First off I have to say I am ecstatic with this finish! My best EVER! I took this shot of my beautiful wife Cammie at 9:45 PM MST on 08/21/05 just 15 minutes before the deadline. I had little time to spare for any post processing. By the time I downloaded the pictures from the camera and found the ONE shot I liked I had eight to nine minutes before the deadline.
I ended up with basic editing (if that) at my disposal.
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I uploaded the finished product at 9:55 PM MST, WHEW!
I took this photo in our bedroom with my wife, Cammie in complete darkness. Camera was set to 12 sec. exposure, hit the button and used a mini-mag light to light my wife’s features. I have to say that we (my wife and I) are very flattered by all the wonderful comments everyone has given on this shot.
THANK YOU ALL!
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Very nice image. There are a lot of great shots in this challenge, but this should have been in the top 10 for sure. Keep up the great work, can't wait to see more of your work.
i just dont get it... this is top 3 photo... so much creativity light contrast, skin tone, mysterious smoke above the subject.. just dont get it.. i really liked it.. its on my fav now..
You certainly win the price for most innovative lighting! The pose doesn't quite work for me. I like the strong diagonal composition, but I would prefer to see either less or more of her face and likewise either her entire leg or a tighter crop. But the light-painting really is marvelous! 8
Very good, sexy shot. A small nit-pick, but I would have asked the model to remove the earrings. They are not key to the shot like the underwear is and are slightly distracting. On the elemental level this is, considering the title, an erotic view of what draws us. Still, I like it. Good work.
very interesting lighting but the detail in the light stripes is completely lost, this may have been your intention and it certainly makes the image interesting.
The lighting on this shot is incredible. It makes her body look as if she is wearing a nylon body suit!! The strip of light form her shoulder also accentuates the curves of her torso. very nicely composed, and indeed "Irresistable"
Good stuff! I'm just not sure whether or not I should like the harsh lighting. Looks like she's a "neon body" or something. The light/shadow going on otherwise I think is pretty cool and so is the use of color(s) for this photo. The panty almost looks like it's just body painting, if it wasn't for the tiny shadow on right cheek, that illusion would be perfect.
This image is really irresistable. I kept coming back to this photo. I like the painting with light approach here. Quite different from everyone else :) An easy 10 and an easy favorite.
What I like about this is the very high-key light that almost makes her look "metallic". I love the position that she's in - it looks natural, and the red panties are adorable. What I don't like is the rumpled, dingy- gray- looking bedsheets. That just ruins the presentation of the model for me.
Love it, hate it. I just can't make up my mind but I think this would have been a better shot without the glow. Still, a very nice pose with a very alurring model. 8
The model and photographer should be proud of a shot that is so tasteful yet erotic. Wondertul anatomy composition, love the mystery in the model's partially revealed face.
I think the ligting in this one, although it runs along her body, is a bit distracting. I would have liked to see this with more of a softer affect and not so strong.
I am impressed by the technical competence but the empty highlights which mirror her pose spoil tonal gradations which contribute so much to feminine beauty.
The harsh light doesnt really add to the photo, it is quite distracting. Not exactly sure what kind of light you were using. The pose is very good though, so the only thing I would change, would to be ease the harsh lighting and you have a great photo!
The highlights spoil this shot for me. I assume they were intentional but I dont feel that they add anything to it just keep drawing my eyes all over the place, not too sure what it is I am meant to be looking at.
Very nice title for this image. I wouldn't be surprised to see this image in an ad somewhere. The lines of light seem a little hot for me, in a sense, but also like them as they help define shape, as if this beautiful model needs any help defining her shape. I like the details still available in the bed and and in the lace as well as her hair and the little bit of her face you can see. Nice image, which will be come part of my 'favorites' collection. <8>
I think the light streaks detract from this image. The pose, the skin tones, the background, the crop, all work and are well done, but the lighting forces the viewer's eyes to follow that rather than look at the subject. Maybe I'm missing the point here but it seems to me the light is the subject rather than the model.
The lighting seems overly harsh here. Perhaps it is the side effect of resizing the image, or perhaps it was the intent. Either way, I like the idea, but I find it just a bit overdone. Still, it is in the top 10 of this challenge, IMO.
This is silky and very tasteful. I do not know what compelled you to use the light in the way you did but you made a damn good call. It accentuates the subject and does not disrupt the softness of the image. Good luck!
The model has good tone and a good shape. I like the composition and the setting looks romantic. To me, the light painting is to harsh. Keep practicing because it is a great technique to use on nudes. gl
looks like you used a flashlight to trace her body. this is an interesting effect, and the soft light it casts on the surrounding fabric is especially pleasing. I wish the flashlight lines hadn't all gone completely white - if you had used an ND filter or a smaller aperture on your camera, you probably could have retained some detail. but the young lady is pretty, and if this isn't scoring as well as you like (I know mine isn't!), don't let her take the score personally!
I like the strong diagonal here and the pose. I also like the lighting effect which appears to be shining a flashlight around the ridges of her body during a long exposure? Either way, it adds some extra interest. The red panties give a nice splash of color to the shot.
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