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The Three Little Bears
The Three Little Bears
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Challenge: Classy Holiday Decorations (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kitchen Table under the hot Halogens
Date: Dec 19, 2004
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 19, 2004

 Thursday the 16th, I walk into the cafeteria at work and one of our HR people is setting up these great looking bears and garland all around the place. They are very distinguished and I decide to shoot the display as they might make good Christmas Cards.

Working on the post process on the 18th, I see the challenge. I know what I must do, return to the office camera in hand. But I have to say, I don't really wanna go.

Sunday the 19th. Head to the craft store where the bears are sold. They are now 60% off and all the other items I need are at least 50% off! Woo Hoo! Back home to play with the halogens and create a family portrait for the three little bears and their pet dogs.


1000w Halogens (2x500)/75 Watt Dining Room Overhead/Flash at 1/16th for fill.
RAW to PS -> Slightly lower shadow. Pump Saturation and Bright a bit.
Levels. Healing Brush. Crop.
Learn how to use quick mask to Gaussian the Backdrop.
- Crap, backdrop is really distracting, hate it how can I save it? - General Burn on shadows and Highlights to see if I can make it less pronounced. (Stupid F4.5 Nikon Optics, supposed to be low DOF at this number...what I gotta do go buy a Tamron?) Burn adds some heavy shadow but the USM contrast is pushing the bears to the front. Clone a small spot of grey. Perhaps this is not so bad. Kinda like it even. Let's see wha the critics have to say ;-)
Border, Resize.

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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/24/2004 01:56:43 AM
Very fitting for this challenge, and very classy presentation. Technically beyond reproach, and if I were to nit pick, I'd comment that the image exposure is a bit blown but that is not enough to seriously detract from the beauty of this presentation. One other comment. I feel that a simple border would have sufficed here. Yet, your border if not sufficiently tacky to be an issue. Overall a strong entry that I hope does well. Good luck.
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Canon EOS-10D
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 12/23/2004 06:59:43 PM
From left to right, he looks sad, the next looks perplexed,and the last looks angry. Nice photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 12/20/2004 02:11:21 PM
Cute picture! It looks like it could be on a a greeting card.
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Canon EOS-10D
 12/20/2004 08:27:08 AM
... and two little dogs and a horse on a stick! cute
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