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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM for Nikon
Location: Cooge
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2010

Viewed: 235
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

 Taken on Christmas afternoon at a relatives place. I just had the camera out and took the shot. Of course she posed once she saw the camera. The main light source was to the right of show with ambient light. The conversion was done in Lightroom 2.6.

I quite like this shot as it has the old painted portrait look to it.

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 01/04/2010 10:31:19 PM
You nailed it with your processing. Love the tones and the character of this portrait. Excellent job.
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 01/03/2010 04:23:07 AM
I like the tones, also like the light around her gives the whole image a warm glow.
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 01/02/2010 04:45:10 AM
First impression:
Great shot of your mum. She has a genuine smile and the arm/hand placement creates a nice triangle frame of her upper body. The vignette helps draw you in to her smile as well.

Suggested improvement:
Only nitpick would be to crop out whatever is running down the left side of the frame.

Message edited by author 2010-01-02 04:45:50.
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 01/01/2010 05:06:52 PM
Very nice old-timey picture feel, as you said.
It's not the standard crop either, but it works well for this IMO.
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 01/01/2010 03:33:47 PM
I think this is one of those very nearly there pictures - because of that the eye really notices small stuff and I become a little picky. For me I think you have a great shot here waiting to come out with a bit more cropping; I'd take away some of the excess headroom and probably crop to just below the finger tips - I think the direct front-on-ness would be emphasised.

I think the light, the conversion, the POV are all great though.
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 01/01/2010 02:46:20 PM
wow, for a "posed" candid this is awesome, the light is fantastic, great work on the conversion
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 01/01/2010 02:44:13 PM
really like the processing, does look like an old film shot, just taken for the heck of it in some friends house. I really enjoy photos like this, going back in a few years, this will be a photo to cherish--if its already not one.
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 01/01/2010 12:32:01 PM
i do like the setting and the black and white. lot's of character here. Love it!
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 01/01/2010 11:58:12 AM
Great smile, looks like it comes straight from the heart. Nice job processing.
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 01/01/2010 11:06:32 AM
simple and direct - the honest smile works great
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 01/01/2010 10:33:42 AM
I quite like it too. I like the BW conversion.
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