10th place? This was one of the best shots of the week in my opinion. I gave it a 10, and though sure it would place? If this shot is not a winner, then I'm not sure what the viewers are looking for? As an ad it is inviting, lively, entertaining, has a pretty girl, the product looks to be enjoyed, etc, etc. As a photo from a technical standpoint I think you did an excellent job. From a technical standpoint it is very difficult when shooting a portrait to get the subject to cooperate, and even more difficult to have them follow directions and look natural. You hit the mark here. I totally disagree with many of the comments below that criticize the model and her dress. My guess is that it can be difficult from a time and budgetary standpoint for most of the posters here to line up Cindy Crawford for a dpChallenge shoot. I think you were lucky to find such a pretty model as an ameature photographer (assumed). She is one of the prettiest girls I have seen photographed so far and I think her colorful blouse adds to the inviting look of the ad. Keep up the excellent work.
Amazing colors. Bright. Beautiful. There is something about her eyes and smile that is infectious. Stunning. I can't help but smile... and want a Pepsi.
The angle of her face gives her an impish, anime look that works really well. Full of promise... There's a term for the whites of the eyes being visible below the irises, but I can't remember what it is. It's deadly, though. Her shirt makes a great background for the bottle, as well. On the downside, the spots on the shirt detract, and the undiffused flash is very harsh and played hob with her skin tones and the bottle reflections. The washed out sky is a bit of a bummer (remember to order a nice blue one in advance next time). It would be nice to have more Pepsi in the bottle, and I'm not wild about the way she's smooshing the straw. Okay... and lose that finger. All the negatives aside, a very, very good bit of work.
Good pose, well lit subject. Though the lighting is a bit strong, creating a shadow on her shirt. Also, and these are merely very minor details, but her shirt seems to have some spots on it, and her forhead is a bit sweaty. But these very minor distractions aside, this is a nice photo. Good work!
nice composition, and certainly attractive girl, though she would have been more attractive with softer lighting. i really appreciate that you have the product being consumed with a look of contentment, good job!
good picture, great eyes! The half full bottle is good. Did you experiment with the background color? I wonder if another color would be better--but maybe not. Just curious.
Very effective shot. The use of a model works well here. She looks like she is enjoying the product. Exposure is great. Only a few blown highlights on the bottle. Looks like a winner to me. I gave it a 10.
This is a great photo. I am assuming that the red stripes in ths shirt, the incredible blue eyes on the model and the simple white background were all used to accentuate the pepsi logo.
One criticism. I hate saying this becasue the model is very attractive. Great skin, great facial features and her eyes are exceptional.
But...her lips are a major distraction. I know..I know. Jerk, numbnuts, etc, etc but I was trying to place my finger on why I was holding back on giving this photo extremely high marks.
It had all the elements. But her lips need to be absolutely perfect in color and shape because, well...you know darn well why ;-)
The lip color is more raspberry than cherry/stop sign red and her lip shape is just not appealing enough to stand out on its own. They need to be fuller and stand out more. Seeing as how she is sucking on a straw (very sexy) this leads you right up to her lips and when you do that you need perfection there or it throws your concentration off.
This is the major danger of using humans that are not professional models. They not only bring their beauty to an ad..they become the ad and very few humans are good enough for that. Thats why the super models get the big bucks. I know..your budget didn't allow for Elle this time around but I am just trying to say how powerful the human image is, even in a DP Challenge contest. I did not even use my wifes image, as pretty as she is, in my little ad because I knew exactly what I needed (in eye color/shape/drama/size, etc).
Don't mean to go on and on and bore you but I see this as one of the photos that is one of the better ones and has the potential to be the best one.
BTW, if that is your sister/neighbor/friend/wife you can still tell her she is still fine enough to stop traffic and I might buy a Pepsi or three :-)
Wow, this one looked great as a thumbnail, a bit retro... but from seeing the full image this kind of shot really needs a professional makeup artist :). Her eyes are very fetching, drawing you down her nose to the bottle, and the horizontal stripes of her top are very effective, but it's the kind of shot that needs a lot of planning and work because little flaws stand out a lot.
This is great. You know exactly what product you are advertising, and your eye is captured firstly by the girl's face and grin, and then drawn to the bottle by her shirt. If anything, I would have gotten rid of her finger
Gave this one good marks -- wondering if it would be better to crop out the hand totally or show more of it. The half finger thing is kinda weird. Like the angle of, and look on her face. What's up with the red/white thing? Shirt? Blanket? See a lot of spots on it.. Something weird going on with the lipstick too?
umm.. what am I supposed to vote on here?? :) I'm jealous of the straw. Ok.. pretty face.. the use of striped shirt is actually great.. that Pepsi bottle cannot be missed.. and what's also great about that pretty face is that it's tilted down in a way that makes my eyes move to the bottle. good move.
Coming back a day later, the only clean up to do is less shine on the face
Cute girl and cute idea here. Her shirt looks stained, wet? Her forehead is sweating or wet and the glare is distracting. As is the finger at the bottom. I don't mean that this is a bad photo because it's not.
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