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Challenge: Romance (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Classroom
Date: Jan 27, 2006
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2006

 I'm sure this won't do well, but as they say, practice makes perfect :D

I used a fog filter (wish I had an actual soft focus filter) cause I felt it emphasizes the idea of Romance. I only wish I were allowed to remove the fill light's reflection in her left eye, should've repositioned the lights.

I have an outtake of this, I'll post it after the challenge if anyone requests it.

The most important thing is that I had fun shooting this, and I learned a lot about using diffused lights.

Thanks for watching and voting.

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 131
Avg (all users): 4.4882
Avg (commenters): 5.2727
Avg (participants): 3.7761
Avg (non-participants): 4.6630
Views since voting: 754
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 340
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2006 10:54:09 PM
Do like the softness subtle shadings of this shot.
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 02/04/2006 10:12:40 PM
don't really like it
 02/04/2006 09:42:35 PM
I gave this a very high score but from my short affiliation with this site, you're going to get clobbered for the soft focus from others- to many unless it's knive-edge sharp it's not any good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2006 06:02:11 AM
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 02/03/2006 01:15:40 AM
Sorry but I have never been a fan of soft focus low contrast shots and this is no exception, I just simply do not like the outcome. Just figured I owed you an explanation as to why I only gave it a 4.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2006 05:24:05 PM
like the soft dreamlike effect, but the contrast seems almost too high. my eyes are having trouble focusing on something. I wish the eyes and heart didn't compete so much for my interest. Perhaps I'd like this more if the crop was tighter on one of them.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2006 09:56:22 AM
Lovely model and composition. Low contrast hazy effect doesn't work for me, sharper and clearer would be better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2006 03:38:54 AM
Not very romantic (IMO) and I think the haze is not good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2006 11:46:50 PM
Like the soft focus effect and the crop is nice too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2006 10:53:24 PM
The softness definitely works, especially given the challenge. Nice composition, model, and shot. More emotion might make the model more engaging.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2006 08:21:32 PM
I think the soft focus style works in moderation, but here I feel like it's too strong.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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