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You Can Leave Your Hat On
You Can Leave Your Hat On
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Headwear II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Milton Keynes
Date: Feb 13, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2010

Model Shoot with Amaelle and [user]lutchenko[/user]

You could be hear lots from Amaelle soon as she has just joined a girl band so wanted some shots for her portfolio.

Lit with a lastolite background and 2 soft boxes, one from under the hat rim.


Statistics
Place: 19 out of 126
Avg (all users): 6.4136
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.2264
Avg (non-participants): 6.5046
Views since voting: 1578
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 162
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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02/22/2010 05:03:37 AM
Hi David

Thanks for taking the time to think out loud. Did you guess it was me or did you have this pegged for Lutchenko. or someone else?

I am not sure it deserved to place any higher given the other shots although it clearly should have beaten Lutchenko's entry of the same model!!!!

For me it's the stark white background that doesn't help. The model is an up and coming singer. She was very specific about wanting a blown out white background, personal I would have tried to soften the image a bit with something more neutral. Lutchenko avoided this by doing a tighter crop, but thats cheating!
02/22/2010 03:54:56 AM
I'd have placed this comfortably in the top ten but at the end of the day it all comes down to personal taste. Some of those placed above yours display a more subtle handling of tonal balance. In yours, the models face is light, bright and smooth while elsewhere in the same image there are slightly overpowering, rich, contrasty textures in the sleeve and bangles.
I hope you don't mind me thinking out loud here - I'm trying to learn something myself through this analysis.
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02/22/2010 12:35:04 AM
Congrats on another top 20!
PS: Jedusi also got you both pegged :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2010 08:09:47 PM
stylish (can I guess who?)
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02/20/2010 07:38:47 AM
Will or Chris . . . Chris or Will . . I'm sure it's one of you two.

:- )

Nice crop and composition with both the hat brim and far arm forming gentle diagonals, while the head stays in the 'rule of thirds'.
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02/20/2010 02:35:56 AM
Great set up and pose, though I think the lipstick being bright pink is distracting
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02/19/2010 12:09:34 PM
Go Chris! Gotta luv your style. SB6/8 or 900's? Can't vote but this one a 7 or 8, No an 8.
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02/17/2010 03:09:38 AM
Nicely done.
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02/15/2010 10:54:40 PM
I envy your lighting, the model is gorgeous as well.
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02/15/2010 02:12:10 AM
I d prefer to see a more detailed skin. Lighten up is pretty cool though. 6
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