created BG in Photoshop, copied stormtrooper many times and printed out 13X19; place vader doll in front w/same lighting. Adjusted level,curves, USM, dodged and burned.
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Nice! I love the background the most. Adding in those storm troopers to the back but having them fuzzed out with the shallow DOF really adds to the image in my estimation. The lighting and focus look great, and I like the composition for the most part. I do wish though that the hand was either completely in the picture, or the crop was made right before where the fingers on that left side start so we aren't as "aware" of what we're missing so it doesn't grab the eye. Well done! I gave a 6.
i like how you have used the stormtroopers as the background. though, that 1 closer to darth's head doesn't feel right. i think cropping down on the head would have been helpful compositionally, since the finger is cut off.
I like this shot a lot. Looks like it could be a frame from one of the movies, you captured the atmosphere and lighting perfectly. Just two things that bother me with it. Love the DOF too and the stormtroopers in the backround. 1. You just barely cut off the right hand, I would have liked it better if you had included it and a small amount of space to boost on the left. 2. Hard to tell with such a small size image but the focus seems to be more on the voicebox on his chest and not the helmet.
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