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Challenge: The Username Challenge III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Date: Jul 20, 2009
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2009

 In the last username challenge I shot a self portrait with this type of nametag. It was a basic edit challenge and I think I ended up going with the other challenge instead as my image was not really strong. When this came up again I wanted to revisit that idea but in a much better manner.

This is Mike Carter. He is a ministry leader within our congregation and a willing model. He posed for me in the last sugar challenge smoking a candy cigarette. He came over last night for a meeting and I talked him into sitting for a couple of shots for this challenge. Slapped the name tag on him and took 5 pictures. No need for anything fancy - his look and the concept were the two driving factors and I wanted to keep it all as simple as possible. Serious yet amusing is what I was going for. I hope I hit that mark.

Strobist style lighting - 430 through a shoot through, white backdrop about 8 feet away that goes dark, simple editing to make him look a bit more rugged. Pretty straightforward though with nothing super fancy. Hoping for a 6.2 at least.

Statistics
Place: 53 out of 169
Avg (all users): 6.1711
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.0946
Avg (non-participants): 6.2436
Views since voting: 932
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 152
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/02/2009 06:04:42 PM
I love the creativity here. Made me smile!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2009 04:04:24 PM
Top idea and well executed...9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2009 02:48:07 PM
brilliant...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2009 07:22:33 PM
I will be putting in a ticket to have this photo DQ'd. Unless the birth name of fine looking gentlemen is actually "Horse", this shot is a sham and should be eliminated from competition. And the photographer should be forced to comment on all entries for the next 6 months....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2009 06:28:20 PM
lol..."Hello, my name is Horse"...that's too funny. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the connection. lol. But the placement of the head and name tag in opposing corners is pure genius. The lighting and processing are great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2009 05:41:18 AM
8 - Funny. The facial expression says so much, that matched with that name tag, plus the DPC element to this, just makes this a unique and humorous image. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2009 11:12:19 PM
too funny. i love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2009 05:32:03 PM
Oh no! Not Comic Sans!
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 07/27/2009 12:04:12 PM
Ha! Clever!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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