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Challenge: Single Light Source Portrait (DPL4 WK6) (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2018
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Date: Aug 27, 2018
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2018

 So, this is from a second shoot I did for this challenge. The first shoot was with a precious little girl, and I got some really sweet images of her. But I got the feeling the team wasn't overjoyed with them. I began to fret. I checked more outtakes. I didn't think I had that POW!!! shot that I wanted.

So I shot again. With me. Yes, that's me in a hat and crazy dress I picked up at a theater that was having a costume sale. I did not have a remote with me so I had to get up and set the camera timer every single time. About 80 times... And because I shot from a low angle, there was a lot of squatting involved. In a long dress. And a hat...

It was a very sweaty affair, but I'm really pleased with the results.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 45
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 09/05/2018 12:57:29 AM
hard to say which I like better, the hands or the legs
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/04/2018 10:21:04 PM
strange and milky
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 09/04/2018 08:21:35 PM
I'm having such mixed feelings about this. I really think a portrait should show the person, and the face being hidden is really throwing me. I love the processing and the shot, but it doesn't say portrait to me, because I don't feel I'm learning anything about the person. I don't know if they're happy, sad, it they're liking their their predicament or hating it. I always thought a portrait was more personal. Gack. Don't know what to do with this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 09/03/2018 02:23:14 PM
Wonderful job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 08/30/2018 09:33:36 AM
Beautifully nostalgic..
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 08/29/2018 09:59:34 AM
Lovely and painterly. Reminded me of the genre paintings of Chardin
Chardin
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