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Challenge: Masters' Free Study II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Mystic, CT
Date: Nov 26, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Urban, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

first photo shoot with a model (thanks Karen!). I really liked the vibe of this storefront, and was going for a contrast between the fashionable clothes and dingy, harsh setting.

I wanted to challenge myself for this entry. I purposefully didn't shoot a landscape, my forte. I hope this does OK...

PP - crop. layers for levels. noise ninja. soft light layer. cloned out dark circles under eyes, and small blue sign on door. hue/sat on blouse to match door (was a brighter red to start). color shift on left side of wall to match right side. dupe layer in multiply, then mask. cloned out small white paper on ground. USM on image except for face. resize, add border.

[Dec. 6th, 2008 02:38:09 PM]

over 300 votes, and just under 6. keeps getting close, only to drop again. I've gotten some great comments, so that makes me happy. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with how this is doing, especially in this challenge. I think I'll do more of these in the future

Statistics
Place: 120 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.9357
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.8723
Avg (non-participants): 5.9597
Views since voting: 992
Views during voting: 684
Votes: 342
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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12/18/2008 06:44:09 PM
Excellent composition and scene layout Steve! Perhaps less noise ninja would have helped--surely ou don't need it at ISO 200 on your camera! There does seem to be texture missing, but maybe even without the noise ninja, maybe not as much as would enhance the photo (you have texture where the wall and door are degraded, but not the surface textures themselves.)
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12/15/2008 02:28:56 AM
very good complement of colors-
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2008 10:54:03 PM
good color match, fail to see the connection.
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12/05/2008 02:50:30 PM
Very nice with a good composition.
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12/05/2008 02:13:06 PM
Sassy!
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12/05/2008 12:01:42 PM
I don't know why my initial reaction was a 9 on this...Now that I'm commenting I really can't justify knocking this off from a 10. Perhaps it was the model's facial expression, but everything else is so perfect. Great portrait!
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12/04/2008 10:34:59 AM
She looks kind of nervous.
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12/03/2008 10:15:01 PM
Nice photo, but your model looks like she doesn't want to be there.
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12/03/2008 07:26:43 PM
Cool interesting shot. Love the composition and the matching colors.
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12/03/2008 06:04:48 PM
love the recurring colors of the blouse and the door - her face looks to have a slight orange tint
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12/03/2008 02:32:13 PM
nice model and lighting but nothign that really grabs me
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12/02/2008 11:46:08 PM
I like that she matches in theme with the background door and you decided to separate them with the white wall.
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12/02/2008 11:26:24 PM
I like how the reds match well, but otherwise it's like two different pictures, the left and the right. It seems like too much negative space. Maybe if she was in front of the left door and cropped in close, as long as she didn't fade into the door? Nice detail and old vs new.
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12/02/2008 05:54:42 AM
excellent idea. something about the composition seems a bit off; i think squaring it takes it out of balance.
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12/01/2008 11:32:27 PM
Nice, I like how she opposites the door with coordinating colors, nice natural pose, too. The lighting is good and even, great job technically. You must know what you're doing. :) 10.
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12/01/2008 09:38:45 PM
Nice door. Your model looks a bit tight. The crossed leg pose is cute and coy, but she's a bit stiff on the upper half to pull it off. At least in my opinion. Processing is good and I like the composition. 6
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12/01/2008 09:15:56 AM
Did you change the color of her blouse to match the door? I like the limited color palette, but the color of the blouse feels a bit fake. I like the composition.
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