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manic35


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Challenge: Best of 2008 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax Digital AF
Location: Brisbane Powerhouse
Date: Nov 29, 2008
Aperture: f4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture, Wedding
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2009

 Obviously, this is a wedding that i have done recently. i enjoyed the planning, the shoot, the download, the review (although definitely the moment of truth when you get home with someone's wedding photos), the processing and the result. It actually made me register my business name this week - Studio LUMIERE is now officially a legal entity :)

Anyway, processing included sharpening, crop, some gaussian blur, vignette added, high pass, and channel mixer. I treated the eyes as per the DPC Tutorial "Model Makeover" by Brad. Looking forward to some feedback :)

Statistics
Place: 261 out of 531
Avg (all users): 5.6581
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6045
Avg (non-participants): 5.8246
Views since voting: 999
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 234
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/26/2009 07:22:52 AM
Nice to see you and Matt back! This is a lovely portrait. I'm not a portrait photographer, but to the untrained eye (namely mine) this is very well done. I like the pose, the lighting works perfectly, they both look warm and natural, and the processing doesn't look like "processing" - it fits the mood and the couple very well. The eyes in particular look very natural, very real - you did a great job not overdoing them but bringing them out just enough. I'm betting they're very delighted with the results!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2009 10:57:28 PM
the ladys head seems to be tilted a little much, but i like the mood of this photo
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 01/20/2009 05:32:22 AM
7 - Good character capture. I like your processing.
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 01/19/2009 03:41:37 PM
I really like your treatment of this image. The warmth and vintage-y glow works very nicely here. It looks like the groom is a little soft. I would have asked him to lean forward and into his bride, bringing them together on the focal plane and making them more connected in the image. He looks a little like he's pulling away. 6 from me.
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 01/19/2009 07:57:14 AM
lovely wdding shot, nice softness too
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 01/18/2009 03:21:12 PM
attractive couple - nice processing
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 01/18/2009 07:48:06 AM
lovley...nice tones
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 01/17/2009 05:08:07 PM
well done
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 01/16/2009 06:05:18 PM
Excellent portrait. They look so natural & relaxed in what appears to be a normally formal type thing. Nicely captured. 8
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 01/16/2009 01:35:35 PM
very nice
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 01/16/2009 10:48:54 AM
a very attractive couple - i like that the lighting highlights the woman - i just wish the highlights in her hair were not as blown out
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