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Learning This Stuff Any Way I Can
Learning This Stuff Any Way I Can
klkitchens


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Challenge: Portraits Without Children (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Samsung GX-10
Lens: Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
Date: Jul 19, 2009
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2009

[Jul. 25th, 2009 08:12:24 AM]

07/25 - scoring VERY low. I thought with the humor and clearly being a portrait it would do well. I cannot believe the 1-4 votes it's receiving. I don't think it's because it's me, because enough people don't know what I look like. I just cannot understand, since I'm not getting any feedback, why in the world it's not at least in the 5.5x range.

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 159
Avg (all users): 4.8121
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.7455
Avg (non-participants): 4.8511
Views since voting: 897
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 149
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 08/01/2009 12:36:17 PM
If you're looking for a more constructive critique, I would say the biggest thing for me is the lighting. It's a bit harsh, so maybe try using a diffuser, it doesn't have to be anything fancy, and old sheet will do the trick. Also there are shadows in the eyes. The eyes are usually the most important part of a portrait, so I would try moving the light/or model, so some light fills in the shadows around the eyes. One more thing. For me personally it looks like the magazine takes up to much of the picture, so I would either back up a bit, or lower the magazine a tad. I hope this is helpful.
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 07/27/2009 02:38:44 PM
I guess you didn't see the humor in my comment. Sorry about that
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2009 04:06:42 PM
Maybe you'll learn what speed film to use for portraits ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2009 08:43:23 AM
nice shot, tells a story.
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 07/20/2009 07:01:04 PM
love your sense of humor
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 07/20/2009 07:26:57 AM
I'll bet there is still plenty of good info in that old issue which still applies. The technology changes, the basics of a good shot don't.
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 07/19/2009 08:48:43 PM
funny shot, I don't think it flies as a portrait because the subject is cut off (wilson from "home improvement"?) but it's high quality and made me laugh, 6
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