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# 10
# 10
LalliSig


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Challenge: The Number 10 (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Studio grandi, Iceland
Date: Jul 9, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Portraiture, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jul 9, 2006

 Darn WPL... Have been sick for 5 days and would NEVER had shot this if it were not for it, I felt I couldn´t let my teammates down. That doesn´t mean I dislike the shot, I think it came out pretty well considering... Wish I could have spent more time on it, would have love to shoot this in a gym/real basketball arena, having that out of focus in the backround but I really wasn´t up for that, this photoshoot was thrown together last minute.

As usual, Henny took care of the makeup bit, only makeup is really painting the "10" on her back. Lit with 3 lights, one in front of the model giving the hairlight and highlights on shoulders and arms+giving the shadow from the ball, one big softbox to the left for main lighting and a smaller one to the right to fill-in.

LOTS of PP on this one, mainly adding the darkening of the backround on the left of her either by dodge/burn or curves on just that part of the photo. Removed a shoulder tattoo on her right shoulder as it looked out of sync with the rest of the image. Used channel mixer and mainly the blue channel to make it b/w. Curves again on the whole image to increase contrast and finally sharpened after resizing.

This is early in the photoshoot wich only took about 30 minutes (I really felt bad with the flu and wasn´t "in the groove"), we actually painted a "#" symbol on her left shoulder and it looked much cooler but her stance in this photo was good so I used it instead.

The thought behind the image was that it would be an imaginary ad for spalding, the maker of the basketball and actually I blew it since the ball rolled a bit for this particular frame, it was showing the spalding and NBA logo on it in most frames but not this one, the best frame so I imagine I would have been fired if I had been shooting it for real :)

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 219
Avg (all users): 6.5211
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3125
Avg (non-participants): 6.6923
Views since voting: 5184
Views during voting: 652
Votes: 213
Comments: 36
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 11/02/2008 04:46:57 PM

This lighting is just incredible!
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 07/20/2006 06:37:17 PM
Being number 10 in a challenge called "The number 10" with an entry called "#10" is something you should be very proud of, Lárus. Much better than being f.ex. number 9. Even though it is apparent that you had some kind of flue during the shooting the photo is excellent. I would have given it 10 if I had voted. Congrats!
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 07/20/2006 06:11:06 PM
Congratulations on your top ten finish. Excellent shot!
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 07/19/2006 03:34:38 PM
You predicted your final placement in the challenge results perfectly :)
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 07/19/2006 04:29:02 AM
i really liked this all the way thru voting and results....

however, I wished it was a football instead of a basketball. The placement of the secondary subject doesn't make sense. she should have been palming the bball, because any player would know that a basketball is in an unnatural positon next to the foot. Details.....
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 07/17/2006 11:56:07 PM
Perfect Lárus.
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 07/17/2006 11:06:35 PM
A great artistic study. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 07/17/2006 05:14:04 AM
Hey Larus, this was my fave when I looked fast through the entries. I love the light in this one!

Great job!

Message edited by author 2006-07-17 05:14:49.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2006 12:27:08 AM
Good image and congratulations on top 10 finish.
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 07/17/2006 12:23:53 AM
Larus, a top 10 in the 10 challenge...I really thought this might do better. Congratulations on a top shot
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 07/17/2006 12:23:52 AM
Congrats on 10th place Larus!
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 07/17/2006 12:17:45 AM
Darn WPL huh? Congrats on top 10!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/16/2006 09:25:48 PM
great shot... very creative.
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 07/16/2006 05:33:51 PM
She can play on my team...
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 07/16/2006 12:07:56 AM
what I like:
this is a sexy pic of a lowly model of course. Very creative to put the 10 on her back. I like the lighting overall it gives a good feel.

What I don't like:
it looks little heavy in the burning in spots especially around her legs. The main focus seems to be on her butt whereas it would make more sense to be on her back.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2006 06:42:48 PM
good idea.. nice processing
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 07/15/2006 06:26:17 PM
Title could also be: "Shirt or Skin?"
Nice lighting and detail. 10
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 07/14/2006 11:02:56 PM
Creative idea. I like the post-processing used here also. Very nice work.
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 07/14/2006 08:22:20 AM
Great idea, great lighting.
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 07/13/2006 08:03:24 PM
Nice picture. Good colors, funny idea... love the jeans...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2006 01:52:04 PM
Nice image - i am sure it will do very well, especially as it is one of the few with a direct relationship with the no. 10.
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 07/13/2006 12:54:29 AM
I knew there would be this interpretation. Nice lighting subject and filter work.
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 07/11/2006 08:01:29 PM
ah the classic game of shirts and skins. I like the composition and the basketball. Make it a football and I give it a 10. 9
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 07/11/2006 01:58:44 AM
I thin kthe highlights on the insides of the shoulderblades detract from the "10" shapes a little bit, but that's pretty minor.
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 07/11/2006 01:23:21 AM
very original entry, and great conversion to b/w. love the contrast. 10
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 07/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
This is a good subject for a challenge, world cup week, nice concept. tells a nice story,.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2006 11:52:52 PM
I like your interp. But i lose the number on her back. I think because her hair almost draws the eye away from it.
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 07/10/2006 10:21:40 PM
Beautiful b&w portrait. The tones are amazing and the composition is solid... so well done. I like the idea and I believe this one will take a ribbon - 10 :)
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 07/10/2006 07:51:50 PM
i dont see how the basketball fits in..maybe she needs sneakers
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 07/10/2006 04:48:16 PM
Lol. I'm up for a game of shirts vs. skins. Great take on the challenge. Nice duotone. 8
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 07/10/2006 12:25:41 PM
HEY! i had the exaclty same idea, the only thing is that i dident do it.. hehhe
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 07/10/2006 11:36:06 AM
Very nice. I really like it. The lighting is perfect. I like the vignetting around the border which makes her appear to be highlighted. 8 ( +1 because she's just so damn sexy) :) 9
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 07/10/2006 09:17:43 AM
Very nice work. Love the lighting and contrast.
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 07/10/2006 09:07:05 AM
I like the idea of this. Not sure about the basketball, but the lighting is good. Something about the background bothers me. It has a kind of blotched look to it. But considering most of the other entries, this is by far much better than most. 7
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 07/10/2006 06:20:12 AM
what a fantastic idea...this deserves a ribbon 9
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 07/10/2006 02:50:32 AM
Beautiful. Right photo for the right season. Lovely lighting and post processing. Hope this does well for you. My pick for top 5.
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