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In Her Jeans
In Her Jeans
fotomann_forever

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2007 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Date: Dec 12, 2007
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2008

The shoot:
A 60 inch reflective umbrella from the left(key), a 48 inch shoot through umbrella to the right(fill). A 48 inch reflector to the right(very faint rim light) and behind the subject.

A "squirrel cage" fan was in front of and below the subject to blow her hair.

Post-processing
I started off with a relatively neutral RAW conversion so as to have flexibility in post-process.

Post-processing began with a duplicate layer on which I ran shadow/highlights to give the hair pop (which I masked off).

Next, I made a curves adjustment to give the contour shadows some depth and then masked off only the shadows.

I made a global curves adjustment to give the entire image some pop and then desaturated the image some, leaving he blues at full saturation.

Next, a few skin blemishes were healed with the healing brush.

I then created a new layer for highpass sharpening and masked only the pants, hair and edges of the body, leaving the skin soft while sharpening detail where I wanted it.

I created a 50% gray layer, adding vignette with Filters >Distort > Lens Distortion.

Lastly, I converted to sRGB 8-bit, resized, smart sharpened and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 265 out of 484
Avg (all users): 5.7458
Avg (commenters): 6.7273
Avg (participants): 5.6379
Avg (non-participants): 6.0303
Views since voting: 6409
Views during voting: 556
Votes: 240
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 02/01/2008 12:31:43 AM
Really, really awesome.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/31/2008 11:01:56 PM
I gave this a 9...i thought it would be worth a 6 at least. Philistines, all of 'em :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 01/27/2008 08:49:45 PM
Good one :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
01/27/2008 08:20:12 PM
A unique photo; I like the motion of her hair blowing around. The belt compliments nicely too. -BB
fotomann_forever?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2008 07:46:33 AM
this must be fotoman's photo. :-D
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/23/2008 10:15:25 PM
Hey Leroy this is a great shot of Christina (or is it Christa?) any who I love the form and the motion. Her lines are smooth and her shape devine. The holes in the back lets us know that these are her comfy jeans and she looks good in them. Nice shot Leroy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D
Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 LD for Canon EOS
 01/22/2008 07:50:08 PM
This is your best shot?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Canon
 01/22/2008 11:50:01 AM
excellent pic - i love the Breezy hair and i love that you used a real woman as a model, not one of those super skinny chicks. Thank you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 01/22/2008 05:05:15 AM
A familiar style; I think I can correctly guess who the photographer might be. While the photograph is technically competent enough, I fail to see what exactly its point is. Well, not that I think that every photograph has to have a point. Moreover, not knowing anything about the context in which the work was produced, I know I should not be too concerned about that anyway. Even then, I can't help but remain indifferent to it and see it as nothing more than a studio lighting exercise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 01/21/2008 10:40:37 PM
Nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 01/21/2008 09:16:58 PM
Nice simple image...I like the lighting and title. Good Luck. 6.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF Normal Zuiko
 01/21/2008 01:32:39 PM
Oh that belt is just perfect! It divides the picture in half, separating naked from clothed, public from private, the individual from the culture. See how the checkerboard of the belt mimics the checkerboard of life. The half that belongs to hher alone and the half that belongs to her world. I like!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-3
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 01/21/2008 08:12:19 AM
What a hottie! Great exposure, lovely warm light on her skin.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon
 01/21/2008 01:06:50 AM
now those! are mom jeans if i ever seem 'em
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