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Worker on cell phone looking out office window
Worker on cell phone looking out office window
Nordlys


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Challenge: Stock Photos: The Business Person (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A720IS
Location: La Jolla
Date: Jan 13, 2009
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500 s
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2009

 This is me in my office pretending to work. I'm not expecting a great score, probably mid-5's, but thought I'd try entering something with my point-and-shoot for a change. I didn't have a tripod so I just held the camera with my right-hand.

Cropped, cloned out some light glints, resized, sharpened, applied noise-reduction.

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Thanks for the comments everyone! I anticipated that the casual shirt would knock the scores further down. (I'm in academia and work with physicists, so I could easily get by with shorts and a tee-shirt if I wanted :) ) I didn't notice the sweat, though my office can be warm (82F/28C is typical). And I agree that the white balance seems to be off (despite the auto wb setting)--I should have caught that one.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 36
Avg (all users): 5.2808
Avg (commenters): 5.1333
Avg (participants): 4.6957
Avg (non-participants): 5.3265
Views since voting: 1213
Views during voting: 500
Votes: 317
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/20/2009 04:23:19 PM
Good concept and he is certainly attired in a way that is representative of many business. I'd pull back the yellow a bit as well. Good luck!
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 01/20/2009 09:18:53 AM
I think this could work. Good subject. But I'm not sure about the color of the light for the purpose of a stock photo. Stock photos always seem to be "perfectly" lit with studio lights and such.
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 01/19/2009 01:12:26 PM
nice shot, love the lighting
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 01/19/2009 01:03:12 PM
The dude looks a bit sweaty. I find the reflection distracting. Also for a business Person challenge it would have been better if he was wearing a shirt and tie.

Might want to check your white balance.

However, it is well framed. I like the close up. I like the lighting and how there is a shadow on the left side of his face drawing attention to his concentration. Nice and sharp image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/18/2009 09:08:39 AM
Enter your comment here, then cast your vote...I did
 01/18/2009 04:52:49 AM
my only complaint...the face is to shiny
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 01/16/2009 04:13:44 PM
Pretty good, I can see this used as stock. My only nitpick is it looks like he is sweating. Maybe some tough negotiations going on here.
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 01/16/2009 11:24:08 AM
Composition needs a bit of work - it just doesn't seem to have any punch. More dramatic lighting would have helped. Nice idea though.
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 01/16/2009 03:01:52 AM
That shirt doesn't look the business, a shirt and tie would look better
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 01/15/2009 04:14:52 PM
Nice shot
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 01/15/2009 03:48:03 PM
Nice pose!
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 01/14/2009 03:57:48 PM
Nice and sharp, thematically on target, suggestive, and VERY stock. well done
Only thing I might alter is his dress. It's a little too casual, IMO.
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 01/14/2009 11:35:04 AM
A bit oversharpened? Other than that, this is perfect for a stock photo.
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 01/14/2009 04:34:49 AM
Harsh lighting and composition. - 5
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 01/13/2009 11:00:24 PM
even your title is very stock photo-ish. :)
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