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Soft Ambient
Soft Ambient
meyers

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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Sep 15, 2007
Aperture: f/1.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Nude, Studio
Date Uploaded: Sep 26, 2007

 My first model shoot! The room was lit with just a couple of lamps, and I was lucky I had my fast lens that day. Jill was very patient with me as a n00b photographer; I pretty much followed her lead and moved myself around to try to keep the angle of light interesting. The shallow DOF and high ISO make the shot appear soft and grainy, which might not go over so well with DPC voters.

In Aperture, I adjusted the exposure and applied its noise reduction. The lens itself on the 5D has a vignette, which I enhanced in Photoshop with a gradient layer set to mulitply.

I couldn't figure out a good way to handle the shadow on her left eye, and I still have the problem where my "save for web" shots look very washed out compared to the PSD.

Statistics
Place: 347 out of 503
Avg (all users): 5.5172
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.5444
Avg (non-participants): 5.4231
Views since voting: 3714
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 116
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 02/05/2008 05:14:20 PM
I hope she enjoyed this, I think it came out very well, an intimate portrait with the low light. :)
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 10/21/2007 03:03:56 PM
The framing is great - nice echo of the arch of the sofa back with the arch of her body, and the placement of objects give the setting some depth. I think the depth of field you chose is excellent. The shadows and lighting look natural too me, and just what I would expect to see - if you had more "professional" portrait lighting, it would look too much set-up and the viewer would lose the sense of being there, IMO.
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 10/08/2007 01:42:02 PM
Lighting is wonderful, I don't find the right eye a distraction at all. Wonderful framing and surprised it didn't score higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 06:25:00 PM
I loooove this lighting and the shallow dof. colors are great, too.
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 10/05/2007 10:48:47 PM
good job
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 10/05/2007 07:01:57 PM
I really like the DOF here but not so much the lighting - it feels a little flat with harsh shadows.
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 10/05/2007 01:22:02 PM
Nice shot of the model and nice lighting but the background is jsut too cluttered, and she doesn't benefit from having a lamp coming out of her head :- )
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 10/04/2007 09:03:15 PM
I think what I like most is this seems very natural and not forced at all. I think the lighting could have bee a bit softer but otherwise this is quite good.
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 10/03/2007 06:18:40 PM
Not bad!! I like the light and I really like the softness.
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 10/02/2007 10:21:13 PM
i like the lighting. imo the composition could be different and the lamp right behind her head is a little distracting.
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 10/02/2007 06:45:55 AM
dof and colors are nice. the model could've been retouched a little under the eyes, and her left eye is a little too dark.
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 10/02/2007 06:33:17 AM
Nice lighting and DOF. May have benefitted from a tighter crop I think. 6
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 10/01/2007 11:30:24 PM
I like the lighting. The pillow in the front left is a little distracting, but well done image overall. Good luck.
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