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Challenge: Foreground Bokeh II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Studio
Date: Jun 15, 2012
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2012

 I really had a hard time with the editing on this. The b/g was way too light and you could see the cord in between the lights on the string. I tried a b&w version that made it easier to fix those problems but I really wanted to do this in color so I had to adjust Sofia where I wanted her and then on a second layer I got the b/g nice and dark using Viveza and used the b/g eraser to bring her back in.

Oh, and lest any dnmc trolls accuse me of having the bokeh in the b/g, the lights are almost directly in the front of the camera with Sofia behind them.

One of my fav's and one of my more underrated shots IMO

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 126
Avg (all users): 5.4320
Avg (commenters): 5.4000
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Views since voting: 530
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Votes: 125
Comments: 10
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 05/29/2014 01:21:42 AM
wow I did not know the lights were in front of the camera! Cool way to brokeh those! ( I'm gonna have to try that) You inspired me!!!
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 05/28/2014 07:30:54 PM
This is some really good stuff. I love her pose and expression. She looks as if she was dreaming and it's very convincing. The bokeh only adds to the dreamy effect. Love it.
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 06/28/2012 01:31:37 AM
I know how you feel about the amount of light getting in. I did a similar shot! (linkz)

I controlled mine by leaving the shutter open, keeping the room dark and using a burst of flash, then moving the lights into frame and turning them on for just moment.

I kept my aperture wide open despite the light to keep the bokehz as round as possible.

Took a few goes to get something that kinda worked, I settled with what I got.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2012 01:29:04 AM
Canon 50mm 1.8 II? (5 sided bokeh)
I do like the photo ;]
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 06/26/2012 12:28:54 AM
Hope this has picked up for you now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/24/2012 07:06:00 PM
Lovely lighting.
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 06/24/2012 06:41:02 PM
I like the portait very much as it has very nice lighting. Not sure the lights add much. Also nothing denotes the llghts are in the foreground -- it could be just as easily background.
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 06/20/2012 11:49:30 AM
foreground?
 06/20/2012 02:44:54 AM
cool
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 06/20/2012 12:54:25 AM
Oh golly.


Wonderful!



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