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Portrait of an American Girl
Portrait of an American Girl
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Children's Toy II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my basement
Date: Aug 7, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 2
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2007

I thought of doing this the morning the challenge was posted, but didn't shot it until 4 1/2 hours to go. Start to finish (setup, photograph, edit) it took maybe 30 minutes. I'm tired and I have a headache. I forgot to set my ISO back to 100. I don't care, I'm not reshooting. I took 5 pictures. One before I set my white balance, one of the white card so I could set my white balance and then 3 more. This was the last one I took.

It's my daughter's American Girl doll, sitting on a card table in the basement, with just a bare incadescent bulb for lighting and a black felt background. I did comb her hair a little and wet my fingers (you know, like mom always did) to make her hair stay down.

Post Process:
rotate, crop, levels, Noise Ninja, USM, Alien Skin Exposure (Ilford Delta 100 - grain off), increase canvas for border, resize, convert to profile, save for web

My prediction is that my streak of six challenges in a row that my overall average goes up, will end....meaning, less than a 5.6.

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 213
Avg (all users): 5.3452
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.1481
Avg (non-participants): 5.4828
Views since voting: 892
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 197
Comments: 5
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AuthorThread
08/15/2007 11:15:29 AM
Originally posted by JeffDay:

well lit but creepy


"Creepy" is exactly how my daughter described it when I first showed her. But she actually liked it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/13/2007 11:43:52 PM
well lit but creepy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/11/2007 03:47:47 AM
GREAT tone and detail!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/10/2007 11:08:44 AM
Massively dilated pupils, this doll is on drugs.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/08/2007 10:24:40 AM
Nicely done. Subject, foucus, lighting, composition all done well. She looks more Danish that American, though. :P
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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