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The Midas Touch
The Midas Touch
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Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Florida
Date: Jul 19, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80th
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2006
Well... First, yes, its Savanah. She's such a brave kid!! Thanks Savie :)

Now - How'd I do that? I could see this shot in my imagination days before I talked Savanah into letting me shoot it. By the time she agreed, I had worked out all of the details in my mind. Started with her dressed in a tan-colored bikini swimsuit. We used a 4" paint brush to paint her entire body and the swimsuit with Elmers glue - yup, face, hair, everything. Then covered her with about $30 of gold glitter. It went everywhere and I may never get all of it out of my studio and house. Anyway, we tried several poses, all thinking classical sculpture until I decided I liked this pose best. It was very hard for her to move as the glue dried. I wrapped the gold cloth around her and shot like mad. She was getting really grumpy when it started getting itchy, so after 20 minutes or so I let her go shower. A really fun shoot!!

Processing - lots of burning on the bg to get the focus where I wanted it. lots of cloning/healing brush to fill in areas where the glue cracked or skin was showing through. Little bit of liquify to hide the elastic on the swimsuit. And a fair amount of 'basic' adjusting.



Statistics
Place: 32 out of 296
Avg (all users): 6.1574
Avg (commenters): 7.6154
Avg (participants): 5.9009
Avg (non-participants): 6.4884
Views since voting: 3150
Views during voting: 473
Votes: 197
Comments: 24
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 08/02/2006 11:41:33 AM
When my dear daughter complains about poses, I am going to point her at this picture. You might want to be careful. In the Land of Litigation, this is probably actionable. Your only fall back is that Florida is one of the few states that cannot take from you your primary dwelling place in a bankruptcy case ;-)
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 08/01/2006 06:49:38 PM
That is some effort you put in there both in the setup and in post. Now how long did it take her to get all of that stuff off afterwards?
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 08/01/2006 04:21:27 PM
Saw this in your portrait thread. I had no idea this was a real person. The pose is so perfect, that I assumed it was a figurine. Now I wish I'd given you a higher score.
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 08/01/2006 03:53:49 PM
Wow Cindi this is fantastic, I would have scored it 11 at least ;-) Underrated for sure.

Savanah is a great model and I love what you did with the lighting and post processing. You are one of the people that makes DPC so great...
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 08/01/2006 12:58:45 PM
not sure if you read my comment in the "portrait lighting"-thread, but I just wanted to say I really love your entry. To think of all the work you put in here to create a beautiful image. Great job, and ofcourse also for your model!
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 07/31/2006 08:36:07 AM
I had this one finishing much higher. Nice shot, good set up, and well executed!
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 07/31/2006 06:29:48 AM
IMHO, 95% of the credit goes to the model. She should get the Golden Globes award. I hope the E-glue came off. I wonder if vaseline or hair gell would get similar results. Maybe a more static, solid black background would've shown off the glitter.

Just as a suggestion for others, you may if you haven't already, experiment beforehand with a piece of fruit, using glue or other methods to get the best proposed lighting/backgrounds afterwards.
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 07/30/2006 08:23:15 PM
wow, that's a great shot!!! you deserved a ribbon with that but oh well...i am glad to see you had fun...it's a great shot!
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 07/30/2006 08:18:51 PM
Hi Cindi, this is a great move for you and Savannah, who really deserves a great deal of the credit for being so beautiful and cooperative...I love the background and the pose...only thing is that glue problem with the bits missing around her face...lovely work. congratulations!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2006 06:47:10 PM
This is beautiful. The background sets it off just right.
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 07/29/2006 01:45:20 PM
That must have taken a loooong time. Well worth the effort.
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 07/28/2006 02:39:23 PM
The fact that you cut off her ankles and feet really bothers me here... I would suggest either a whole body shot or a much tighter shot of her upper body and face... especially with that blob of gold fabric in the bottom right hand corner... looks like you did a lot of prepping for this shot... I wonder who many images you actually took? I think you might have been able to come out with something better. don't forget to try different angles... and to just shoot as much as possible.
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 07/28/2006 07:13:59 AM
Boy what some people will go through for a funky shot. Good job.
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 07/28/2006 06:13:04 AM
Just for the setup you get an 8 but over all it is even better then that. Thank your model for me.
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 07/28/2006 05:26:48 AM
I'm not sure if there should be reward or penalty for this much effort! It'll be interesting to read exactly what this involved :) - It does work btw!
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 07/27/2006 08:37:08 PM
woah, fantastic setup! you went above and beyond, great job!
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 07/27/2006 09:58:17 AM
I am sorry, but this person almost looks TOO young to be doing this... either that, or my being a father of 3 young girls is catching up with me! Ummmm... very nice lighting, and overall a wonderful job!!!
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 07/25/2006 05:37:19 PM
amazing... gotta score this high
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 07/24/2006 11:13:59 AM
Wow, not only is it beautiful but I think your model deserves her own blue ribbon for getting covered in all that gold paint. Anyway great shot and a 10 from me.
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 07/24/2006 02:10:55 AM
Nice image and I love the background, but your presentation of gold is a bit in the twee side...
I have given you the following ratings

Meeting the Challenge 0-1-2 = 2
Overall look, feel and composition 0-1-2 = 1
Creativity 0-1-2 = 1
Quality and execution 0-1-2 = 2
WOW effect and first impression 0-1-2 = 1

Final : 7
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 07/23/2006 11:52:00 PM
I love the background and lighting in this... a superb shot...my only negative would be the gold that's missing in certain parts (ears, arms) distracts a little, but I won't take marks away for that 9
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 07/23/2006 10:25:04 PM
Impressive!
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 07/23/2006 09:32:20 PM
That must have been difficult for the model!
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 07/23/2006 08:29:52 PM
Great Job!
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