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Challenge: Fashion (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: at home
Date: Feb 17, 2006
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Fashion, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Feb 17, 2006

 With no gorgeous models to hand, I went for the cosmetics angle. My freebie lipsticks collected over the years and never used, lined up on a mirror and with a cynical addition (my husband came up with that). Shot in a lite cube.

Levels, Saturation, USM,SFW.

eta (post results) Thanks for all the comments on this one; the split on the merits of the 'victim' addition were very interesting. I did hesitate over submitting this version or another one with no scribble, but thought this was a bit different & said something more. For those who didn't get it, I was trying to convey, via the phrase 'fashion victim' how we are made to feel that we MUST have the latest/new season's/whatever is 'in' this year. Yes. I am cynical about the fashion industry ;-)

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 133
Avg (all users): 5.8915
Avg (commenters): 6.5417
Avg (participants): 5.6061
Avg (non-participants): 5.9519
Views since voting: 1249
Views during voting: 528
Votes: 378
Comments: 26
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/07/2006 02:12:37 AM
victim like fashion victim. that's pretty cool, i like the concept of this a lot... being a fashion victim myself, but it mightve been cool to use different colors than 3 neutrals and 1 red... maybe mix it up. either way this is nice.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 06:17:16 AM
Nice DOF
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 02/28/2006 01:23:52 AM
estee lauder lips stickers, these are!
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 02/27/2006 11:40:43 PM
I like the lipsticks, but the printing, being out of focus, distracted me as I strained to discern it.
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 02/27/2006 08:40:54 AM
whats this victim thing? a better wording would have won you a 10
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 02/25/2006 09:21:14 PM
This would have been great as is without the "victim". It sort of ruined it for me. Sorry about that. I still give you points though because photographically it is a superb shot.
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 02/25/2006 07:13:39 PM
good focus and lighting
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 02/25/2006 02:01:29 PM
VICTIM? Of what? Fashion? Nice cosmetics shots....love the DOF and focus but I don't understand the victim (rhetorical question....I can wait and read your discription after the voting is over.
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 02/25/2006 12:15:48 AM
Clever!
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 02/24/2006 09:35:49 PM
Nice macro and nice DOF.
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 02/24/2006 05:05:14 PM
Very creative... right down to the mirror.
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 02/24/2006 01:38:00 PM
beautiful
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 02/24/2006 11:46:48 AM
cant see what is writen there.. like the dof but would have skipe the writing
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 02/23/2006 04:59:14 PM
Simple and effective. Nice DOF.
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 02/23/2006 09:38:14 AM
Writing is distracting. This would have been a great pic with a little more DOF and no writing in my opinion.
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 02/23/2006 02:44:52 AM
Wonderful!
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 02/22/2006 10:40:23 PM
Very nice idea... certainly feels like it could be an ad. Love the shallow DOF. My only (minor) concern is the writing-- with most of it out of focus, it's a bit hard to read, though this may be intentional. All in all, I like it.
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 02/22/2006 05:04:18 PM
I like this!
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 02/22/2006 01:16:45 PM
Hmmmmm - not sure it fits. No subtlety.
 02/22/2006 01:09:56 PM
without the writing I would have rated it two points higher. This distracts from an otherwise very good shot.
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 02/22/2006 11:43:03 AM
fashion-victim?
I like your idea of fashion!
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 02/22/2006 11:30:51 AM
Fashion victim? Hmmm... perhaps it's a statement against the fashion industry? Or maybe just a tongue-in-cheek poke at the whole beauty establishment? :) I like the composition and set-up of this. The lighting is right - no distracting glare or shadows. Very nicely done.
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 02/22/2006 11:29:56 AM
Great picture 10
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 02/22/2006 06:42:30 AM
IMO would be better without the letters
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 02/22/2006 06:34:52 AM
nice dof
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 02/22/2006 04:19:18 AM
Nice idea although IMO I think a greater DOF - not too much though - would have given it more appeal.
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