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Challenge: Song Titles, 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: my house, seoul, korea
Date: Jan 9, 2007
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Humorous, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2007

 hahaha! i had fun doing this. i came up with the concept at the last minute and decided to give it a go. i've no doubt that i'm going to get smashed to pieces for this challenge, but i don't care. criticise all you want!!! i like this shot! :)

i wanted to be silly and enter a self portrait. i set my camera up and used the remote to take photos of myself. it took me about 20 shots before i got the one i liked.

what i did:

1. i shot in raw, then in photoshop i cropped the shot a little, adjusted brightness, contrast, saturation and whitebalance. that's all.

2. i added 2 borders: one thin black border, one big white border ... to give the shot a "polaroid" look. using a handwriting font i already had, i added the writing "say cheese!".

3. then i rotated the image a few degrees and added the drop shadow. finally i added another layer underneath and put the gray background on it.

4. the intention was to give the impression that the image was rotated, so i wanted to fool the viewer's eye by using the same coloured background as dpchallenge ... a small optical illusion.

please be kind to me! :)

btw, i had already taken a photo of my wife for the 'black and white portrait challenge' ... i had to unsubmit it to enter this challenge. i'm a bit disappointed about that. i'm taking a big gamble on this shot.
Disqualification Details
You may not add text to your entry or its border during editing. This includes copyright statements.

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/28/2007 10:43:10 PM
Shame as I loved this one.....
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 01/17/2007 12:59:44 AM
Oops. Don't sweat the DQ, just don't put text on anything. I like the shot and I really like the tilted treatment!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
 01/10/2007 09:20:45 AM
good job
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Nikon D40
 01/10/2007 06:16:06 AM
isn't it supposed to be advanced editing? just cos you got some words in it... some people are dickheads. don't worry about them.. you're still my hero ;)
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 01/10/2007 03:13:15 AM
say "DQ"
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/10/2007 12:30:10 AM
you'll be dqed for the text
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 01/10/2007 12:28:59 AM
Love the colors!
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