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A Play With Shadow and Highlights

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A Play With Shadow and Highlights

Postby Cre8tivepixels on Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:29 am

Thanks for looking would love some advise as to which is best, as i am STUCK bigtime........cheers

Yes the shadow is meant to be on her face.....

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Postby Geoff on Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:36 am

Dan, I think the first two and the very last image work very well. The others her eyes are too dark and you lose appeal when they are over shadowed. Perhaps this could be fixed/alleviated with a little PP but these are some of the better shots I've seen from you. The blown highlight in the last one is a little distracting IMHO. The contrast in the first two images from the shadow to her skin, accentuate a washed out kind of apperance in her face but I guess that's part of the artistic license?
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Postby dviv on Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:25 am

I like the pics but I think the sahdow in the second shouldn't cover her eye. IMO If it came down her cheek it would be like she was crying so that could have been a cool effect (if that's what you were after :D )
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:40 am

Thanks guys......if anyone else wants to chime in but don't have time (or feel obliged) to critique in depth, thats cool, but can i get just a simple 1...2....3...or 4?

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Postby dviv on Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:43 am

2 - Best pose IMO
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Postby dodge on Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:18 pm

i like no3...the smile gets me :D

one of the guys here at work likes 2 and he also likes 4 because of not having shadows(but i think he is fibbing in this regard and just thinks the model is cute) :wink:
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Postby crackatoea on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:00 pm

I prefer 1 and 2. Don't like how the shadow goes directly through her eye in 3. I like 4 as it has good exposure on her face. I like seeing people try different ideas. Good work
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Postby Louie on Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:34 pm

I like the facial expression in #1 best but not the way the shadow splits her face in two (unless this was intended?)

Also like #4, the directness of her face and how she looks at ease and comfortable (if that makes sense)

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Postby robw25 on Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:17 am

#4 for me dan .... where do you get all these great looking chicks ?

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Postby methd on Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:34 am

4 - i can see her eyes clearly
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