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05/05/2005 12:33:58 PM |
*Critique Club*
You got a lot of really good comments on this.
First things I notice are lighting and skin color.
I think that while nicely done, the earring is still a little too dark. It's more of a grey, and I want to see it more of a shiny white. The person (you) seems either too dark or too bright. I will try to elaborate on that. I have seen some ads where the person is a silhouette and the jewelry is normal. This photo reminds me of those ads, except the person is too visible. If that was not the effect you were going for, then I think we need to see more of the person. Right now, we can't see enough of the person to get details, but we can see enough for it to be distracting to the earring. Hope that makes sense.
Next is the skin colors. Body has a green tone, while the face is red. Looks like effects due to the low light, but definately gives the skin an odd appearance. I played with this a bit and if you convert it to black and white and up the brightness and contrast, it eliminates some detail from the person and takes away the odd skin appearance and puts a little more focus on the jewelry.
The pose looks uncomfortable. Forced. Almost like you had planned on making the photo with the person mostly out of the photo, and then decided to keep it in for whatever reason. The black and white I mentioned with the upped contrast eliminates enough detail in the person that it helps ease the awkward pose yet still leaves enough detail that you can tell it's a woman wearing an earring.
This is just my own personal preference, things in MY mind that would have made this more appealing to ME.
~Heather~ |
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05/01/2005 11:16:03 PM |
| Very well done...excellent lighting and contrasts. Has to be in the top ten. |
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05/01/2005 10:48:59 PM |
| coming back to comment. This is beautifully done, a professional job of highlighting the subject earings to make them absolutly dazzeling! one of my top picks and a 10 from me. |
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05/01/2005 07:57:26 PM |
| Nice capture and lighting. Bumping up. |
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05/01/2005 12:53:54 PM |
| I know it's supposed to be dark, but it seems a little too dark. |
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05/01/2005 12:56:47 AM |
| I like the composition and idea behind this ad, though to me the womens pose does not look natural, she looks a bit uneasy or nervous. |
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04/30/2005 07:54:03 PM |
| cool the eye goes to the subject matter 7 |
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04/30/2005 01:40:49 PM |
| this image would not make a good jewelry ad, the earing photographed well, but the lady in the photo distracts from the earing you are trying to sell |
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04/30/2005 03:23:46 AM |
| This is quite striking in a subdued, minimalist way. I wish you'd given us some subdued, minimalist text to show us how you visualize using that negative space.. |
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04/29/2005 04:49:35 AM |
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04/29/2005 01:18:40 AM |
| I feel there is not quite enough light on the model. A little too much shoulder showing? |
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04/29/2005 12:09:56 AM |
| I like the intent here and applaud you on pulling off a rather unusual & difficult lighting job on just the earring.The skin tone has a less than natural / appealing greenish tone to it that seems to be clashing with the pink cheeks. (5) |
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04/28/2005 07:11:09 PM |
| In my opinion, there isn't that catch the eye. Overall ligthing is a bit dark and there isn't much that makes the earring stand out. Composition is good. |
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04/28/2005 04:33:46 PM |
good contrast
i can imagine the histogram on this |
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04/28/2005 04:33:11 PM |
| i really do like this ad concept....it may have worked a bit better for me if the model was gazing off to the side or wasnt staring so hard...this may sound insane but i felt like i would get introuble if i took her earring |
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04/28/2005 02:15:30 PM |
| I like the layout and idea, but the shot feels too dark, and perhaps would benefit from a lighter tone. Since it's an ad, I'd probably also clean out the stretch lines around the neck. 6 |
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04/27/2005 08:36:19 PM |
| I like the concept, but the earring stands out a bit too much...looks unnatural. |
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04/26/2005 08:32:57 PM |
| alot of potential here. Great comp that would lend itself well to text. However, It needs a larger piece or more emphasis on it as I'm really not sure what you're trying to sell. Great photo and lighting. |
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04/26/2005 03:23:29 PM |
| Nice idea...let the earring stand out against the darker areas of the image. I would like to see a bit more of the jewelry. Perhaps crop most of the face and some of the shoulder out... Just a thought. Good luck in the challenge. |
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04/26/2005 12:23:13 PM |
| Perfect! How smart to darken the background and desaturate the earring. Very professional looking! |
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04/26/2005 06:49:34 AM |
| Has a lot of impact, maybe could be a bit lighter, but still a classy shot. |
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04/25/2005 01:32:47 PM |
| Nice idea, however I can not see this as a ad. Too dark. |
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04/25/2005 01:21:14 PM |
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04/25/2005 10:51:26 AM |
| I wish the model looked happier. |
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04/25/2005 07:32:04 AM |
| your low key treatment works as an advert - nice composition as well |
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04/25/2005 04:35:57 AM |
| this seems very dark to me I like the idea but it really is dark |
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04/25/2005 02:12:00 AM |
| Some ad text in the black area would be nice. Otherwise an effective shot. |
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04/25/2005 02:00:12 AM |
| Nice. more of the jewelry would work better here. |
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04/25/2005 01:44:51 AM |
Excellent lighting. You almost may use the same trick in the minimalism challenge!
For this one, I would think that having less of the face and torso would be more effective. 7. |
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04/25/2005 12:41:30 AM |
| skintone is bizarre...green and face is red |
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04/25/2005 12:29:31 AM |
| Gorgeous earring and great lighting. Model's face seems a little red, though...somewhat distracting. |
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04/25/2005 12:26:08 AM |
| a bit too dark imo. but nice concept. 6 |
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04/25/2005 12:12:39 AM |
| flat to me...but i've no room or experience to critique...gl |
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