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Tamara
Tamara
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Challenge: Color Studio Portrait (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Almere Holland
Date: Jun 25, 2004
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2004

 One of the 1st shot I've took with my very new Digital Rebel. Tamara is 9 years old.

I know this is not realy a studio portrait, But I think it's not a BAD shot.

Yes, try to "sneak" it into the challenge :)

Sharpened the eyes,
played a bit with saturation for the lips,
tried to remove 1 hair from her forehead.
Did some gausian blur on her skin to smooth it out,
some cloning (darken) for the hotspot on her nose...

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 92
Avg (all users): 5.9620
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4688
Avg (non-participants): 6.1445
Views since voting: 1645
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 237
Comments: 41
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/05/2004 11:31:36 AM
I'm happy with 31th place here.
This was "just fooling around" with my camera the 1st day I've got it.
I had to do a lot of fotoshop.
If anybody is interested in the original, just let me know.. There's a big difference between the 2
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2004 08:19:44 PM
Lighting: Fine, except for the eyes. With eyes that dark I would prefer more of a catchlight.
Pose: Nothing more to say than that it works.
Background: The pattern on the right is distracting. Her hair is the main background, so a tighter crop would have worked better I think.
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 07/04/2004 05:40:18 PM
Very intense photo. Lovely girl, normally I wouldn't like the red lipstick on a girl that young, but with this lighting, it works.
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 07/04/2004 02:36:37 PM
I normally don't like the type of portrait that is cropped as close as this. However, your wonderful lighitng and subtly soft focus make this a joy to look at! I would still like to see the rest of her chin though...
TC
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 07/04/2004 02:22:11 PM
Extraordinary eyes, the skin tone is great, the lighting is wonderful, the only thing I can say that would make this shot better is if the whole face would have been captured. You did a phenominal job with the lighting. Over all a great capture !
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 07/04/2004 02:31:14 AM
Fine lighting to isolate her face. I wish there was just the tiniest bit more contrast between her irises and pupils so her eye color would show more; that could be a monitor issue though. A square crop might/might not make an even stronger "portrait" image.
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 07/03/2004 07:43:59 PM
One of the better shots in this group, but a little to tightly cropped for me, like an uncomfortably close conversation. Color and exposure are good, yet the focus looks soft on the sides- a bit more DOF would help.
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 07/02/2004 06:19:25 PM
Wonderfully intense look on such a soft face! I think the cropping makes it seem more like a magazine photo as opposed to a "studio shot" but I may be thinking too formally. I guess I wish there was something more to give me a hint of her personality.
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 07/02/2004 11:47:34 AM
Beautiful child. I would have preferred to see this in portrait mode rather than in landscape, to get the full length of the face. As it is, her chin and forehead are chopped off, which is a bit disconcerting IMHO. Excellent focus and detail. :o)
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 07/01/2004 09:32:57 PM
Amazing photo! Unfortunately I can't vote but this would sure be a 10. This deserves top 3, hopefully number 1. Good luck.
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 06/30/2004 04:30:59 PM
she is very pretty 8
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 06/30/2004 04:28:12 PM
Very well executed, great lighting. Crop is a little tight for my taste. -8
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 06/30/2004 02:12:11 PM
looks like you used a wide angle lens on this one, or she's just too close. pretty girl
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 06/30/2004 01:39:17 PM
I like this but since it's an advanced rules challenge you could have cloned out that small shiny spot on her nose
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 06/30/2004 12:47:05 PM
The chin is cut off.
 06/30/2004 10:45:06 AM
She is beautiful!

Critique: You are to close to your subject. Back the camera up a bit and zoom in on her. This should prevent any distortion. I also learned this. Hope it works for you.
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 06/30/2004 02:23:23 AM
Her eyes are facinating, although I'm mixed about the lighting.
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 06/30/2004 01:46:11 AM
A very nice portrait with a single light. Great model. Lacking in the studio-like requirement.
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 06/29/2004 11:53:26 PM
I think this is a nice portrait, however the lighting seems a blit too dark. Her head fades into the background.
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 06/29/2004 09:53:35 PM
10+
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 06/29/2004 06:08:48 PM
good portrait but would of been better with the chin in frame for me
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 06/29/2004 05:00:52 PM
The lighting is not perticularly dynamic or creative but something about the photo really draws me in... 8.
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 06/29/2004 04:44:49 PM
Intense! It looks like she is looking inside of me. Gold nf right right ear (left side) is a bit distracting. I like the lighting. Great portrait.
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 06/29/2004 02:57:35 PM
I love the eyes, and the single catchlight - 9
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 06/29/2004 01:15:39 PM
one of my fav's here, great light 9
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 06/29/2004 11:52:04 AM
What a pretty model. I'm not sure if I like the crop of this though. It looks like you were trying to concentrate on the eyes, which is nice, but I'm not sure I like the top of head and bottom of chin cut off.
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 06/29/2004 05:54:08 AM
Beautidul little girl, but I find your crop way too tight for my liking. I would have rather seen a short in portrait orientation where you could have conserved the top of her head and her chin.
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 06/29/2004 01:19:50 AM
Wish it wasn't cropped so tightly.
Nice color.
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 06/28/2004 10:03:19 PM
Beautiful picture!
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 06/28/2004 08:45:44 PM
A very haunting look. I would have prefered less saturation on the lips. yet the image remains strong.
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 06/28/2004 04:47:41 PM
I dont like it when people crop of the cheek like that....Would have been very strong with a diffrent crop I´m sure
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 06/28/2004 04:15:03 PM
good close up
a little too much light across the cheek bones in my inexperienced opinion
good luck though
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 06/28/2004 03:12:35 PM
Beautifull light. Her eys really stand out. Maybe placing her evenmore to the left would enhance it further.
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 06/28/2004 02:47:31 PM
Her lipsitick is rather crusty looking because her lips are chapped. Also, it is far to overdone for a model of this age. I know it is very hard to capture eyes this dark. I have nearly black eyes myself--I'm aware of how difficult it can be to capture highlights when the irises seem to disappear into the pupil. It can be done with careful lighting and exposure. What I see on my monitor are rather flat, black irises with tiny dots of white. Kind of unsettling. It might be due to overly soft focusing.
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 06/28/2004 02:41:34 PM
Lovely close up and gorgeous skin tones...very well done. The eyes have been captured beautifully. Not deducting any points but Q. Why didnt you take the shot in portrait format?
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 06/28/2004 02:39:21 PM
Very harsh lighting from a full frontal flash shot.
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 06/28/2004 08:14:55 AM
One wonders what she is thinking.... ;)

Nice soft portrait. Very intense look.
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 06/28/2004 07:31:26 AM
Hmm, were there some some editing done to the face? The piece of hair sticking out on the right side of the face seems to be a bit distracting.
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 06/28/2004 12:41:36 AM
I really love the color and the softer focus around the edges.
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 06/28/2004 12:34:51 AM
She's lovely, nice skin tones and light. The lipstick is a bit much for my taste. Nice work. 7
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 06/28/2004 12:30:39 AM
This little girl has a very compelling gaze. The lipstick seems a bit like overkill, though, and the stray hairs are sort of distracting. Beautiful portrait overall, though.
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