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beautiful in Basic Black
beautiful in Basic Black
kiwinick


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Challenge: Fashion (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: here
Date: Feb 19, 2006
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 61 out of 133
Avg (all users): 5.1867
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 4.9524
Avg (non-participants): 5.2340
Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 540
Votes: 375
Comments: 12
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03/01/2006 04:18:51 PM
I gave this shot a 7. I think it looks pretty good for fashion. The stark background works because we are supposed to be concentrating on the model and her clothes. She is appropriately pretty, which is important (unfortunately). The composition and pose are excellent too. A 7 from me is a significant score. What kept it from a higher score was the perceived softness of her hair (see the upper right where the background seems to "invade" the detail of her hair). I also didn't like the large black area of no detail where her hair blends with her blouse. Finally, I would have ditched the earring. That's small though.
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03/01/2006 03:56:39 PM
Hiya Nick! I hope you see my comment as constructive and helpful ;)

First off I believe that for a "Fashion" challenge, her clothing is quite plain. In as much as black is in, it doesn't have the same charisma as the other "colorful" images. The lighting is good with no harsh shadows nor hotspots. The focus seems a bit soft though. The way her hands are cut off is a bit distracting. maybe had her hands been on her waist striking the "pose", I think this would be better.

The other thing that would make this image effective as well is accessories. Fashion is almost always over the top. Don't you think?

Cheers,

Rikki
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 11:45:00 PM
The swing of the hip looks great ... what a beautfil girl ... only issue would be the slight mussy of the hair on the left side .. otherwise great!
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02/27/2006 09:05:50 AM
This, to me, is a good shot, but just a couple of things keep it from being a 'great' shot. The lighting is excellent - no hot spots, no deep and distracting shadows in the wrong places, just a soft, beautiful glow that perfectly illuminates the model. The composition is quite nice.
What prevents the 'greatness', for me, is, first and foremost, the pose and the crop. The pose she is in, with her hips thrust forward and slightly to the side, really overemphasizes her hips and makes her look extremely bottom-heavy, which I suspect is not really the case in 'real life'. The crop cutting across her hips at the widest point really makes it worse. In addition, cropping where you did is a bit awkward in reference to her hands. The other things that bother me are really more of the nit-picky variety: her right earring is overly large for her face and really looks unbablnced and out of place, and her hair looks like it could have withstood a good brushing just before the sutter was clicked.
Again, good photo, just not *quite* a great one.
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02/25/2006 10:25:54 AM
nice example of both casual and modern fashion! nice capture.
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02/25/2006 12:28:10 AM
Good angle used to pose the model, and I do like the jewelry used.
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02/23/2006 07:12:50 PM
nice like this every thing but her earring? or i don't know what it is..
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02/23/2006 05:20:45 PM
nice girl, nice portrait, but where is the fashion?
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02/23/2006 05:11:40 PM
I do not see the texture
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02/22/2006 09:01:57 PM
very nice shot.... great model.. her pose and expression very professional and the tones are excellent
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02/22/2006 04:59:52 PM
nice!
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02/22/2006 07:37:24 AM
That one strand of hair really annoys me. But overall very nice.
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