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My Sister's Presence in My Present
My Sister's Presence in My Present
QueenC


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Date: May 24, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2007

 Okay, well this is my first challenge submission! Kind of exciting, really. :) I'm still just hoping I'm doing everything right.
This is my friend Lauren and her sister Megan. I originally wanted to show their similarities and differences in appearance. It was crazy photographing the two of them together because their expressions were always so completely opposite. Lauren was smiling and relaxed, whereas Megan always seemed to challenge the viewer. This is my favorite. It's a pretty good representation of their different ways of approaching life.
Okay, so everyone seemed kinda confused on the title. Originally it was going to be something like "Sisters: Past and Present". The photo is very much about Megan. There is the sense (to me, at least) that she is engaged and Lauren is merely a passive onlooker. I wanted the title to show that. I guess it makes a little more sense if you emphasized the MY... "My Sister's Presence in MY Present"
No? Well, next time I'll try to make it less complicated! :)

Statistics
Place: 397 out of 617
Avg (all users): 5.4231
Avg (commenters): 6.2222
Avg (participants): 5.4000
Avg (non-participants): 5.5161
Views since voting: 643
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 156
Comments: 12
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 06/08/2007 10:45:41 PM
welcome to dpc! I gave this a 6. I like that the sister is out of focus, it makes her seem like a spirit haunting her sister. maybe b/w so their skin tones don't clash?

seems like you take photos for the right reasons. stick around!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2007 07:57:34 PM
the girl in the front is real well done as she is emphasizing the girl behind , as you no doubt wanted
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 06/07/2007 07:33:00 PM
i like the poses and the angle of the shot
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 06/04/2007 11:07:51 PM
Pretty neat idea..I assume you wanted the focus on the front girl..good job.
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 06/04/2007 03:41:32 PM
The front girl's expression and eye liner make her appear really sad :-( If that is the feeling you are trying to get from the viewer, it works!
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 06/04/2007 01:11:55 PM
Good display of lighting for to distinguish the past from the now. Good job. But I think your title should be My Sister's Presence is in my past.
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 06/04/2007 09:20:55 AM
I truly LOVE the portrait of the girl in the front, so much so that I wish dearly that the girl in the back wasn't in the frame.

I'm sure she's lovely - but I would have edited here out entirely.
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 06/03/2007 11:38:59 AM
I like the lighting on the person in front, I like the head tilt of both, I wish there were better focus on the person in the rear and the expression on the person in front looks very sad or unhappy, which is kinda opposite of the one in back. I assume you mean "sisters'" as it doesn't look like a self-portrait

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Jack
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 06/02/2007 01:30:32 AM
I like the focus use in this. It works.
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 06/01/2007 09:40:25 PM
I might have been in the sun too long today, but I don't get the title (???)
 06/01/2007 05:12:37 PM
Nice composition.
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 06/01/2007 01:15:20 AM
Beautiful girls. Love the use of DOF and composition for emphasis. Well done!
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