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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Connecticut
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Aperture: f5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2010

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Comments: 5
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 This is a self-portrait at an old axe factory near my home.

This is my submission for Portrait of the Week 2010 side challenge, week #1. I would love any and all feedback as I am just beginning to learn how to use Photoshop.

Do you think that this would work better as a black and white image? How can I keep the colors I want in the foreground as well as the background (the roof of the building, in particular)? Thanks so much!

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 01/10/2010 06:45:54 PM
i think b&w would look great and not so crazy about all the neg space above your head
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 01/10/2010 05:19:35 AM
I do like this but if I had to critique it, I think I'd have you just a little higher in the frame and back very slightly so that the cross member doesn't look like it is going into your eye.
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 01/09/2010 06:03:57 AM
i like the look of this photo in color a lot because of the nice blends of colors...I am not sure how I would feel in B&W...Nice photo
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 01/08/2010 08:18:29 PM
I personally love the color. For me it does amazing things for the old grungy look of the building you are in, and red building outside gives it a wonderful richness. I wonder how it would look if there was a much tighter crop around you. You are so pretty and have kind of a dramatic look, so I wonder if featuring that more would make this even more awesome ? But I really do like it like this too.

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 01/08/2010 02:07:59 PM
To answer your questions:
a) I think the color version works fine. B&W may also be good -- give it a try and place them side by side in a new post and we can let you know how it worked out
b) To rescue the roof, try the highlights portion of the shadows/highlights aduster, athough it is possible it is too bright to be saved. But the roof does not bother me that much since you got the correct brightness on your face.

Although the composition is a bit atypical, I like your pose a lot. And you did a good job with the exposure/lighting of your face.
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