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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Sherman Oaks, Ca
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Aperture: 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2007

 This shot has been seen before but with a different editing. I edited another photo similar to this and was told it would be a good idea for this pose with that other editing. Hope it was good advice!

Levels, crop, color adjustments, usm, neatimage, blur, vignette


The title really... really escaped me on this one. There is this word I want to describe what I was going for the whole shoot and since the shoot... months! I have still not figured it out. The title started as Fallen, then Distressed. Now it's Listless though I almost chose Languor but I thought that was a bit much. Anyone wanna help me out post challenge I'll be so grateful.

I was going for overworked 40's type housewife that has baked a few too many cookies and cleaned up after an unappreciative family and is just done, checked out. Exhausted. But that's noth the word. LOL. Ok I wasn't really going for it to look like that, it was just the inspiration in my head for my poses.

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Place: 358 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.7463
Avg (commenters): 6.6818
Avg (participants): 5.6786
Avg (non-participants): 5.9518
Views since voting: 1584
Views during voting: 597
Votes: 335
Comments: 24
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 04/05/2007 07:56:56 AM
I love the feel of this one. Regardless of other comments, I find the processing and the forced look of her pose quite effective. Seems like the kind of thing that goes unnoticed when nobody's paying attention. I dont know if it's the crop, but something keeps leading my eye out of the picture. It may be the white cloth in the bg..

By the way, I like your lighting techniques on portraiture.
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 01/26/2007 02:06:56 AM
Originally posted by BradP:
This hurts my back looking at it!
Haven't I seen this with two more of you in it? Maybe not.
No matter - good shot!


Surely you remember because you were in it. :P

Btw, nice shot Monica!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 04:18:27 AM
gorgeous. classic feel. the subject contrasts the background and pops right off of it, but yet still feels like she belongs there.
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 01/24/2007 08:49:07 PM
Great position and angle re this portrait.....
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 01/24/2007 05:14:19 PM
nice idea, but it still needs work. the dof is out of balance and that doesn't add anything to the image. the pose is interesting, but a little forced. the colors and lighting are very inviting.
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 01/24/2007 12:19:23 AM
The face looks far more processed than the rest of the image. That certainly draws attention to it - it's a good pose and expression. But the rest of the image seems too flat. Although I like the choice of outfit and the couch. Has a retro feel.
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 01/23/2007 02:48:30 AM
Fantastic, great lighting and color.

Jack
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 01/22/2007 07:22:44 PM
This hurts my back looking at it!
Haven't I seen this with two more of you in it? Maybe not.
No matter - good shot!
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 01/20/2007 08:38:44 AM
Very pretty. Nice colors, lighting, and skin.
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 01/18/2007 02:19:04 PM
Lovely shot. Photo is a bit too soft though.
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 01/18/2007 06:07:49 AM
Beautiful eyes. Interesting pose. Like the dof.
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 01/17/2007 03:46:48 AM
hehe I know you! this is awesome 9
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 01/16/2007 06:30:34 PM
Love the mouth and the body position. The couch color blends in too easily with the stone. Wonderfully erotic.
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 01/14/2007 07:54:52 AM
lovely model; shame about the sofa...
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 01/14/2007 06:00:48 AM
wow, awesome work ... the thing on the couch on the right i really distracting ... without that i would score it 10
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 01/13/2007 03:11:13 PM
This looks like a cover for a murder mystery.
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 01/12/2007 10:59:24 PM
I see you borrowed that dress from one of your sisters again. :P Good luck!
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 01/12/2007 04:28:04 PM
a wonderful, dramatic image...a stunning woman and a beautiful dress...my only neg is the background wall and the thing over the couch...but other than that, she looks amazing 8
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 01/12/2007 09:34:37 AM
Something feels off with the focus. The dress is too much in focus compared to her face
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 01/12/2007 04:52:06 AM
Oh how I wish it was sharper - the light and colours are very good, but it lacks som sharpness.
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 01/11/2007 08:56:22 PM
good shot, I'm not a huge fan of the post processing. It looks like the image might have been good without the 'relief' that it has. Good shot though, none the less.
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 01/11/2007 07:38:55 PM
a little too much noise reduction. cool idea though
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 01/11/2007 07:34:16 PM
Such a fetching girl should not remain listless...

- eggs
- milk
- bread
- cereal
- bacon
- detergent
- pork chops
- toilet paper
- aspirin
- grapes
- apples
- milk
- bleach
- garbage bags
- soup
- salsa
- rice
- hot pockets
- ice cream
- celery
- tomatoes
- carrots
- yogurt
- orange juice
- turkey
- ham
- provolone
- lettuce
- chicken
- spaghetti
- sauce
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 01/11/2007 07:13:15 PM
What happened to her sister's? Nice image. I really like the way you captured here eyes.
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