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Challenge: In The Style Of: Heida (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Toronto
Date: Sep 8, 2009
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Sep 8, 2009

 This is a candid, and she was so absorbed playing with the plate, hence the title. This was a single moment she realized was being photographed, made the eye contact and went back to her thing.... :)

I'm taking a couple of risks for this challenge:

1. All of Heida's kids shots are not high key (found only one high key in her profile - a non-B&B SP)


2. The prop: it will either make it for the voters or kill it.

The image was a little too grannular, due to the ISO 800 and lighting, and the HK was easier to control that on PP.
Afterwards, I liked the final result anyway...


[Sep. 9th, 2009 01:30:41 PM]

Score is currently at ~5.52.
Comment by indicates one of my risks about high key.


[Sep. 15th, 2009 11:15:34 PM]

Score went as high as 5.65.
On the final strech, got many 4's and 5's, as the high-key doesn't reverberate with the voters.

Votes: 199
Views: 308
Avg Vote: 5.4271
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 09/15/09 11:11 pm

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Post:

Thank you everyone for the votes and comments. I surely had lots of fun this week.
Sorry to make many of you scramble through Heida's portfolio looking for a hint of high-key there... ;~)

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 129
Avg (all users): 5.4724
Avg (commenters): 6.2857
Avg (participants): 5.4151
Avg (non-participants): 5.4932
Views since voting: 778
Views during voting: 311
Votes: 199
Comments: 9
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 09/15/2009 10:29:39 PM
I couldn't find any high-key photos by Heida. In fact they tend to be more toward low-key.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
09/13/2009 03:48:40 PM
Maybe a little too high key. I'm reminded of Poltergeist for some reason.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 09/11/2009 02:06:02 PM
I think that not "high key" but "low key" is Heida style
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 09/10/2009 05:48:04 AM
I really like the high-key effect, but the overall impression is dominated by the featureless white blob in the middle. Without that this would be a marvellous portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 09/10/2009 02:02:41 AM
the brighter Heida style 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/09/2009 09:45:24 PM
Nice portrait..... Not sure what that thing is she's holding..... A Plate Maybe? 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/09/2009 05:31:41 PM
I don't know how you gut it that white without washing out so much detail, but you did it! One of my favorites from this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 09/09/2009 02:52:57 PM
High key portraits is nothing I combine with the Heida's style. That being said, it's a very good high key portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/09/2009 03:23:52 AM
Heida hi-key??!! I think you'll be punished by the dnmc crowd.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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