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timfythetoo


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Challenge: Half (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my garage
Date: Sep 30, 2007
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2007

 7 hours before rollover and all of 109 votes on this entry. Pitiful. See my FS details for more griping.

Anyways - this is the daughter of one of the families in our church. She is 14 - sorry Fetor - she wont be calling anytime soon ;). I had this idea earlier in the week but due to our crazy life schedule I wasnt sure if I could get her over to the house to shoot. By some freak chance they happened to be on our side of town for a short bit so they stopped by and I shot her and the family individually. I made a composite of the 4 that I will unhide after the challenge is over.

Lit with our ringlight from the one side, black velvet as the backdrop and shot with the 50mm. I did practically nothing to make the left side black. A bit of spot editing but just to soften up some harsh shadows and then some simple "pimping". But this is what I had envisioned and I am so glad it came out as it did. 6.61 is my current score. I shoudnt complain, but I was hoping for a bit higher. Whatcha gonna do. Maybe a top 20.


Statistics
Place: 7 out of 184
Avg (all users): 6.5913
Avg (commenters): 8.3750
Avg (participants): 6.5686
Avg (non-participants): 6.6094
Views since voting: 2368
Views during voting: 191
Votes: 115
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/12/2007 05:40:33 AM
Curious what you are complaining about. This is a beautiful shot of a lovely girl which I am sure she will treasure forever. It's amazing!
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 10/19/2007 04:03:14 AM
Beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/09/2007 12:20:49 PM
Wow! what a beauty! The lighting is great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/07/2007 10:12:34 PM
"Whatcha gonna do." Well, for starters, quit whining. A top 10 doesn't exactly suck, and it's a gorgeous portrait. Your conscientious efforts to try new things and do them the best you can are regularly rewarded by results of shoots like this one - and by that I mean the photograph, not the DPC placement.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/07/2007 08:32:47 PM
wow!!! Tim, this is awesome! Congrats on a great score.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/07/2007 08:29:57 PM
excellent control of light Tim.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 10:51:37 AM
love the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 09:39:29 AM
Nice portrait!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 10:00:45 AM
Great shot lighting is right on. How many times did it take? lol psart 9 good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 07:46:00 AM
Very nice. You used shadows and made "half" part of the composition, instead of just lopping off her face at the edge of the frame.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 11:30:09 PM
brillinat portrait and very good lighting 9
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 10/01/2007 07:10:52 PM
Beautifully done. 9
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 10/01/2007 03:58:49 AM
if this is a self portrait heres my number
345-555-0521
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/30/2007 08:19:57 PM
Nicely lit, and covering half the face with hair was a clever touch.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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