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Day 7 - Somber Speculation
Day 7 - Somber Speculation
shalrath


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Here
Date: Sep 15, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Sep 15, 2006

Viewed: 465
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Taken using the 50mm f1.8... didn't like it at first, but it's sharp.

Still don't like the white hand... couldn't fix it, suggestions?

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 09/19/2006 05:31:13 PM
I like this, the wavy hair and single eye showing through, I think I like htis one the best so far.
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 09/16/2006 10:12:25 AM
I like this one quite a bit, actually. First time we've really seen you clearly, albeit still blocked by your arm. Composition is excellent, particularly because of your hair (which is awesome, by the way.) Very nice portrait!
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 09/15/2006 10:33:06 PM
Awesome. Moody but attractive. Very well done. (For highlighted hands, I usually just burn with a big soft brush. I did that in my day 10 and it turned out ok.)
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 09/15/2006 09:55:10 PM
This is fab!!! No need to change anything!!
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 09/15/2006 09:37:14 PM
Awesome SP!
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 09/15/2006 06:49:55 PM
Mask the hand and adjust levels slightly - but I think it's fine. Love the hair! :)
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 09/15/2006 04:56:16 PM
Yes...I want to use YOU as a model. You have an incredible face that would fill the job in photos that I am dying to do. Not everyone could fit that bill.
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 09/15/2006 01:52:40 PM
wow, i really like it! i love the pose, moody, and your hair is awesome!
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 09/15/2006 12:32:52 PM
Very nice and moody shot. A little dodge around your eye might be nice but it's just MHO.

Nice shot!
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 09/15/2006 11:52:24 AM
To fix the white hand, use a soft light layer and a soft black brush at about 25% opacity. Carefully paint the hand darker on the new layer in soft light mode and then adjust opacity to suit your tastes.
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 09/15/2006 11:32:06 AM
I like the lighting, especially how your hair stands out against the black background.

If you really want to fix the hand, perhaps a bit of burning to darken it. I don't have PS in front of me, but I'm sure there's another way by creating a new layer, changing the blending mode to darken the whole photo and then using a layer mask to paint away the rest of the photo so only the hand is affected by the darkening effect.

Regardless of the hand, it's still a great capture!
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 09/15/2006 11:22:16 AM
very nice use of negative space. i like the lighting.
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 09/15/2006 11:20:01 AM
cool color you got for the hair in this shot. almost fiery and yeah you could probabaly just make the hand a little mroe blueish to match the face with selective color or color balance and then mask off all of the other areas. I SWEAR I wont favorite this..... but I wanna. lol. I'll contain myself.
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 09/15/2006 11:04:29 AM
I like the composition in this shot. It's framed nicely. Well done!
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