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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Date: Apr 2, 2005
Aperture: f13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2005

 The beautiful, very pink and cute, Gabriella.

Some cloning to remove a little drool on the chin, conversion to B&W, that was about it.

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 507
Avg (all users): 6.0601
Avg (commenters): 7.0588
Avg (participants): 5.9840
Avg (non-participants): 6.3696
Views since voting: 1435
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 233
Comments: 20
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 05/01/2005 09:56:09 PM
Thank you for submitting your photo to the Free Study VIII, DPChallenge.

A very nice capture of an infant looking away from the camera. A very cooperative no less baby. She appears to be focusing on someone or someting on side of the camera. Hey, anything you have to do to take the shot. The title is very amusing as well. Like the baby is actually thinking something over.

I like the framing and the choice of the background color. I also can't tell if this is a table or the floor that you are using to take this photo. Well done there.

Technically there are some minor area's for improvement. The choice of B&W conversion was a good one. However, there are some harsh tones on the baby's left side. More of understated light source issue. A left side reflector might have help the situation. Also an additional fill light might have helped the mouth and chest area's.

In the absence of studio type lighting, this is an excellent capture that you should be proud of.

Good luck in your future DPChallenges.
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 04/26/2005 07:12:05 PM
adorable baby and i like the lighting :) catch eye lighting is great!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 05:34:28 PM
lighting is a bit harsh....
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 04/25/2005 02:06:02 PM
Could be a poster, well done!
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 04/25/2005 08:44:06 AM
Very cute baby. I think the black background was an excellent choice. 9
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 04/24/2005 06:17:57 PM
so cute. I love this. 9
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 04/24/2005 10:55:52 AM
Great portrait, but I think the shadows on the face may be a bit too strong.
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 04/24/2005 09:09:05 AM
Great lighting.
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 04/24/2005 06:48:18 AM
ahhhhh what a sweetie, great lighting, nice background. this is one of my top scores for the challenge. 9
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 04/24/2005 04:17:03 AM
wow, that one was my fav as well, well done i hope it comes up highly
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 04/23/2005 09:48:42 AM
A tiny fill light would have helped the mouth and bottom of cheeks more, however, the presentation and expression are indeed above average. Good work.
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 04/23/2005 05:22:04 AM
Wonderful shot, great lighting and mood. Think it could be improved by moving the subject to the left and having more negative space to the right.
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 04/22/2005 08:54:27 PM
Love it!
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 04/20/2005 11:43:19 PM
a lovely baby nice portrait
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 04/20/2005 08:51:16 PM
Beautiful portrait of this baby. Lovely lighting.
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 04/20/2005 06:37:09 PM
oh, wow! excellent work. me thinks you have experience with this ;-) good luck in the challenge!
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 04/20/2005 04:39:48 PM
cute baby... i'd have preferred there was a reflector on the right hand side to fill the shadows, though
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 04/20/2005 04:01:19 PM
Nice.
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 04/20/2005 05:26:47 AM
An amazing picture - a portrait that would make any parent (or photographer)proud. For me, this should ribbon, in an extremely competitive crowd. 10.
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 04/19/2005 01:18:44 AM
Superb!
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