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Challenge: Things That Go Together II (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Australia
Date: Dec 22, 2011
Aperture: 4
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Portraiture, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Dec 22, 2011

 OK - my first foray into the world of Expert Editing! (Quite possibly my last as well.) Had this idea about 20 hours before rollover, took about 14 pics of my daughter before I got an 'acceptable' expression, 10 shots of scrunched up paper, 4 shots of 'flat' paper. Wandered off to cook dinner, then came back to edit. The individual shots of scrunched paper weren't working for me so I put a few things on a chair, took 4 shots, picked one and used it. I decided near the end that it needed another bit of paper in the top left to balance it out, took another 2 shots and used one.

I would have liked to add pencil shavings, smudge marks and that sort of thing, but oh well...

I hope you like it!

It's not a drawing - I wish I could do portraits that well...

31st Dec 2011
Thought I would add my response to Giles comment so people don't think I was offended in any way - this is the pm I sent:
Seriously - thanks for the comment. I know it's not a great image and I'm NEVER worried by honest criticism.

So, people, feel free to criticize anything of mine at any time - I NEED you to...

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/30/2011 04:44:30 AM
the drawing was to "sketchify" in photoshop needed to be softer and less a photo and sharp for me, i did not like the tonal difference between the bright "drawing" and the screwed up paper, the discarded paper and pencils have to much of a staged feel, i know it was staged of course but shouldnt feel that way to me. good idea but it didnt wow me, infact i scored it a 4 which may have been harsh but i felt it was a little gimmicky. sorry, but honesty is the best policy Giles.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/29/2011 01:37:41 AM
good drawing
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 12/28/2011 12:12:37 PM
Amen to this. You forgot the eraser. The artist's best friend is sometimes the garbage bin.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/23/2011 11:28:21 AM
Sweet. Lovely drawing.
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