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aaronb532


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Challenge: Color Studio Portrait II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Everett, WA
Date: Apr 13, 2006
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2006

 I knew I'd end up doing another self portrait. I need to find a willing model with a prettier face!

Anyway, simple setup:
Two lights, one with umbrella right above my head for lighting background and hair highlights, the other under the camera pointed directly at me with an 8" reflector and a sheet of paper in front on it to diffuse the light a little.

Post Proccesing:
-Converted from Raw using RSE
-Quick run through Noise Ninja to smoth out my skin a little

In Photoshop,
-A few selective color adjustments
-Levels Adjustments
-Hue/Saturation
-Cloning & Healing blemishes
-Crop
-Resize
-Unsharp Mask
-Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 199
Avg (all users): 5.5434
Avg (commenters): 6.1111
Avg (participants): 5.2523
Avg (non-participants): 5.7532
Views since voting: 790
Views during voting: 376
Votes: 265
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2006 11:32:17 PM
Very nice, very determined yet intense gaze. Wonderful lighting. 9
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 04/19/2006 07:03:04 AM
good photo
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 04/19/2006 05:37:57 AM
Mr. business man :o)
good one
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 04/18/2006 05:41:48 PM
This lighting appears to give him a black eye.
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 04/18/2006 04:30:22 PM
Lighting just isn't right here. Face is too dark & flat. hair & neck are over exposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2006 02:54:13 PM
why crop the top of the head like that? other than that good composition and color. maybe illuminat ehte face a bit more you have somewhat of a contre-jour effect here...
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 04/17/2006 07:06:41 PM
Nice portrait but light is not good .. ice
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 04/17/2006 09:52:01 AM
too much light in the background? Gives the image a bit of a washed out feel to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/17/2006 08:05:54 AM
I think this would have more impact if the subject was not centered. Cropping a bit of his left shoulder off and putting him into thirds may make this pic pop a bit more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/17/2006 01:07:49 AM
Kudos for using a hair light... only thing is, it appears really bright, especially compared to what the main light must have been as shown by the brightness of his face.
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