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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement II (Expert Editing*)
Collection: 2014
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Oct 26, 2014
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2014

 So happy this did well. Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. Always appreciated.

Yes, this is not your conventional ad, but I'm not that conventional either. I prefer "environmental" and moody images, and that's what I tried to produce here.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 35
Avg (all users): 6.7830
Avg (commenters): 7.4667
Avg (participants): 6.8800
Avg (non-participants): 6.7531
Views since voting: 1579
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 106
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 11/09/2014 11:53:43 AM
Congrats on the HM....very well done!!
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 11/09/2014 03:45:01 AM
Hey Johanna!!! Been a while since I've poked my head in here!
Nice to see you on the front page! :)
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 11/08/2014 12:19:20 PM
Sorry I've been out of it, had a death in family, right after a vacation and I can not get caught up... This is FANTASTIC.. You can do my advertising any day!!
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 11/07/2014 11:18:27 AM
Very funky. Beuatifully done. :)
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 11/07/2014 10:05:17 AM
You are so right Johanna, conventional is boring most of the time. You even managed to add elegance doing so, a very nice tour de force. Congrats!
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 11/07/2014 07:42:21 AM
Had this to ribbon; beautifully done. Congrats on the HM.
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 11/07/2014 05:30:58 AM
Wonderfully done. Well done. Love the reflections.
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 11/07/2014 04:11:49 AM
Absolutely loved the unconventional posing and processing. Such a gorgeous image and incredibly unlucky not to ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/06/2014 05:14:07 PM
There's much to like here. Very creative use of water and reflection. The image is a bit dark, though; I suspect to contrast with the pearls. It's also a bit unusual to see the necklaces hanging down her back rather than having her face the camera and wearing them more conventionally. I really like the way the water merges with the background, too.
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 11/06/2014 12:59:26 PM
Wildly entertaining... I have viewed this so many times that it has to be my favorite of this bunch.
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 11/06/2014 11:04:02 AM
Looks to much like you used one of those cellphone apps for photos you see on Instagram.
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 11/05/2014 10:47:55 PM
I am not a fan of the reflection filter but it really works here. Very dramatic. Voted earlier. 9
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 11/05/2014 07:09:45 PM
A favorite of the challenge. Beautiful light.
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 11/05/2014 08:33:45 AM
Nice edit, but the jewelry doesn't quite pop the way I'd want it to for an ad. It's too far back in the frame, and it feels too close to the "water".
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 11/04/2014 09:36:04 PM
Gorgeous lighting. Fun use of the flood thingie.
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 11/03/2014 03:43:55 PM
Great job here. I want to buy this pearls!
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 11/03/2014 10:27:56 AM
Nice. Intriguing and classy.
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 11/02/2014 01:14:42 PM
I like the idea. Might have been more effective if you had included her head in the reflection.
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 11/02/2014 09:47:33 AM
Awesome photograph. I'm no expert, but everything seems in sync and working together very well. I like what you did here.
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 11/01/2014 09:54:31 PM
I was loving this, until... I got to the "reflection". Then you lost me.

I love it if I crop the "water" out with my hand.

For one, it's not realistic enough and for the second, it makes her left elbow/arm very awkward.

I'd love to see this without the alteration of the "water" and with the word not covering her head... perhaps on a layer behind her head?

7
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 10/31/2014 03:38:37 PM
The idea is still worth pursuing. I find elbows being one of the most un-photogenic parts of the body and this one is no exception, (same fort the left shoulder blade)
The wording shall also play second fiddle to the image.
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 10/31/2014 09:59:54 AM
Beautiful concept and well executed. My only complaint would be that the pearls are a little burned out on the shoulder, but overall, I like the highlighting of the jewelry.
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 10/31/2014 08:05:24 AM
Beautiful interesting image. I like your tones & use of type/reflections. Lighting on the pearls is superb. Top 3 for sure! 9
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