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Glamour Shot


Glamour Shot
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Copyright: Jeremy McNelley (hardluck) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 34 W: 2 N: 10] (239)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-22
Categories: Portrait
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-26 15:43
Viewed: 365
Points: 6
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My goal here was to simulate a studio setting and work with light. I tacked some blankets to the wall, broke out the desk lamps, found a willing model and this is the outcome. I realize the skin is really bright here but this is the look i was going for in this particular shot. let me know what you guts think and be prepared for more cause i took a lot of shots;)

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Minolta Maxxum 5
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hi Jeremy,
nice try but in my humble opinion,
the over-exposure (bright light) is a bit too much for the eye..
Thanks for sharing,
and I am looking forward for your other shots.
Regards,
Ritz

Hi Jeremy

Well I think you already mentioned the big issue here: the overexposed skin. Regardless of whether it's the look you were "going for," it doesn't come across to well if I can be honest.

Possibly the other elements in this shot are the quality - it seems quite low resolution, and at 70kb that's not surprising - and the white balance. Not sure if your camera has a manual WB setting, but certainly adjusting it to interior lights would help with skin tones and colour.

I would recommend positioning the lamps, and the camera, slightly further away from the model, and going for the highest file size you can at every stage of the photographing and resizing process.

best
Rew

It was shot on a Minolta Maxxum 5 35mm film body. No white balance. On the detail front, I was looking at it in Photoshop, and there is a good amount of detail (save in the under- and over-exposed areas).

The small file size is due to the JPEG compression. The large black, teal, and near white areas are easy for JPEG, and thus take very little data. But edges are sharp where they are...

As for the exposure... uh... yeah... You need a film scanner.

I went in to PS and tried to fix the highlights... no go...

I would almost blame Wal-Mart, they could have fixed this during the scan. Even if you only got a flat bed... It would work.

That said, I kind of like it... But thats me, devils advocate.

Photo-wise...

Uh... Wow...

Who is your model, she's fabulous. Is she from the area?

:-D

Balance is good, I like the DOF. I like the background and the color choice for her dress. Overall, the fashion is great. I like the hand placement too, and her expression.

You did amazing for what you had. You did awesome period.

Jeremy, there is a while studio over here calling your name. Give me a ring and I will sign it out. Lighting equipment, backgrounds, tripods, cameras (if you'd like). We'll make an evening of it. Give me a call.

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