of 61
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AuthorThread
 12/03/2007 06:39:18 PM
Welcome from the Critique Club :)

Concept

I cannot say that this really fits the challenge. Even the long title does not really successfully shoe horn it in.

First Impressions

My very first impression is 'I wish I could see the model better'. I fell like I am in a dimly lit room at dusk and everything is murky. I think there is much potential to this image, but it seems lost in the low-lit, noisy image. Her skin tone appears to be lost amongst the image noise. It cries out for contrast and sharper focus.

Composition

The pose is interesting, but perhaps the focal length seems to magnify the model's butt a bit. There is a drama and movement to the pose which I like.

Color

The color balance is interesting but in combination with the lack of image sharpness seems to detract from the model's skin tone.

I think this image has potential, but I am having a hard time getting past the image noise and lack of sharpness to fall in love with this one. I keep wanting to see it in black white with enough contrast so I do not have to work so hard to appreciate what I am looking at.

If you have any questions, please feel free to use the PM system to contact me.

Ken
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2007 09:21:41 AM
I think this is a lovelly shot but i dont really think it fits the challenge...sorry! 5
 11/24/2007 06:17:41 PM
Some people think that a nude photo can qalify for any challenge. Not me.
 11/23/2007 08:35:42 AM
very good work. Nicely composed.
 11/23/2007 12:16:17 AM
Sometimes you just gotta say wow!
 11/22/2007 11:55:45 PM
If there is one, id like to read it
 11/22/2007 07:08:47 AM
shoehorn?
 11/21/2007 05:31:51 AM
You meant 'book smarts' right? Interesting choice of pic but the angle makes it look a bit like she's mooning me. I think a profile view would have proven a bit more flattering, this seems bordering on the gratuitous... not that I'm against that kind of thing you understand.

Also, i think it needs a bit more contrast to give it a bit more depth, or curves, or something extra.
 11/21/2007 12:25:07 AM
Well...the photo is nice but I can't seem to connect it to the challenge.


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