Cropped the photo, adjusted the contrast/brightness levels a bit, used neat image filter over the whole photo to reduce noise, the red hue channel is desaturated by 70% to pale my skin and then I resized it.
I'd like to add that I do have purple hair (and purple lipstick on) and no spot-edit colour changing was done to this photo.
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Place: 206 out of 227 Avg (all users): 4.1146 Avg (commenters): 5.3333 Avg (participants): 4.1667 Avg (non-participants): 4.0833 Views since voting: 1023 Views during voting: 287 Votes: 192 Comments: 9 Favorites: 0
I adore the veracity to personality in this photo and I think the harsh lighting is a brilliant artistic tool used well to impose personality in the image...
natural light I do not feel would have served the artistic elements which make this pic eye catching and intense...
kudos, ur score does nothing to reflect ur ability
I think your image scored a lot lower than it should have. At first glance the skin tones are washed out. However post challenge I have the advantage of seeing your intent.
Focus and depth if field are both very good.
I think that the crop may be a tiny bit tight. I'd like to see a little more hair on top of the head.
I really like the intent stare directly into the camera, and the expression of the model is fantastic. That tiny half smile, that sort of says I know something you don't, is great.
Although everything is very centered, I'm not sure there was a better way to do it. But you probably lost a few votes with the people who had the rule of thirds checklist in their hands.
Overall I would say that the lighting in this photos is extremely harsh. It is very apparent that the flash was "on camera". I say that because of the harsh shadow below the chin, the catchlight in the eyes, and the lack of contrast throughout the rest of the face. I didn't vote on this particular photo, but I will say that I generally will not go much higher than a 6 if you can tell that. I was going to say that the focus was a bit off, but after reading about the neat image filter in your notes, I would say to do a little practice with that, because it is extremely overdone. Aside from that, the composition is also very plain. If I would have voted on this photo myself, I would have given it a 4. Hope this helps to udnerstand.
I was one of the 50 percentile that rated this a 5.. definately met the challenge! The light seems just a little harsh, but the hair and lipstick are great! Good job! :)
Even though your flash was set low, tell-tale signs of direct flash are still visible. Shine on the nose and around the mouth, cheek and the eyes. There's also a harsh shadow on the neck under the chin. That all adds up to making the image look washed out/snap-shotty.
You've also lost texture in the hair, which is a little disappointing. Neat Image may have been the culprit there.
choltmeier's advice is sound, use natural light. Or even try diffusing/bouncing the flash.
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