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sparkling kiss
sparkling kiss
annah


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3000
Location: Balcony of my house, Pahoa, Hawaii, US, world
Date: Jul 18, 2006
Aperture: auto
ISO: auto
Shutter: auto
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2006

 super glossy lip gloss + super glittery glitter.

And let me tell you something about glitter. It is evil. A vile, horrible, annoying substance that sticks, and refuses to stop sticking, making removal from skin, clothing, carpet, hair, and especially mouthes, a tedious, if not futile task. It serves no purpose besides the making of this photo and hardening the cleanup tasks of tired mothers after birthday parties. If I ever come in contact with glitter again, so god help me, I will loose my sanity. Glitter is evil and should be destroyed.

So with that said...yay, I'm actually quite happy with this :D After my first shoot (one involving semi toxic acrylic gold paint that I'd rather not go into :S) I decided to go with plan B....which involved glitter....which I will be seeing in the carpet and fabric for the rest of my life.

The background is new. A huge white sheet donated to me by a friend. At least it's a step up from the shirts I've using :P

Editing: crop, +brightness, +contrast, cloned some birth marks and stuff out as well as some old nail polish, desaturated, and played with curves a bit to get a somewhat cross processed, yellow-goldish feel to it.

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.9458
Avg (commenters): 7.8125
Avg (participants): 5.6897
Avg (non-participants): 6.2874
Views since voting: 1932
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 203
Comments: 21
Favorites: 6 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 08/02/2006 01:17:31 AM
U N D E R R A T E D ! ! ! !
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/31/2006 01:01:12 AM
Cute as all get out!
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Nikon Coolpix S1
 07/31/2006 12:58:33 AM
I concur. Glitter is evil. :P
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/29/2006 06:43:02 PM
Very nice! good idea and nice model. But I find the hot spots somewhat distracting. The lips and golden sprinkles look great though.
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 07/28/2006 06:07:54 PM
very creative... it almost looks a little green, but i'm sure it's my monitor. ;) i love it so much, i don't really care.
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Canon PowerShot A620
 07/27/2006 08:02:40 PM
???
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 07/25/2006 02:08:08 PM
The sparkles on the lips are the intial eye grabber, but the composition is the real star of this show. Excellent photo!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 07/24/2006 10:51:07 PM
great idea - it's a winner.
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 07/24/2006 06:47:30 PM
wish it were gold lipstick instead of glitter, but very well done, love the softness and the pose
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/24/2006 04:56:45 PM
nice shot, i like the tones.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G
 07/24/2006 04:35:57 PM
Can you say 'Sephora Cover?
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 07/24/2006 03:49:07 PM
Very creative and well shot!
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 07/24/2006 02:50:53 PM
This kiss will most certainly lead to a "sequins" of events! ;)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 07/24/2006 08:45:01 AM
Great photo!
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Nikon D7000
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 07/24/2006 07:43:46 AM
Interesting.
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Leica Digilux 2
 07/24/2006 06:21:44 AM
Great image and color .. I love the feel you created !

Meeting the Challenge 0-1-2 = 1
Overall look, feel and composition 0-1-2 = 2
Creativity 0-1-2 = 1
Quality and execution 0-1-2 = 2
WOW effect and first impression 0-1-2 = 1

Final : 7
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/24/2006 04:07:54 AM
great idea and fantastic lips! love the pose as well
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Canon PowerShot S50
 07/24/2006 12:42:39 AM
Great Job!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/24/2006 12:28:10 AM
I'm sorry, but something about this touches me as disturbing... Don't know exactly what it is. Maybe the plastic look of the face itself. Maybe the crusty gold stuff on your nails. Probably the fact that you have gold crap all over your lips...
TC
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 07/24/2006 12:21:00 AM
Very Nice!! Love how the tones of the skin seem to blend with the white background! I'm actualy suprised you didn't get more of a shaddow inder the chin with the fingers there! Screams Stock Image, i could definatly see thins poping up in a magazine! :D
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/24/2006 12:20:53 AM
interesting shot! love it!
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