Challenge:Lines (Advanced Editing IV) Camera:Canon EOS-20D Location: Albany, New York, USA Date: Mar 12, 2005 Aperture: 3.5 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/250 Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2005
Bounce Flash. Canon 50mm 1.8 at f 5.6. The facial lines were more pronounced in the blue channel, so I used a blue channel layer to emphasize the lines "a bit."
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Let me start by saying that this is a great photo. If you had a series of 30 of these of different people I think you could hang them at an art house.
Lighting: The lighting is even and smooth in the face. I love the softness. I think that the top of the head is a little burnt out which could have probably been helped in ps.
Composition: Almost perfect. I love the fact that it is so tight it makes the customer almost uncomfortable. That friendly face puts you to ease though. I feel like if you had tilted down just a little bit it could have helped. I think there is a tension created by not seeing the full curve of the collar.
Editing: Other than the burned out highlights, I think that this photo is perfect. One doesn't really "notice" the editing which makes it a success in my book.
Great take on the challenge. Great photo. If I knew this lady, I would order a huge print. Watch over exposure and take more beautiful pics.
Beautiful clarity, exposure, and good idea for the challenge.
You might have alternately considered a bit of a crop at the top, just above the hairline, which would have emphasized the face more, and also been in sync with the close side crop.
Congrats on this great finish for your second challenge.
Neil,
Thanks. I was pleased to get up to this "level" on my second try. I agree with you about the crop at the top. I saw this inconsistency after I posted the image. I think that a slight bit off the bottom would have worked too.
Paul
Beautiful clarity, exposure, and good idea for the challenge.
You might have alternately considered a bit of a crop at the top, just above the hairline, which would have emphasized the face more, and also been in sync with the close side crop.
Congrats on this great finish for your second challenge.
I would have liked to see more dramatic light and something more timless, maybe black and white, something that looks more like art and less like a "picture" However, I think you did a great job meeting the challenge and you have a great idea here.
A lot of life has been seen by those eyes. I think a tighter crop around the face would have had more impact. I like your descision to stay with colour for this but would like to see a b&w version
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