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06/10/2006 02:14:07 PM |
Hey there from the Critique Club
Camera Work/Technical: This is a very neat idea, but the entire image looks a little soft to me. I think that most of it may have been your desaturation technique. The blur in the faces works fine and actually adds to the ghostly feel, but the rest of the image could stand to be a bit more crisp.
Lighting: Nice choice for lighting choice, but your tonal range is very flat. Again, most likely from your desaturation technique. It looks like you simply converted this one to grayscale. As it is, a strong s-curve in a curves adjustment layer would help out a great deal. If you are using Photoshop, give the Channel Mixer a shot. While everyone has their own settings, 45%/32%/30% works pretty well for skin tones.
Composition/Content: I like the centered composition and the mirror feel that you created. Everything looks nice and straight. The only change would be to try to get her level on both sides of the frame. That sounds good, but may be a lot more trouble than it's worth.
My Opinion: You did a very nice job meeting the challenge, but this one lacks the needed pop to vault it into a higher scoring range. The one single change to make to this particular shot would be amping up the contrast. That alone would pull a much better score.
Eric
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06/06/2006 06:15:42 AM |
| Given the advanced rule-set's lack of restrictions, I think some work to increase the general contrast of this shot might have helped you: the transparency of those faces is made by the lines appearing through them, not the washed-out quality, and anyway the image is just too generally grey for big impact. |
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06/03/2006 03:18:23 PM |
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06/01/2006 11:49:23 PM |
Interesting concept. Up that contrast!
Also, it would be cool if the girl had something different about her on each side. Different aspects of her personality - like a good vs. evil type theme.
Just a thought :) |
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05/31/2006 07:33:17 PM |
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05/31/2006 11:45:02 AM |
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05/31/2006 04:09:20 AM |
| The gray tones look very muted here. I would try using the burn tool on the shadows and play with curves a bit to bring out more of the shadows giving it contrrast without making the light source too harsh |
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