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algebra 'til midnight
algebra 'til midnight
sadiebird


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Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2010

Viewed: 210
Comments: 24
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 this is my life
week #1

this is my son, up late doing homework.

shot with available light from his desk lamp and a bedside lamp.

i edit all my images with gimp and this one has a texture called "old photo" from Jeremy Brotherton.

ETA: 20 comments and no one mentioned the glare of the metal bit of the pencil! :) yay! i'm glad it wasn't a dstraction. i was pretty worried about that.

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 01/25/2010 11:00:56 AM
Well done photo. Captures intensity with good lighting and composition.
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 01/21/2010 02:16:05 AM
Truly beautiful. LOve the light and pensive pose.
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 01/16/2010 10:00:49 AM
I like the light on his face. Not sure if Gimp has layers, but maybe you could process it twice to get more detail in the paper. Either way, very nice use of available light, looking forward to more entries.
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 01/15/2010 01:34:59 PM
I love the way the light is reflected back from the paper onto your son's face. Very nice.
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 01/12/2010 03:01:44 PM
I love the light! It's nice when it's hot in one spot that despite normalcy, drives you away from it. Well done, IMNSHO!
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 01/11/2010 09:26:28 AM
Definitely has an old photo look to it. I wonder how it would look in sepia? Good use of available light.

Message edited by author 2010-01-11 14:26:58.
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 01/10/2010 05:12:43 PM
Very good use of the available light and the processing is perfect.
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 01/09/2010 11:21:36 AM
The first thing I thought when I saw this was how it looks like an old oil painting, that filter sure worked well. The frontlighting works well.
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 01/08/2010 04:43:46 PM
Almost ethereal.. very nicely done.
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 01/08/2010 02:03:13 AM
Reminds me of staying up late doing lines at boarding school : )
I like the old photo texture, works really well on this subject
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 01/07/2010 06:43:39 PM
The lighting is awesome... Love the picture, makes me miss my grade school days.
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 01/07/2010 03:07:22 PM
I like the reflected light on his face and also like the composition. Very difficult shot with the bright light and dark shadows so this is well exposed. Parentl pride shines through!
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 01/07/2010 10:31:51 AM
Classic and very lovely - excellent use of available light and perfect composition. Very nicely done.
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 01/07/2010 10:21:40 AM
Lovely lighting and the overlay works well.
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 01/07/2010 10:12:51 AM
what a lovely portrait. he looks so studious.
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 01/07/2010 08:09:42 AM
I'm sure he's good-looking anyway, but this picture sure makes him look good. Lovely bit of lighting.
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 01/07/2010 04:04:19 AM
Wonderful portrait and really like it!

I get more of a feeling of sitting by the window, under sunlight. Nice illusion, I would say. :-).
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 01/07/2010 03:44:52 AM
Nice lighting.
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 01/06/2010 09:16:45 PM
The intense light gives context to his level of concentration and attention to his work (I hope!!!).
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 01/06/2010 08:49:52 PM
the use of the lamplight is a great idea and if you could have defused it a little more the lighting would have been just brilliant instead of great :)
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 01/06/2010 05:31:14 PM
I like it a lot - it has a old worldy feel to it.
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 01/06/2010 04:42:31 PM
oh the texture is really cool here. i like how the shadow reveals the lines on the paper. the light and texture kick this every-day-life kind of photo up to a new level. good for him for sitting and doing his work lol
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 01/06/2010 12:24:03 PM
I love the way the light hits his face. The background came out nice, too... no distracting elements.
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 01/06/2010 11:35:44 AM
The washed out area of the paper actually helps to focus the viewer's eye on your son's face and his expression. I really like it!
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