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TCGuru


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Challenge: Self Portrait VI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: my living room
Date: Nov 30, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10s
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2007

Open
Rotate
Levels
Crop
Portrait Pro for the skin
Brushed on some makeup
Darkened hair with brush
slight vingetting with brush
USM
resize
NI
sharpen 1x
history brush back to NI on hair and some skin
Added a soft light layer in black and tweaked it down to kill the hot spot on the shoulder.

Post challenge:
YAYYYY!! 26th place!!! :)
Here is the original:

Thanks for all the great comments!!

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 241
Avg (all users): 6.4659
Avg (commenters): 7.6923
Avg (participants): 6.3030
Avg (non-participants): 6.5707
Views since voting: 3767
Views during voting: 709
Votes: 337
Comments: 53
Favorites: 4 (view)


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11/29/2008 07:43:29 PM
great job
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12/13/2007 03:17:53 AM
I feel... jealous of such beautiful hair!!!
That is exactly how i want mine now :P
Fantastic photo, i love your expression
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12/12/2007 11:20:34 AM
Brilliant SP, JoJo!! Congrats on the great score. I loved this during voting, too.
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12/12/2007 10:23:57 AM
Underrated!!! But then. . in this amazing challenge, this score and finish is quite the accomplishment!

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12/12/2007 08:56:33 AM
You're so perdy!!!!!
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12/12/2007 08:52:49 AM
You have really gorgeous hair.
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12/12/2007 02:30:15 AM
Congrats, Jojo! LOOK at that commenter avg. score! :)

Message edited by author 2007-12-12 02:50:24.
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12/12/2007 12:14:10 AM
There you are Jojo! Great job and congrats 10 fold on the 26th! I looove it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2007 07:52:46 AM
JOJO... Great pose but I think the WB is off some. Looks like a lot of reddish tint. The BG is perfect for this style shot and it makes you stand out perfectly. Good luck with the challenge.
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12/10/2007 11:08:43 PM
Gogo Jojo! Your hair is so pretty! I'm sure this is a pic that will make the hubby happy :D
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12/10/2007 11:10:06 AM
Nice one Tanja, the light on the face is just perfect and the hairs on the left are looking fantastic. A model in the making i guess :). Bumping it up

Edit : oops! i am sorry Johnna for my bad cognition abilities. I was wrong but very confidently wrong -lol



Message edited by author 2007-12-12 04:28:54.
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12/10/2007 04:51:23 AM
I think you did many things right with this picture. The lighting and the background color both work well to emphases your hair.
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12/09/2007 10:55:07 AM
Get rid of the neclasse, and the feel will be contagious. Good light, nice attack look, clever smile (it's not a smile, but a kind of an inviting and immediately dismissing thing; if you know how to call it, please let me know).
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12/09/2007 04:42:19 AM
well posed
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12/08/2007 10:38:27 PM
Striking...luv the little grin
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12/08/2007 05:36:41 PM
Magazine worthy shot. Colors excellent, matches to your hair; it's difficult not to vote high... such a beautiful face with very good settings. Good job :)
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12/08/2007 03:27:08 PM
JoJo is that You!? I think i found you! you look STUNNING! I love it! I hope you do well! BTW, your hair is amazing!
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12/08/2007 03:15:05 PM
and so you should....
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12/08/2007 01:59:43 PM
Excellent lighting and great skin tones.
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12/08/2007 07:32:11 AM
TCGuru?
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12/07/2007 11:04:54 PM
Sexy . love you eyes. a 10 in my book
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12/07/2007 06:46:28 PM
you look....
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12/06/2007 05:55:21 PM
I like the lighting on your hair, really makes it stand out...and it really is beautiful hair!
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12/06/2007 03:39:53 PM
You have beautiful eyes & gorgeous hair! I wish my hair was like that!! Beautiful S.P.!
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12/06/2007 02:20:42 PM
Wow. Excellent photo, but after looking at it for a while, I get a little bit on an Excorcist feel, like your head will keep turning all the way around.
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12/06/2007 01:18:36 PM
yeah you do.
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12/06/2007 11:13:26 AM
The black strap over your shoulder is a little distracting. Maybe without it you would give the viewer a sense of "wondering".
Ok, that sounds bad. I don't mean that at all, I'm just saying it's a dark contrast line. I like the expression on your face!
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12/06/2007 07:05:00 AM
beautiful!
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12/06/2007 02:54:47 AM
Hey Jojo! I think this is your best yet! Lookin' gorgeous! : )
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12/06/2007 01:16:02 AM
great lighting. arresting.
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12/05/2007 11:00:47 PM
Just glorious! Sexy and challenging, lit perfectly, and your eyes are stunning. :)
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12/05/2007 08:33:43 PM
seducing glance only a bit too centered
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12/05/2007 07:19:22 PM
Nice lighting, expression and hair.. would drop your front shoulder a bit
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12/05/2007 06:26:04 PM
...good! So good! Great looking portait JOJO. Excellent lighting and color. You look great as well. New hair color? ;) You sure have a flexibile kneck. Wouldn't have minded the body be rotated just a bit more to your left, into a tad more relaxing pose? This is your best SP yet.
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12/05/2007 05:05:13 PM
love the warm tones!
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12/05/2007 04:41:09 PM
Beautiful. Great coy expression too. TCGuru? Perfect lighting and tones.
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12/05/2007 04:15:51 PM
JoJo, you so sexy :-) Nice portrait of you.
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12/05/2007 03:55:35 PM
I feel it too! :D GREAT job! Can't find anything to complain about here.
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12/05/2007 01:05:18 PM
HOW pretty!!! I will refrain from deducting points because of my petty jealousy over that GORGEOUS hair!!! :)
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12/05/2007 10:21:08 AM
Is that TCGuru? The face says yes but the hair doesnt look like any pictures I have seen of you before (If it isnt then please accept apologies but you do look very similar)

