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Published: 2005-09-14 15:35:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1259; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 702
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Went on a photoworkshop a weekend ago, photos turned out crap, but it was a learning experience anyway. This one came out not so bad I thought, but dont hold back, take it apart if you can
Centered composition intentional, because I liked the symmetry of the room, but there might be better ways to do it 
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i like the overall composition, but your subject seems smaller than she is. i would have cropped it all a bit closer to her so that her size fits her attitude.
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Great colors, concept, and pose. Very nice work.
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I like your portraits more then the landscapes (which are great too).
The thing that I most like about this photo is the effect of the simple lighting and the mood as a result of that.
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I like it, the lighting isn't bad at all. Only thing that would've made it better in my opinion is if her legs' shadows were closer together - or one.
Very stylish though, thumbs up
-Thomas
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The lighting is fantastic.. really great shot.. well i like it anyways
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the glass/perspec square on the floor takes too much away from the model/central focus/symetry i think.
the shadow?? - maybe having lights from both angles to cancel this out more so the end result would be to have the model and background similarly lit but without the shadow - but not sure if this would quite work or not...just thinking aloud on this one.
love the location. great background/scene!
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I really love the shadows (and darkness)!
And the colors are beautiful too!
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nice shot, though would prefer it without the metal thing on the floor, the one her left foot is on. it sort of throws off the symmetry.
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mayb less light on the floor surrounding the subject...but it definatley looks cool though
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Ya, I like that it's centered and she's a very attractive woman but the lighting is SUPER unflattering to her face. The deep shadows between her chin and cheeks are too dark and they make her face look distorted. Atleast you named it "Cruella"
And... I think that I like all of the negative space, but not at the sacrafice of not being able to see that much of the model. In "Mrs. Strangelove" you encorperated both all of the negative space and the nose of the jet while still keeping the model visible and clear. So um... keep doing that. haha!
It's definately hard to do because you need a wide angle lens to get all of the surroundings, but you also need to keep the face of the model from being distorted...
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that is sexy, i like the pose, the atmosphere, the face of the model, very cool!
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I think the symmetry worked out pretty well, I like this.
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I understand what you mean about the light being headon to the model, but the shadows of the legs are great. I think the centered composition and murky shadows work really well in this room. The only negative for me is the panel on the floor- it just doesn't fit. Color toning is awesome as always. I don't understand how you do it- anytime I play with "artificial" color I automatically ruin my image. But you've really mastered it.
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plain and simple.
you rock.
I love the composition, the colouring and the lighting. Very impressive work man
A good looking model with a really nice facial expression as well!
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It would looke better it it was more straight. The stripes on the flooring are ckoocked on thi photo, so we can see that she whole photo is slightly wrong, a little diagonal.
But I like the object, and the light a lot, so all in all nice photo!
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I don't think it turned out crap. I think it's beautiful
Only thing that messed up is that damn hatch on the floor! But oh well.
It's impossible for you to take a bad photo. So dont worry
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I like it, even though it's centered, the paper on the ground breaks it up a bit, btw what kind of photoworkshop was it?
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just a gathering of 18-20 local photographers, some models and stylists. One with the proper connections had arranged for us to use the stadium (this is the entrance to it). Was fun and interesting, but the problem with such workshops is you have little to say how the models should be styled. I dont like the overdone, but they are always overdone for some reason.
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It's a little unbalanced with the shadow plus the hatch in the floor not being centered, when the rest is... But the lightning is amazing. I can't stop looking at it.
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you're right, i dont like that hatch either. An aestetical poo in this nice and colosal room. Thanks for commenting
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Thanks for uploading great pics on a regular basis!
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What I like best here is the hard light and how it helps to bleed her shadow into the darkness. because of that diagonal slash it feels like she's leaking out of it, or sinking into it.... but the title certainly evokes a darker emotion. It's so cold; so cruel; it's stylish, but the way Lucifer would be stylish.
Nice work.
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thanks. It was mostly about lighting. I dont have much experience in flashsystems, but here we used 2 softboxes, one wireless sb800 and 2 reflectors. Still have a long way to go, I personally think the light is a bit crude and too much headon.
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I agree with you to a certain extent. While it may be crude, it accomplishes a very dramatic effect. I don't necessarily think that lighting it a different way would have made it a "better" photograph.
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what a beauty the tones are gorgeous and the centerness
works for this
beautiful work lars
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thanks Holly 
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photos from them that are just blah even from great artist but
i see such clarity from you here...most of your images lack gloss...
i dont like gloss much but this one has that stylishness that makes me
go...i wonder what he would do if he does more fashion/commercial
work
good luck dear :heart;
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This is an EXCELLENT piece!
To make it even more awesome, I would suggest straightening the columns on the far left and right using a cropping tool, and remove the glare on the wall above/behind her head so that the focus is directly on her. (The glare is distracting and draws your eyes away from your stunning model.)
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wow thank you
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LOL! You can probably just "burn" the smoke out of the image.
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I think the centered composition works well because the subject is only half standing on the floor mat and that throws it a little off balance and makes it more interesting. I think the lighting turned out great and I love the long diagonal shadows from her legs. Gorgeous shot.
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thank you
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I like the lighting contrast and the colour too,excellent done !!!!!
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Lighting on the face is a bit off, but the idea is nice
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thanks, what you do you mean off? the shadow on the right side of her nose? i completely agree, I need more practice adjusting the output of those lamps.
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yes the shadow on the nose. Sorry for not being more specific. Ive had problems with nose shadows of all sorts. It may be worth your while trying the two flash heads raised a bit higher up. Or do some photoshop trickery and shoot the background with the camera on a tripod to keep everything the same, then shoot the model and work on the lighting. just an idea.
Paul
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Very nice lighting and shadows.
The colors are very nice
I like this picture it's awesome
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