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Matching Accessories (Scarf sold separately)
Matching Accessories (Scarf sold separately)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Match (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: my house
Date: Jan 14, 2007
Aperture: 9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: .5
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2007

 crop
Curves
levels
hue/sat (LOTS of desaturation)
Contrast
resize
save for web

Statistics
Place: 188 out of 248
Avg (all users): 4.7396
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 4.5125
Avg (non-participants): 4.9018
Views since voting: 682
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 192
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 04/25/2007 02:17:08 AM
Positives:
Excellent composition and a good pose for your model, especially the eyes which, after all, are the most important element in a portrait. Covering the mouth is a nice touch that adds a bit of mystery to the image.

Technicals:
Overall technicals are a little weak but not badly so. The idea of desat to understate the glamour of your image is a good one, but the implementation needs a little work. The biggest issue is that the remaining color draws attention away from the model and to the scarf. Normally you would want viewer's looking at the model more than the scarf. The white background works well to keep the image clean and clutter free but the lack of a boundary between the model's cap and background is a bit of a distraction. The desat makes your models face look a little white and lifeless in stark contrast to her eyes.

The Challenge:
It meets the challenge but perhaps not strongly for many voters and that hurt it in voting. It is likely that many voters simply felt your color processing was off and the image was washed out moreso than desaturated. They may have felt the scarf overwhelmed the model.

This is not as bad an image as a score of 4.7 score suggests.

Suggestions:
Rework the desat and contrast to try and bring more color and detail back into the model's face and generate a separating edge between the cap and background. The cap needs more detail. Or you could try going the opposite direction to try and generate a totally high-key image, possibly converting to black and white. That is worth consideration as well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2007 04:14:21 PM
Love this. 10
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 01/20/2007 06:07:29 AM
Nice composition. I like the the diffused and understated look here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2007 06:47:32 PM
Too light/bright. I like the idea though.
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 01/17/2007 12:59:42 PM
I don't understand the concept with "matching" being the subject.
 01/17/2007 09:41:11 AM
Nice but over sharpened I think.
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 01/17/2007 01:36:38 AM
Looks washed out, rather than high key.
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 01/17/2007 01:30:41 AM
I really like how the eyes stand out. Good job!!
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