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Megan
Megan
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-01 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Mt. Hope, NJ
Date: Jan 5, 2007
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Fashion
Date Uploaded: Jan 30, 2007

 This was my first photo shoot of 2007. I was so excited that I took over 500 photos of her and the photos that I did edit, have about 5-10 edits each.

One technical aspect that I know people are going to harp on is the negative white space underneath. The reason it's there is because that is where I put my copyright information for other sites. I just hope people can look past that when commenting.

In camera: Vivid

Post-Processing:
Crop
Hue/Sat to brighten eye whites
Color balance to change eyes to green
Burn tool to darken rim of Irises
Flattened and blurred to blend in eyes
Duplicate image
Added contrast to original
Pasted duplicate onto original
Changed blending mode to Screen
Added contrast and darkened duplicated image layer
Flattened and saved

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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 02/07/2007 08:16:37 PM
The white foreground is confusing. There's so much of it, one assumes it has some significant meaning. Is it snow?
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 02/02/2007 05:28:36 PM
What can I say about this? I'm sure you've had many comments about the white thing...

-the white surface she is lying on is the dominant feature in this photo. Its distracting and unsightly. For an outdoor scene, a wooden table or a patterned blanket maybe would look better?
-employ a shallow depth of field to blur the background. One, it looks cooler and more professional, two...shes in a rather ugly setting, with metal posts and road signs in the way.

Your model has natural beauty...make her the center of attention! With some more trial and error, I'm sure you could produce a stunning photo in the future, best of luck!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2007 01:04:04 PM
good colors with the green, but does not feel like she is really in a park because of the white under her.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical DG for Canon
 02/01/2007 09:49:51 AM
there's something about the alomst lime green and the big amont of white that's distractin
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 02/01/2007 06:01:42 AM
The thing that stands out the most is the dress, I think her face should be the strongest part of the image.
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