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06/07/2006 11:13:52 PM |
Just for clarity in the world... :)
This WAS a bounced flash, I was just very close to the camera and that's why the dark eyes.
Thanks for the feedback! Very much appreciated. |
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05/18/2006 06:58:19 AM |
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as a portrait there are a few flaws... the eyes are too dark but still you have washed out spots in them, the lighting is bad, a straight flash from the camera is never good, try using a reflector or bouncer, even just a diffuser would help.
as for the challenge.. the saying you used " 'Til I'm Blue in the Face " a different makeupstyle would have scored much higher, the saying refers to pushing it so hard that you stop breathing and you need oxygen because your skin is turning blue.
a white powder on your face and a light blue lipstick would have been great, then adjust whitebalance too make the white powder turn slightly blue. that would make you look like "blue in the face"
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05/16/2006 11:51:26 PM |
hello again,
i think you got robbed dude. i didn t vote in this one. but i would have scored it well.
the only thing that maybe would have been a drastic improvement would be ifn the guy was totally blue instead of just a few marks.
everything else is good that i can see. |
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05/15/2006 01:06:42 AM |
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The lighting looks a little flat here. I do like the composition and the square crop, but I'm not sure that it fits snugly in the challenge. I do like the creativity, but I think more blue would have helped. Great focus. I hate doing self-portraits. |
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05/12/2006 12:45:43 PM |
The entire face being blue seemed too "cliche" in itself. We've seen that. Besides, I only had washable markers, not body paint.
Ever tried to draw on your own face in the mirror? Besides, I SUCK as an artist :)
Thanks so much for the comments. |
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05/11/2006 02:58:19 PM |
~trading post~
The composition and format work well here, but the lighting doesn;t seem all that interesting imho. I definitely think you should have gone for all-blue, so it looked less haphazard and more comical.
But yeah, I think the lighting is the main thing that needs improvement - its just all very flat and this makes it more snapshot-ey.
Also, it could have benefitted from a deeper dof - the focus is fine, but narrow dof makes some features (eg eyes) soft.
The idea is great though, and if you had gone all blue I think it would have done much better. You beat your prediction though! lol
Actually, now I look at it more I'd personally suggest a slightly lower crop, so your chin isn't cut off. |
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05/10/2006 09:57:35 PM |
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Not quite sure about this one. I think you should have fully committed to the title and went all blue baby. I may have opted for a slightly tighter crop - taken the ears right out. Your lines on the nose are a little off which left the pic seeming a bit off balance. The lines on each side of your face seem symmetrical though. I think the lighting on your eyes was maybe in the middle of where it would have worked better. A little brighter to see the color and detail of your pupils or a littl edarker to make it more sinister.
This shot did make me smile when I first saw it - but you would have scored much higher in my book had you just dipped your whole head in blue paint. That would have screamed dedication to your craft. |
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05/10/2006 09:55:58 PM |
Its a very good portrait.
My first thought was, if you are going that far, why not go all the way, and do the whole face? I would have left the chin in on the crop.
Not bad at all though. If I voted on the contest....6 or maybe 7. but it had so much potential. |
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05/10/2006 09:20:52 PM |
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I didn't vote in this challenge, but when I scrolled through, this one made me laugh. Great idea! Need a bit more light to define the eyes and it would have been more effective with more blue. :-) Good job with the skin tones, and I like the crop! |
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05/10/2006 09:39:35 AM |
Trading post...
I gave this a 7. I think the image went well with the saying. The stare is really disconcerting. I think what might have gotten you a better score is if instead of drawing a pattern you made the whole face blue. I like the tight crop around the ears but would have included the rest of the forehead and chin. |
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05/10/2006 04:41:58 AM |
| I don't know what to make of this photo. I like the tight crop and agree with those who think that the eyes should have been better featured (I've done the same thing, so now I recognize it.) The blue is a bit jarring, but I suppose that is the point. As rhythm goes, the pattern is all drums to me. : ) |
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05/10/2006 01:55:35 AM |
| Not a lot of people liked this image. I think the pattern of markings was a little distracting. Interesting idea though. I would have rated higher if focus was back further so that the eyes were sharp as well. Some additional lighting on the eyes would also be nice or you could go the other route and rake the light so it darkens the eyes. |
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05/06/2006 03:55:08 AM |
| Did you fall asleep at a party? |
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05/05/2006 08:32:13 PM |
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05/04/2006 09:28:27 AM |
| Good idea! One more light source will have helped you a lot. Try to use multiple light sources to improve portraits giving you less contrast and more appealing images. |
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05/03/2006 12:23:56 PM |
| Hope that marker washed off. I really like the tight crop here. A bit more light just into the eyes to make them pop would help (IMHO). |
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05/03/2006 10:11:44 AM |
| It's a pretty clear portrait, but I'm having trouble with linking it to the meaning of the saying *doing something* until you are blue in the face... The portrait is too restive for me to link with this saying. The face is not nearly blue enough either. |
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