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Shades of Green
Shades of Green
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Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Federal Way, WA (Seattle)
Date: Mar 18, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2007

My first try at a portrait with proper studio lighting. Thanks to Brian for the AB800's (complete with lightbox, umbrella's, etc, etc) & Nicholas for the light meter!

I learned a TON on this one, and that's what it's all about, right? Funny - I ended up shooting with just the modelling lights after all of that (which explains the 1/60th shutter speed instead of 1/125th).

My model cancelled on me, so my wife stepped up! I'm glad she did, because I love the result.

Hope it does okay. :O)

pp:
convert from RAW
crop
curves
selective color
levels
color balance
dodge on a tooth
more curves
resize
usm
ni
sfw


Statistics
Place: 107 out of 268
Avg (all users): 5.6355
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4271
Avg (non-participants): 5.8224
Views since voting: 1092
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 203
Comments: 16
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03/25/2007 07:52:05 AM
nice tones...
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03/24/2007 01:27:01 PM
great use of colour
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03/22/2007 05:34:06 PM
I love this shot, but wish she was looking at the camera. It would have a much stronger impact.
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03/22/2007 03:10:37 PM
The green of the wrap, pendant, and irises are great, but I don't like the green in the hair, on the skin, and especially in the whites of her eyes. Also I with the pendant was in better focus.
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03/22/2007 12:32:17 AM
good selective focus and nice colors. Just wish her forehead had no wrinkles
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03/21/2007 06:37:14 AM
wonderful portrait...not sure if the pov is right as the subject has quite a frown going on...would have been better a little more relaxed...8
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03/20/2007 09:35:04 PM
The color bleed in the white of the eye detracts from a well captured portrait of a beautifull model. Still a very nice picture.
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03/20/2007 01:15:00 AM
why is she so distressed?
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03/19/2007 02:00:12 PM
Great Portrait!
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03/19/2007 01:48:34 PM
striking colours, nice crop.
It's a shame the white of her eye has gone largely green, and (on my screen at least) she appears to almost have strap marks either side of the pendant.
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03/19/2007 01:06:43 PM
This has awesome color and the light catching in her eye is great, but I wish she had a different expression on her face.
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03/19/2007 10:34:33 AM
i like it all except the expression on her face looks pensive
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03/19/2007 09:40:53 AM
Nice soft picture, good job!
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03/19/2007 08:11:48 AM
She looks scared.
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03/19/2007 12:21:28 AM
I don't know what the light sources are... but the catch lights in her eyes are kind of "freaky" to me. I think she also should have worn something to hide the tan line (or it should have been fixed in post).
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03/19/2007 12:13:43 AM
Nice ighting and DOF but the necklace really throws me off. I'm wanting to look at it instead of her eyes. And they are incredible.
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