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10/15/2006 08:31:57 AM |
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08/28/2006 06:09:37 AM |
| Ha ha! I love it!! It's really good |
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08/28/2006 12:39:07 AM |
| Well done Becky...too funny :) |
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08/27/2006 11:33:04 PM |
| Amen from a yesterdays fan of the Hardy Boys ;) |
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08/27/2006 03:34:25 PM |
| Nice job turning back the clock, the lighting even feels retro. |
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08/27/2006 01:34:50 PM |
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08/27/2006 11:32:46 AM |
| Great expression on the model... the hair and glasses' position are also great. Good job. |
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08/26/2006 03:35:35 PM |
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08/26/2006 01:29:02 PM |
| Very nice depiction with great colors. As a remote possibility I would have comsidered an alternative clothe change to more subdued colors and even a lamplight to enhance the mystery aspect. Again, this is only meant as a possible alternative. As is, the image tells the story, yet it is my feeling that this concept could have been extended upon. Bumping to 7. |
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08/26/2006 12:30:15 PM |
| This is great!Good Luck!! |
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08/26/2006 08:19:23 AM |
| How did you ever get my wife to pose for you? ;) |
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08/24/2006 12:42:09 PM |
| Made me laugh...not sure what else to say! |
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08/23/2006 11:26:37 PM |
I like the concept, and I like the picture, but it doesn't especially grab me.
Decent photo that meets the challenge is what I vote as a 5.
I'm sorry I don't have anything to suggest. I like the composition, but maybe there's no way to take this particular concept that would really grab me. Maybe having the book glow? 5. |
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08/23/2006 10:16:13 PM |
| Certainly a different take on Magic & Mystery. A tribute to those of us who still love mysteries - and who grew up on Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys:-) My first Nancy Drew that I read was #47 The Mysterious Stranger - then I read all of them...but I digress. The merits and critique on the photo. I was going to make the point that the model should have had her hair like Nancy's seen on the back cover when it then dawned on me that the title plays into the reason. She is wearing pigtails which is a connection to childhood - and even though us gals get old we always remember our girlhood reading and enjoying Nancy Drew. The expression of the model is good because it shows she is totally engrossed in the action that is happening in the pages of the book. My critiques lie in the elements of the composition. I think that if the pigtails stuck out more than an even stronger connection to childhood and you are never too old would be established. I also think that you could have better utilized the background space - here it is just negative space that has nothing in it. It could have been used to help make a stronger connection to the enjoyment of reading Nancy Drew. Some examples: the cover art for The Mysterious Mannequin shows a veiled woman pointing to a tapestry. You could have had that book in the shot and had a tapestry similiar to the cover art hanging in the background. Or the cover art for The Clue In The Old Album you could have had a picture of a moustached man playing a violin hanging in the background to match the book cover. Or The Scarlet Slipper Mystery in which you have a painting of a ballerina in the background to match the cover art of the book.....you see where I am going with the suggestion. If there is some negative space in the shot that can be used to strengthen an element in the shot without it becoming too busy then it might be worth exploring. Lastly, mayhap tis just me, but the green shirt just is too overpowering a tone for the photo. A more muted green......mayhap even clothes that alludes to an elementry school uniform or girl scouts uniform would have would have been better for the composition for it would help strengthen the connection to childhood and one "never being too old" to enjoy a revisit to an "old friend" |
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08/23/2006 07:41:53 PM |
| Would have liked a deeper DOF. She is much softer than the book and I would have preferred the opposite if you must use a shallow DOF. 5 |
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08/22/2006 09:26:37 PM |
lol - perfect expression!!
Well done ma'am :) |
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08/22/2006 04:07:33 PM |
| 5: nice composition and colours |
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08/22/2006 10:48:48 AM |
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08/22/2006 07:47:05 AM |
| I remember reading Nancy Drew novels....cool! |
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08/21/2006 08:47:16 PM |
| This cracks me up. I used to read Nancy Drew books all the time. Definately meets the challenge. |
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08/21/2006 01:03:52 AM |
| GOD I loved Nancy Drew Mysteries!!!!! Takes me back. Thanks for the remembrance. |
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08/21/2006 12:58:06 AM |
| Becky, you're going to get a lot of comments about the background...but I think this is a cute shot. |
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