Perfect timing for the challenge; we just finished remodeling this room and it’s completely empty.
For lighting, I used a Smith Victor, 250-watt Flood Light; camera on a tripod as close as possible to the floor on the opposite corner of the room with my widest 17-35mm lens.
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Initially, I was hesitant regarding whether my photo satisfied the challenge requirements of having only one object within the room (hanger and dress). Thus, I turned off my “score and update” button, for fear of receiving low scores. However, upon receiving your great comments regarding this photo, I was thrilled, and began to look at all the scores again.
Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments and votes.
All my post processing steps are in here:
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Place: 1 out of 114 Avg (all users): 7.1686 Avg (commenters): 8.4444 Avg (participants): 7.3421 Avg (non-participants): 7.0950 Views since voting: 12440 Views during voting: 504 Votes: 255 Comments: 82 Favorites: 23 (view)
My top pick...and I am no fan of selective desaturation. It really works here, though. Beautiful lighting and composition. With its emotive content this image has a life outside the confines of this challenge.
Good time to use this technique; nice job with the lighting and angles. For some reason, I think your "message" might come across better if the dress were some color other than a passionate red, maybe mourning purple or some othe "cold" color.
perfect adn well executed. awesome black and gray and bright white and red. The only reason I wouldn't give it a ten, is that in my own mind I don't see it as a extraordinary photographic achievement, its a great technique that would work just as well on film. That being said, you still get a ten because its as good as anything else in the challenge, and much better than anything I could do; good luck.
Love the splash of color and the clear visual storytelling. I would have flipped the image horizontally to put the red "finale" at the end, but one of my top picks nonetheless. 9
not totally enthused with the title (lacks a certain subtlety!) but the image itself is wonderfully composed and expertly presented. you've given a bona fide excuse for selective desat, which i feel is more often than not used totally wrongly. it works GLORiously here. every detail / element is perfectly positioned and treated - the light from the door, the door, the way the hanger appears to be floating. it gives the impression that you took a lot of care and attention to get this shot just so. easily one of my favourites this week. 10.
I think this will do very well. Good lighting, subject and selective desat. I would have been tempted to clone out the power points on the walls and maybe crop a little tigher at the bottom, that's just nitpicking :-)
I like how the light highlights the dress in the photo--great photo. Nice colors and texture/tones also. It contains nice emotion in the message of the photo as well...you can just imagine the wife/girlfriend, etc having left and leaving the dress behind.
I am not voting, unfortunately, I don't have time to go through the whole challenge. But I was curious to see the submissions and yours is just fantastic. I love the selected desat, the light and shadow play and the hues of the walls and door. Not to mention the story the image tells. I hope you place high in the challenge! :)
Interesting concept. I considered something like this but couldn't carry it off. I like the light peeking through the crack in the door. The single red of the dress makes for nice impact.
I thought about using a dress on a hanger and then worried the DNMC nazis would get me for taking 2 items into the room! Neat treatment here - I like the light just showing through the door.
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