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Complementary Portrait - A Tribute to 'Dark Portrait'
Complementary Portrait - A Tribute to 'Dark Portrait'
mchalmers


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Office
Date: Feb 21, 2008
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2008

 The idea for this photo is from 'Dark Portrait', from the Complementary Colors IV challenge.


I commented during voting on this image saying that I liked the idea, and that sharpness would help the image a lot.. How cool that I actually got a chance to recreate it!

This is my wife who gratiously posed for me. I'm happy with how this turned out!

Editting included some minor cloning, a few layers to make the makeup stand out more, some overall colour adjustments,
levels, UM, resize, UM, border, Save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 73
Avg (all users): 6.0714
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 5.9744
Avg (non-participants): 6.1089
Views since voting: 1571
Views during voting: 397
Votes: 140
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/18/2008 01:18:16 PM
I love the overall orange colors in this as well as the intense stare (and color patter) broken by the face paint. Great shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/27/2008 11:54:15 AM
As this is advanced editting, I would like to see the dark shadow go away. Keep the varing stages of yellow.
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 02/26/2008 04:44:39 AM
Love the very slight color contrast between her skin and hair and the wall. Wish the slightly darker and smaller shadow of her head could have been dealt with.
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 02/25/2008 06:22:10 AM
Very nice model.
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 02/23/2008 06:14:49 AM
wow
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 02/22/2008 06:00:29 PM
I like that you used the actual complementary colors - your lighting could have been better... or maybe you used photoshop to turn your background orange. the orange seems to be flooding onto your model and shadow looks odd. your focus seems pretty good and I like the composition
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 02/22/2008 09:37:16 AM
Well done. That broken shadow behind and left of her head is a bit distracting. Perhaps if she'd stepped forward a step? Great colors!
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 02/22/2008 07:37:27 AM
Definitly better than the original, but i dont like her expression too much. The lighting is really good, and the colors.
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 02/22/2008 05:28:09 AM
good photo, i like the color choices
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 02/22/2008 02:36:40 AM
brilliant! Stunningly stunning when looking at the orig. Nice choice. 10
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 02/21/2008 10:32:32 PM
good portrait, but where has the "dark" aspect gone?
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 02/21/2008 08:24:46 PM
Big improvement. The model looks very familiar. The dark shadow is unfortunate.
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