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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: my home
Date: Feb 22, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2008
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Ok, first challenge as a "member". I became a member so I could submit to more challenges and hone in my picture taking skills. My PP skill is not up to advanced editing, so you won't see any "WOW"s coming from me. I wanted to get something in for this challenge, so this seemed a bit rushed for me.
Anyway, this is my dog, Paisley. She hates me taking pictures of her...I'm usually running around the house chasing her with camera in tote. As soon as she sees me take it out of the bag, she bolts. I had to have my wife bait her for this shot with a treat.
I've realized that to get a good score on DPC you have to set up your shot carefully. Unfortunately, I do not have any backdrops or a fancy lighting scheme...simply my 580 EX in a poorly lit living room with 2 60watt bulbs in a ceiling fan. Yes, I know, not ideal conditions. The backdrop for this pic is our recently painted living room wall....which is a very light shade of grey. I really wanted a white backdrop so I ended up "dodging" it to lighten it up a little more. I really should have used my tripod here, b/c of the light, but I couldn't get down on her level with it. Taken w/ a non I.S. lens at a slow shutter speed....it sort of gave it a soft focus (that's my story and sticking to it).
I'm sure I'll get hammered in an advanced editing challenge.
PP includes.
Brightness, Shadows, Highlights, Saturation, Clarify, High Pass Sharpen, Dodge background, Burn a light out of her eye, fix up her much needed to be replaced Coach collar, Resize, JPG Optimizer. |
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05/04/2008 09:55:59 PM |
| It's an excellent portrait but for the collar I think. I see that I gave it a 5 during the challenge. I'd be inclined to give it a 6 if it were sans collar and maybe a 7 if it had a little more overall interest - like a different background or something. Hope that helps. |
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03/02/2008 03:36:21 PM |
| Beautiful shot but the collar dominates the picture. |
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03/02/2008 12:44:35 PM |
| She's a wee little creature, love the oversized pink collar, gives the image something "different". 7 |
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02/28/2008 03:43:50 PM |
| Cute expression, nice textures. I like the pose. |
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02/27/2008 12:22:00 PM |
| I different background color might have saved this one from being washed out so much. |
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02/27/2008 11:13:45 AM |
| Paisley looks very proper and composed. I bet she has a sweet personality! |
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02/25/2008 01:37:57 PM |
| She's very cute!!! The white balance seems to be a little off on my monitor ......... pinkish tones on the background and pup. |
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02/25/2008 07:24:06 AM |
I think this is more of a snap shot pose rather than something you set up. The lighting is a little off and the image is a bit under exposed. You have a pretty dog but with the use of unsharp mask you could have brought out some of those natural details. Also when you're looking thru the view finder make sure there is nothing in your BG that would distract your photos. There is a small shadow on the far left side that is leaking on to your image.
Good luck to you. |
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02/24/2008 08:57:11 PM |
| compositionaly needs a little more space around ears |
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