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Glass Ceiling
Glass Ceiling
LeeD

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Challenge: Battle Of The Sexes (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Home Studio
Date: Jan 14, 2007
Aperture: f 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture, Nude
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2007

 I've had the idea to do this one for quite some time, just never really had the opportunity to shoot it. I would like to do an entire series like this, but unfortunately my model/wife does not enjoy being in front of the camera.

This is something we live with every day. My wife is a PhD chemist and struggles with the glass ceiling every day in her male dominated field.

Gratuitous nudity will more than likely get voted down, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to shoot this image.

Edited for a harsh high contrast noisy feel to mirror the subject matter. It was difficult to depict the "glass" so I ended up spraying her hand with a fine layer of mist to emphasize the contact with the glass.

Set-up was kind of elaborate as I learn more about lighting. Shoot through umbrella (camera left) to light hand and glass. Glass was "bridged" between two high back chairs making lighting the subject somewhat difficult. I stood on a ladder high above model and glass shooting straight down. Ladder was set up directly over silver umbrella directed at models face. Sigma flash set to slave mode and placed on floor (also directly under ladder) to light model from the neck down.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 90
Avg (all users): 5.3788
Avg (commenters): 7.1765
Avg (participants): 4.8800
Avg (non-participants): 5.4953
Views since voting: 4860
Views during voting: 710
Votes: 264
Comments: 25
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 02/03/2007 03:12:13 AM
This score and placement are very dissapointing. It's a great thought provoking image.
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 01/22/2007 08:34:05 AM
Bravo for you wife participating in this shoot. I does not look the LEAST bit taudry or cheap. It looks like a dynamic portrayal of what you were trying to portray. Congratulations to you both!
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 01/22/2007 04:04:06 AM
I really liked this one but like I said in my comments, people don't get it. DUHHHHHHH
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 01/22/2007 01:54:49 AM
Uhm... I'm gonna have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the way this one placed. For those of you who don't think it represents "Battle of the Sexes" see Wikipedia.

Nudity? Well, check with a lot of women who struggle in male dominated industries an see how "naked" they feel.

The voters have spoken. I disagree, but I do think it will sell.
 01/21/2007 08:18:10 PM
43rd???? WHAT??? Geez. I guess it was voted down for the nudity like you said. This is an AMAZING image with such POWERFUL symbolism. I do NOT agree that it would have been better with a suit. The nudity emphasized the womanly aspect to this dillema. And as for where the battle is, well maybe people just didn't understand the phrase "glass ceiling".

I'd say, put a nice plain black border at the bottom and have fancy-but-simple looking text saying "Glass Ceiling" there, and see how it sells.
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 01/21/2007 07:48:47 PM
I heard nude women actually get promoted faster and more often. :P
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2007 06:46:28 AM
I love this photo. Excellent translation of the concept. I hope you score high.
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 01/20/2007 07:19:58 PM
where is the battle in this beautiful shot ?
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 01/20/2007 04:21:09 AM
great take on a very heated battle today
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 01/18/2007 03:41:15 AM
Awwww. This is a great pic, but what it says is awlful. I love it, you really got across your point.
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 01/17/2007 12:51:24 PM
wow - deep and intelligently done. Intellectually my favorite of the challenge. I wonder how it will do? 8
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 01/16/2007 01:45:32 AM
Fantastic ide and great angle for the shot. The lighting is a bit dim, and I wonder why she's naked in this shot, when the Glass Ceiling phrase is typically used for professional terms?
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 01/15/2007 11:19:10 AM
AWESOME concept. And presented in a great way. AWESOME awesome AWESOME!!! One of my two tens for this challenge. Very symbolic and meaningful.. everything works together to form a very powerful and moving image.
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 01/15/2007 07:18:41 AM
Extremely raw and emotive, bumped up to a 10 because this one sticks with me, and really makes the idea travel beyond the photograph and into my soul. I'm not a fan of nudity, but the vulnerability here is astonishing, the high viewpoint reinforces that theme. Fabulous work, well done.
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 01/15/2007 06:40:41 AM
Great shot. Eyes are a little dark.
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 01/15/2007 06:24:05 AM
Concept: Unique. Execution: Poor. The use of nude here was uneccessary. Could have been much better in color with a sharp-looking business suit.
Quality: Too Low a DOF for effect. Angle is awkward, shadows and makeup choice detract from the overall.

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 01/15/2007 05:13:23 AM
Well illustrated! I sometimes feel I am in a glass box, with all my male 'colleagues' sitting on the lid and laughing at me through the sides - yep, this photo has hit a bit of a raw nerve!
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 01/15/2007 04:40:47 AM
A little too dark and wish the glass were a little more obvious - took me a moment to even realize you were under glass! Great concept though
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 01/15/2007 03:43:47 AM
This is one of my favorite submissions. It's not as well-executed as I think it could have been done (probably because of the glass being used), but the use of nude on this one is appropriate, and I love the perspective. Keep tweaking this idea, and I think you have something very special.
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 01/15/2007 12:14:41 AM
doesnt exist
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 01/14/2007 10:41:19 PM
This is absolutely amazing!
The glass makes this shot.
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 01/14/2007 08:26:22 PM
Wouldn’t a business suit have been better? Just seems to be nude for nudes sake Nice Idea and well carried out thou Good Luck 7
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 01/14/2007 07:40:34 PM
Well done!
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 01/14/2007 07:34:03 PM
? Can't see 'Battle of the Sexes' theme in this photo. Nice capture though.
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 01/14/2007 07:30:59 PM
Great execution. I hope everybody gets the concept.
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