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Nothing To Wear
Nothing To Wear
ShannonLee


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: mi casa
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2007

Viewed: 1092
Comments: 33
Favorites: 1 (view)

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based on a true story

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 05/13/2007 06:45:25 PM
Nice image. I can relate.
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 05/03/2007 05:27:11 PM
I love the way you have turned something so mundane into a work of art. Shots like this are much more interesting than posed portraits.
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 05/03/2007 10:16:51 AM
Ummm.... not that jacket with that dress, dear... but if you do choose to go that route, the army boots are your best bet for footwear. :-)
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 05/03/2007 07:27:40 AM
It's kind of a fun photo to look at that a great deal of story telling about it. Good conversion to B&W.
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 05/02/2007 11:11:18 PM
I like this one, the tone or grain add to it and I like the tilt
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 05/02/2007 05:57:29 PM
The photo ad title are great!
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 05/02/2007 02:59:33 PM
I enjoy the top half of the image, the strong contrasts and sharp focus is really nice. However, when I look at the lower part even though there is a bit of contrast it just is really flat compared with the top half. It is a great pose and a fun idea....
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 05/02/2007 02:45:16 PM
I think you chose a fantastic crop and perspective here. What a wonderful capture of the mundane. What I'd remove - the pet carrier and the electrical cord - but then again they add to the overall chaotic feeling. Very well done indeed!
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 05/02/2007 05:27:21 AM
The battle that is never won because there is always ALWAYS laundry to be done. Yes, I can relate to the photo for there are days when we have little or no choice on what to wear because we have let the laundry pile up. I like the candid feel to this - it is like we took a peak in on just an average everyday slice of life of a regular person. Tones are good. My only two critiques are that I think there could have been a little more lighting to bring her face out of the shadow - that way we get a clearer and more prominent look at her expression of looking over the laundry better. Second just a suggestion to improve the compositional elements a tad more - a larger pile of laundry would really give us the feel of what doing laundry is like - A task that is tedious, boring and something we like or hope to have someone else do such that we sometimes let it get piled high before we have to dig in and just do it.
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 05/01/2007 10:40:13 PM
lol on your comment! wish your face was sharper, but a good use of tones
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 05/01/2007 06:39:58 PM
The more I look at this the more I like it. I agree with Ursula, I love the feel of the movement that you created.
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 05/01/2007 04:42:31 PM
Another great shot here from you Shannon..... Actually perfect IMO.....
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 05/01/2007 04:28:50 PM
what a great story in a simple picture - nicely done
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 05/01/2007 04:26:46 PM
ha! how funny is this! yeah i hear ya, been there, still done that. Cute idea for a B/W. I guess like someone else said, I would rather not see the crop cutting off the head (eww that sounds bad!) Clever indoor shot!
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 05/01/2007 02:42:10 PM
Nice choice of objects to really get across the black and white idea. Love the basket and grate in the background. You really went to town with your choices here. Very well presented.
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 05/01/2007 02:42:08 PM
While it doesn't look like me - it could be me! LOL Creative outlook for B&W
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 05/01/2007 10:20:25 AM
based on a true story...:) hehe
you are wonderful
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 05/01/2007 09:04:20 AM
Shannon. . .I LOVE photography like this! It looks so candid and nostalgic, and I don't know like a scene from a movie or a book. I LOVE IT!!!

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 05/01/2007 08:41:28 AM
Cute shot! Looks a bit out of focus, though. Any reason you chose to crop the head off? Might be better if it were all in the frame.
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 05/01/2007 08:15:08 AM
You got to get somebody to do your laundry for you :) I like the slight falling over feel of the image, and the movement in the earrings.

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 05/01/2007 07:58:56 AM
I like all the textures and patterns in this picture. And your top...cute!
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 05/01/2007 07:15:47 AM
You've made the everyday seem so much better in this shot. I like your angle leaning into the shot. It's just a darned fantastic shot!!!!
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 05/01/2007 06:51:47 AM
I like how you take the real world that we all live in and make it seem so not ordinary.
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 05/01/2007 06:34:43 AM
Were you digging thru the dirty clothes pile?
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 05/01/2007 06:01:21 AM
Well your 'photographers comment' made be laugh out loud

Interesting cross between a posed shot and a slice of life. Maybe a little too cluttered (even given the subject matter) in terms of composition (The plug with the label on in the right of the shot draws my eyes more than it should do) and the whites on the wall seem a little bit harsh

Still a nice enough start to the next 30 days though
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 05/01/2007 05:47:45 AM
YAY so glad you decided to join us. I certainly can relate with 4 people in this house, and me being the chief laundress.

I love it in sepia. Gives it an old "washerwoman" feel. ;~p
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 05/01/2007 05:17:24 AM
Nice shot, good subject, tells a story.
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 04/30/2007 08:55:38 PM
I REALLY like this slice of life photograph (have no reference point personally for the washing never getting done - I mean it's not like I'm sitting here at my computer doing this while my laundry compacts!)

On a technical point I'd have like to see the top of the head and perhaps a little more on the knee side of the photograph.
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 04/30/2007 08:55:11 PM
Yes, very nice...oh S*&@ I need to finish my laundry...LOL. GREAT SHOT!!
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 04/30/2007 08:41:23 PM
and i can totally believe its based on a true story seeing all those choices .. altho i dont know how you'd wear those towels .. the mind boggles !!!!! ..
great shot .. love the way you're leaning towards those clothes .. it looks like they're all the discards and wot you've actually got on is your final choice .. personally i dont think the patterns quite match tho .. like its a real no-no stripes and dots!!!! .. i reckon those dark black shoes would go a treat with your outfit tho .. it'd be quite a statement ...
like the b&w for this shot, and i like the way you're face is sort'v like a silhouette against that white background ... :)
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 04/30/2007 08:31:11 PM
very nice one, shannon. i can definitely relate myself to this true story ;)
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 04/30/2007 05:44:53 AM
Good shot. Something we can all relate to. 8)
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 04/30/2007 04:14:17 AM
a telling photo. and a bit of charm to boot.
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