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Apriella
Apriella
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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Keeler, Michigan
Date: Oct 19, 2004
Aperture: f4.5/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 10/800
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2004

 Taken on a dirt road in Michigan. We were out taking pictures to update her portfolio. April has already had a small part in an up coming movie and the producers called her again to audition for a play that a guy is writing in California. April had on an orange colored 1950's prom dress. I had a very hard time giving this image a name... Therefore, I went with Apriella her stage name. I am not sure how well this image will do on here. The movie producers loved my pictures...lol

I do love high contrast shots. I turned this sepia then brightened and turned up the contrast and hit sepia again. That is about it.

Statistics
Place: 97 out of 487
Avg (all users): 6.0391
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.0360
Avg (non-participants): 6.0588
Views since voting: 1466
Views during voting: 412
Votes: 256
Comments: 22
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 11/08/2004 01:36:45 PM
one of my favorites in the challenge
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2004 10:36:34 AM
great high key. I get tired of high key images that are just washed out. a high key image should still have some blacks... nice iamge.
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 11/06/2004 11:31:59 PM
Apriella is just wonderful from the shoulder up but then she grows an odd tumor where her bust should be. I choose to overlook her deformity and give her a 10 anyways.
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 11/06/2004 12:45:22 PM
this was my favorite photo of the challenge with a person in it. the over exposure really brings out her dark features, she looks like someone out of the 40's with a very classy look. her expression and hair are fantastic
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 11/06/2004 12:03:03 PM
I like the high contrast look..very "sixties".
Nicely done
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 11/06/2004 10:40:29 AM
Great contrasty image, strong expression. I would crop away the part where the dress shows on her back.
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 11/06/2004 08:32:42 AM
Realy strange, but I like it!
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 11/06/2004 03:36:37 AM
Was this taken during October this year, or 1928, as you've managed to capture that old photo feel perfectly. Love it.
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 11/05/2004 05:54:41 PM
I have seen a picture like this before or it reminds me of someone, I'm not sure which. It is an arresting image. When I first looked at it I didn't score it very highly but when I try to think about what I would change, I can't really think of much. Either it's bad in every way or I should bump it up ... okay, bumping.
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 11/04/2004 12:10:23 PM
Good shot. Reminds me of a 20's or 30's photo.
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 11/02/2004 10:18:30 PM
Really interesting subject and a nice job with lighting, composition and color. Very good job.
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 11/02/2004 06:07:22 PM
Just love this shot. Only nit-pik is I wish there weren't so much white in the lower portion of the image (back and shoulder). But as I said - nit-pik. This is great.
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 11/02/2004 10:52:13 AM
simply wonderful - very impressive :)
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 11/02/2004 06:55:43 AM
I originally scored this an 8, but am back to look at it again, and am upping it to a 9. I just love the look of this. The duotone suits it quite well, as does the high-key look, and, amazingly, it manages to convey BOTH the feel of an old-fashioned photograph AND that of a modern photograph. What the heck, might as well make it a 10, the more I look at it, the more I like it. Stunning model BTW.
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 11/02/2004 06:22:31 AM
no
 11/02/2004 01:47:18 AM
this is spunky, funky and fun!
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 11/01/2004 11:14:34 PM
One of the best and most unique portraits in this challenge. Great work. 9
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 11/01/2004 09:15:02 PM
Nice pic
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 11/01/2004 07:32:05 PM
You know, she looks lik Mary Pickford! Wonderful moody phose and I love the high-key work.
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 11/01/2004 04:53:26 PM
OK, started at a 9, but the more I look at this the more I really like it. The toning and treatment really make the expression stand out on the model. 10
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 11/01/2004 08:12:51 AM
Nice hair :)
 11/01/2004 04:02:18 AM
Really love the treatment you have given to this image. It brings out a rather complicated character. Love the detail and the tones. If I really want to suggest anything, it would that I would like to see a hint more of detail/colour on her arm (to seperate it from the dress and make it a wee bit easy on the eye).
Great work. Well done.
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