I really like this SP, it feels challenging and mischievious at the same time and I love the fact that your smile plays not only on your lips but also your eyes (which like a few in the challenge are all the better for appearing to look at the viewer rather than the camera) Super colouring as well, soft without being vague.

A big 8 from from me
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12/05/2007 10:14:46 AM
You're another fine example of DPC'ers who should spend more time in front of the camera rather than behind it :)
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12/05/2007 10:04:51 AM
JoJo! Gorgeous lighting. Your hair looks awesome!!! :)
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12/05/2007 09:15:47 AM
Sexy mama. Nice focus on the eyes. Beautiful skin. Seems a touch yellow on my monitor. I bet this would be killer in BW. Good luck. ;~D
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12/05/2007 08:33:27 AM
great pose...and very nice hair...; )
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12/05/2007 08:31:31 AM
I like the composition you chose. Lighting is spot on and its a very nice expression and pose. Nice work.
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12/05/2007 08:00:20 AM
Good lighting and pose angle.
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12/05/2007 06:56:51 AM
I think you over did it with the noise reduction on her face. Her skin has a nice natural texture on her arms, but the face looks like plastic unfortunately. It almost looks as though it were cut and put there. Next time I would leave in a little more detail, lines and what not...they add to the beauty IMO.
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12/05/2007 05:38:49 AM
This photo is too confusing, I don't know what you are saying about your personality.
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12/05/2007 05:08:39 AM
Stunning portrait!
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12/05/2007 03:53:31 AM
I'm jealous at your hair! It's beautiful!
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12/05/2007 03:48:16 AM
This is a very pretty shot of you! Well done. I love your hair. I just have the feeling like... I wish either your head was up a bit or your shoulder was more open to the camera, or both maybe, something about the pose just strikes me as odd. I think it's because your shoulder her so straight in line with your head that they compete for attention, and your face should be the focus.
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12/05/2007 03:40:27 AM
So Far this is probably the best Photo I have marked in this challenge, Its really difficult shooting yourself because of how we feel about our own reflections.
You appear to be very photogenic and will do well here, if I was to make a Point I would have changed your Body Angle a Little.
Good Luck !
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12/05/2007 01:35:10 AM
I think you way over edited the skin on your face, it would work if you had continued the smoothing onto your shoulder but the freckles are so cute and the texture is so nice i would love to see it in your face as well, you have really cool hair
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