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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Sep 17, 2007
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2007

 A friday lunch time a couple of weeks ago my daughter danced at a senior citizens club. The lighting was terrible and the backgrounds hard to work with. I got a load of crappy photos and no decent ones of my daughter! However there were a couple that turned out pretty good and this was one of them.
I used this threadto help me with my editing. The first time I have really used layers ;)I cropped it slightly at the top to cut out a distracting bright strip of light, I think it improves the look of the photo but makes it more of a centered composition not sure if thats an improvement!

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 12/22/2007 02:27:45 AM
I'll add to this.
In Photoshop, take this image as it is here, and try this:
Image, Adjustments, Match Color, then in the settings box, check Neutralize, then slide the Luminescence slider on the top to about 130.
A one-step quick color correction while maintaining the soft pastel feel here.
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 12/22/2007 01:33:07 AM
How's the layer practice coming? Aside from using a soft light layer (see idnic's excellent tutorial), try using a reflector to bounce light back onto her face from below. I use a piece of white posterboard - it doesn't have to be expensive. Her eyes are so beautiful, you want them to shine. :)
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 10/08/2007 08:31:02 PM
She is so beautiful! Like a porcelain doll. I think you did an excellent job on this, and this will be one you treasure for years to come.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 02:58:12 PM
Sweet. Doesn't show a lot of "dance" though Maybe a closer crop getting rid of the armpits would help. Maybe framing it as a head shot would be better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 10:21:08 PM
nice work
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 10/05/2007 03:57:00 PM
This looks like a pose and not so much like she is dancing.
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 10/04/2007 03:37:15 PM
She doesn't seem to happy. And the background blend in too much with the girl so it takes away from her.

However, I still really like this picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/04/2007 03:06:33 PM
Good lighting and detail
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 10/02/2007 09:08:41 PM
Nice capture of a seemingly pensive moment. She looks very deep in thought.
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 10/02/2007 05:03:53 PM
Nice photo, just a hint of shadow over the eyes.
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 10/01/2007 09:50:44 AM
Very nice portrait! I wish I could see more of her hands.
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 10/01/2007 09:49:22 AM
So pretty in pink! What a lovely little angel. 8
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 10/01/2007 07:46:41 AM
beautiful portrait...and very nice model. Seems that the image needs to be straightened a tiny bit?
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