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06/05/2006 12:51:51 PM |
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Well done and great score. I liek tyhe black and white treatment on this althoug the left side seems a bit too bright. Great focus on both of you. I would have liked to have seen either a slightly different angle on you or the knife to see more detail in the knife as it is kind of hiding in both places. A closer crop on the left would have gotten rid of some of the bright empty space without negatively affecting the shot over all I think. Overall though - a great idea and well executed. |
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06/01/2006 11:27:46 PM |
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Camera Work/Technical: Crisp focus and a pretty nice tonal range. Great depth of field, keeping both you and your reflection in focus.
Lighting: The lighting is a definite strength in this capture, but it is just a bit too harsh for my taste. The area behind the mirror is so bright that it really competes for attention.
Composition/Content: Great idea, terrific composition, and very well executed.
My Opinion: I think that you captured a very interesting and very creative self portrait. With the lighting toned down a bit, this one probably would have done even better.
Eric
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06/01/2006 02:56:25 PM |
I really like the cleanness of the composition, with the white background, and the clarity/sharpness in both the reflection and the foreground figure. I like how the position and shape of the mirror means that there's almost 2 facets of "you" visible - with attention drawn to the tattoo in the f/g, and then the view of your face in the mirror to give you an identity.
Lighting is very good, no harsh shadows but everything softly lit really well. To be honest, I completely missed the knife to start with, but its a good element.
The only thing I'd suggest if you were reshooting is possibly to try and get the mirror straighter - because the background is plain white, you don;t have a wall to give context to the perspective, which is a bit weird. Other than that, really nice crisp shot, good score, well done. |
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05/28/2006 09:42:17 PM |
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Wow, nice tattoo! This is a great image. I like the sharpness and lighting. I'm not too crazy about the all white background though. It kind of seems that you and your mirror are floating in space. |
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05/28/2006 11:15:17 AM |
Trading Post comment
This is a very clean, crisp, well-executed shot, but moreso it's a very good portrait. The choice to highlight the tattoos and use a knife rather than a conventional shaving device seems designed to tell a lot about the subject. The catchlight on the single reflected eye is perfect. Lighting overall is perfect for this shot, especially how you managed to keep the background in the reflection dark. All in all, an excellent self-portrait and though it scored well, I think it should have scored higher. |
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05/28/2006 03:55:44 AM |
Critique Post Comment
This shot scored a 6 with me. I liked the mirror (although I would have liked it to have been a bit wider) view and the clarity of the image. I wasn't wild about the white space...although it was pulled off well enough. It could easily have scored higher with me, except that I liked other images better and they got 7s. Just a viseral thing, I think. (Nice tatoo) |
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05/25/2006 01:08:23 PM |
| Nice - the shape of the mirror and the tatoo add to the graphic quality...nice lighting too. |
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05/25/2006 12:56:55 PM |
| This is a very thought provoking image and I think you've captured it quite well. Great job! |
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05/23/2006 08:58:01 PM |
| A very interesting composition. Slick lighting. |
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05/23/2006 12:14:12 AM |
Interesting composition looks a little oversharpened but I like this
Well done 8 |
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05/22/2006 09:01:01 AM |
| Nicely done. Great use of lighting. |
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05/22/2006 08:02:20 AM |
| Just fan-freeking-tastic. The white empty backgound was a nice choice. |
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05/21/2006 11:33:33 PM |
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05/21/2006 08:34:53 AM |
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05/20/2006 06:18:45 PM |
| this is great, amazing contrast |
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05/20/2006 01:16:28 PM |
| I think a winning shot in this comp will have to be very creative! much like this one ;) good luck and nice tat btw |
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05/20/2006 11:05:41 AM |
| Like this picture. Makes me one wonder... Good :o) |
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05/20/2006 10:44:37 AM |
Nice ink. Dare I ask what happened to your other ear?
Cool shot...nice job using a white background (which removes all distractions that are usually in mirror shots) |
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05/20/2006 03:26:56 AM |
| Woo, nice tattoo, good shot .. |
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05/20/2006 02:45:29 AM |
| nice lighting and detail .. creative take |
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05/19/2006 11:13:50 PM |
Photo says a lot about who you are. Exactly what was called for.....
Good Job. |
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05/19/2006 10:45:44 PM |
| scary! nice shot, good lighting |
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05/19/2006 10:45:16 PM |
| I love this idea and the composition - perhaps a bit too bright for my tastes. I'd like to see more dramatic lighting, a little use of shadow. |
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05/19/2006 06:43:58 PM |
Very cool contrast between reality and mirror.
Cool razorblade as well. :) 9 |
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05/19/2006 11:29:41 AM |
| Choice! The composition kicks here! |
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05/19/2006 10:06:07 AM |
| nice tats, your such a rebel! |
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05/19/2006 09:52:26 AM |
| very creative, love the ink! |
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05/19/2006 07:13:48 AM |
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05/19/2006 02:36:39 AM |
| I like it! but the composition would have been even better with a bit more focus on the knife. |
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05/19/2006 12:31:29 AM |
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