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Her Mother's Child
Her Mother's Child
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Signal HIll, CA
Date: Dec 26, 2006
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2007

 Why is this p hoto my best of 2006? For a couple of reasons. 1) It's a photo that i feel gives an editorial feel to a portrait, something i've only been able to do once all year. 2) It's a photo of my little sister. I took her out for Xmas and gave her a nice little photoshoot since she is starting modeling. Basically the photo is just special to me. I already know what aspects everyone will point out (like the bottom lip being covered by her knee), but I see those aspects as adding to the editorial feel.

Post Processing: (Let's hope I remember correctly)
Whitened they eye whites (hue/sat)
Removed a mole above her eye and blended
Added Contrast
Made a duplicate copy and set the brightness really high
Copied duplicate back into original and used multiply blending layer option
New Adjustment layer (channel Mixer)
Clicked Monochrome and adjusted red and green to my liking.
Resized
saved

Statistics
Place: 483 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.4738
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3750
Avg (non-participants): 5.8000
Views since voting: 785
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 344
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/24/2007 05:43:16 PM
nicely done.
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 01/18/2007 07:22:08 AM
The knee is very distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2007 01:20:29 AM
nice portrait, the leg is distracting ... at first i don't know who's leg is it :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 02:25:21 PM
I love her eyes, but the crop is too tight - the top of her head is cut off :(.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 02:52:49 AM
I'm sure someone will point this out, but it looks to me as though you have front focused on this one... The eyes are a bit soft. I'm not including that in my vote as this pic isn't about focus.

I was actually a bit surprised when I saw the title indicating that this is a girl. I realize that you were going for thirds on the eyes and mouth, but the hairline and mouth are obscured so that the femininity is difficult to see.

Nicely done B&W conversion btw.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2007 09:36:25 PM
Nice one...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2007 01:12:54 PM
Beautiful girl, nice shot and conversion, but Im not quite sold on the knee in front of her... just down a bit and this would have been really fantastic,

Jack
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 06:18:08 AM
B&W tones are great but her knees take up way too much of the photo and really detract from what is otherwise a nicely shot portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 06:25:35 PM
good BW portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 02:31:26 PM
the camera seems to have outofocused on her knew more than her face...her face is quite stunning though, nice portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 11:34:25 AM
very nice shot though the knee is a bit distracting. Good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 11:13:32 AM
sweet candid capture, nice catchlights...looks like she's hiding behind her knees...7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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