Alise

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• KellEy (2075)
• [2007-03-05 7:54]
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I like all the lines in this one.
Desaturating give it a more soft, almost ghostly feel, not my favorite thing, but it works well with portraits.
Regards,
Kelley

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• pemi71 (2631)
• [2007-03-05 10:49]
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Hallo Marcis ,
Beautiful modell, sweet face! Good composition colours!
Lovely perspective!
Good lighting control.

tfs

Petar

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• rewshearer (23296)
• [2007-03-05 14:02]
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Hi Marcis
Some nice elements in this shot, good pose and a nice careful crop.
Did you use a tripod for this photo? At 1/10 seconds it would definitely need a tripod.
Also the light levels are quite uneven, it is almost overexposed on her face, but quite dark around her hands.
However you have a lovely model and some great ideas, I'm hoping you will share more with us!
Rew

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• appalcarp (4188)
• [2007-03-06 22:28]

Hi Marcis. What a pleasant little shot you got. Not quite up to pro status but it's a good start. I think you got the face slightly oe'd because of the black dress which didn't reflect any light. Shoot for the fleshtones, making them just right 1st and then design outfits with the right color shade so that you get a good exposure on everything. Using a diffuser or shooting the flash at the ceiling will help tremendously for oe. A gold-tone diffuser is also a good option which is a shroud for the flash.

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• Dingo (11958)
• [2007-03-08 15:39]

At 1/10" I'm amazed that it turned out so sharp, Marcis. Alise can really stand quite still ;o)).
Your set-up is nice: an undisturbing background, nice natural light (though perhaps a little bit coloured) and a good pose. What I like less is the gradient downfall of light intensity: look down her arms, the lower you go the less light there is.
You could avoid this by using a reflector, positioned under your camera and perhaps even attached to your tripod... a big carton plate with some aluminumpaper attached to it, for instance...
Anyway, TFS and well done!