Self portrait. Always a good exercise to endure being the model once & a while so that you remember how uncomfortable it is! Shot with the new studio backdrop set up I have recently purchased!
Some outtakes:
PP: a few new tricks this week - NeatNinja, USM, levels, curves, hue/saturation layer set to multiply, selective colour balance to brighten the white, flatten, resize, save for web.
Post-Challenge: for my own sake, I need to explain that when I entered this, I ran out of time and just put the essential information and intended to come back & revise. Obviously, the title was one of the things on the agenda to revise. Wasn't until after the challenge started that I remembered!!!! Frustrated me all week, particularly as I got a few comments!
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Well it looks like you have studio lighting down pat, so no nits in that department at all! I really like the composition (use of negative space) in this image. I think you would have scored much higher if the model's pose were tweaked just a bit: show her hands, don't hide them, show her eyes even if they're not looking directly at the camera, and watch the details like the folded hem on the jeans and lastly add a reflector to brighten up the dark area under her chin. Those are all minor nits and your image scored deservedly well. Congratulations.
Knew this was yours Nicole...well done. I really think it deserved to finish much higher. You are really good at these kind of shots. This is really my favourite shot of you...the pose is so relaxed and friendly...excellent. Makes me want to go and buy backdrops and studio lights
This is a fun image, I really like this one - very simple and free. Only nit - I would have liked to have seen more of her face and pretty smile. Overall great composition - nicely done!
The back ground colors don't seem to be very even, I can see slightly dark areas on the far left side, above her arms and behind her head. Even though she is looking away from the camera I would like to see just a little eye contact. Nice lighting and composition. 8
There are a few dark spots on your background which you should have cloned out (top left and left of the models face). Also I think if the model had turned her head and look more towards the camera it would have more impact since her hair is hiding most of her face. Nice sharp focus though.
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