Set up at home with a hot light to the right of camera. I wanted a somewhat eerie feel with a darkness and deep shadows. Edited with topaz, crop, healed a few spots, lightness and contrast layer and masked it to just bring out the dolls eyes, blurred the sheet in the back a little, resized, usm and sfw.
[Feb. 14th, 2010 10:38:11 PM]
Thank you all for the comments. I was trying for a somewhat creepy feel with this shot and it seems like I managed to do that, at least a little bit. After I submitted it I realized the background blur was, well, pretty poorly done; sorry :( I also meant to eliminate some of the dust and dirt on the table, something I did do on some of the out takes but forgot to do on this one, oops. Overall I think this did fairly well and I think it would of done much better if I had been a bit more careful in the pp.
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First impressions are that the shot is a bit flat and soft.
Technically the editing here jumps out out you - and not in a good way. The blurred background doesn't merge with the floor in a natural way. Composition is good. As I mentioned before the shot feels a bit flat.
Artistically this rocks! The concept is great and the doll is staring right at us - very creepy indeed. Great chair, it fits the concept well.
In summary this has great potential but the technicals let it down, as you have already noted.
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