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Disdain
Disdain
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40s
Galleries: Studio, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2008

Viewed: 578
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Today, I decided to show a way I very rarely look at people... gee these are easy...

Lighting setup:
shoot through umbrella almost directly in front of me right next to the camera even with my eyes, small spot to wash off shadows just above that umbrella, umbrella to my right about 5 ft up to avoid severe shadowing on that side.

PP:
Crop
Levels
Hue/Sat (redux yellow and red)
USM
Resize
NI
USM
History Brush back all but the face and some hair to NI
Border
Resize
save for web

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SiPix Blink
 02/29/2008 05:24:46 AM
The expression is perfect. Before I even looked at the title, the sneer had struck me most strongly.
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Canon PowerShot SD780
02/12/2008 04:50:38 PM
Very nicely done.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 02/08/2008 12:36:41 AM
Spectacular lighting and pose. My only concern is that your clothes are so dark they come out as a big black space.
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/04/2008 11:20:46 PM
Awesome lighting. You're doing a great job showing the different emotions.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 02/04/2008 10:36:53 PM
Nice, very nice. Great lighting. Love the expression and pose. My only druther (and it is a personal preference) is I would like to see a little more cropped off the left.

Most excellent job JoJo...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 02/04/2008 08:53:02 PM
Jojo, this is a great shot, i love the facial expression and the outfit that you have on, it all ties in together!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 02/04/2008 07:52:32 PM
great job! To me, this says "Don't mess with me" - very powerful! You're ready to include this one in your actress portfolio for a role in a female mob movie (Tina Soprano or something like that!).
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/04/2008 07:17:28 PM
perfect studio shot (well,besides the disdain lol) great!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 02/04/2008 04:13:04 PM
Really quite lovely light... you're getting quite pro at the light setup.
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 02/04/2008 11:46:21 AM
Great facial expression! It's like you're thinking, what are you looking at? and possibly using your best Tony Soprano voice!
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/04/2008 08:07:18 AM
I think that setup will work really well for you. Great highlight on the hair, and even lighting on the face. Nice.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/04/2008 06:34:01 AM
great job JoJO, looks like you are ready for a board meeting.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/03/2008 09:23:54 PM
wonderful! your lighting is top notch and your pose is superb.
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Nikon Z9
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
 02/03/2008 08:48:23 PM
This is wonderful. Great job.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/03/2008 08:17:23 PM
Fantastic this is the best one yet. I feel you really captured this emotion with your expression and pose. The lighting is very clean, wonderful.
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/03/2008 08:13:51 PM
Nailed it.
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