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Portable Mini-studio (Light Tent)
Portable Mini-studio (Light Tent)
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Challenge: Color Studio Portrait II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax FA D 50mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Japan, at home
Date: Apr 16, 2006
Aperture: f11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2006

 I bought a remote control shutter release just for this. As usual, didfficult to cull, but I realised I had to do a reshoot and get myself farther away from the wall. Natural and diffused light from the windows, plus the overhead room light (though I don't know if it contributed anything).
A bit of dodge and burn, and cloned out some hair sticking up from the top (thank goodness for advanced editing).

Statistics
Place: 141 out of 199
Avg (all users): 5.1985
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 4.8938
Avg (non-participants): 5.4221
Views since voting: 1106
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 267
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 04/25/2006 04:13:58 AM
Funny shot and creative thinking. The background is a bit distracting overall. I am learning that doing self portraits is a unique challnge all its own. Good shot.
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 04/25/2006 02:55:38 AM
In my first shoot, I was too close to the wall. So I tried again, further away from the wall, but was still constrained by the room size. It was really bright on the right side of the photo, so I did quite a bit of dodging there.
 04/24/2006 03:35:52 PM
With any portrait, the thing I look for first is whether or not the photographer captured some "personality" - I'd say you've got that covered! Uh, pun not exactly intended... The expression is priceless, colors are good. Further away from the background would be nice, or a bit darker background to set off the tent more, maybe. Really a very fun shot - nice job!
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 04/24/2006 03:16:17 PM
Interesting idea...the white on the white background definitely needs some backdrop lighting or some distance...

Good creative effort though
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 04/24/2006 11:06:30 AM
The left side of your "headgear" seems to blend into the background a little, at least on this monitor, so moving a bit more away from the wall may have helped, adding a bit more light on that side may have helped too.

Jacque
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/21/2006 03:15:57 PM
I would have scored this a lot higher if you just had the actual lights on either side! :-)
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 04/19/2006 01:58:41 AM
LOL
this is funny
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 04/18/2006 01:39:59 PM
He he great idea. Very outside of the box thinking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/17/2006 06:21:28 PM
LOL great idea!
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 04/17/2006 09:51:26 AM
fun. a 7!
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 04/17/2006 05:09:44 AM
You should have moved the person closer to you, away from the background wall to make it more blurry/out of focus. Cool idea.
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 04/16/2006 09:25:26 PM
Clever, but not perfect, but good.....
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 04/16/2006 09:20:27 PM
Can u buy those???


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