Girl & Iron

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Girl & Iron

Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:24 pm

I'm beginning to go through stuff I've shot in the past few months but haven't touched. Here's two:

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Postby Alex on Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:35 pm

No.1 I really like. Is the noise natural or did you add some?

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Postby owen on Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:17 pm

I like the pic of the girl nice pose and nice b&w, but don't really like the iron/ironing board/book.
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Postby Yi-P on Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:50 pm

Maybe im on the other side, I like the mystery look of the 2nd shot. The dark and light side just balances out and the barely visible items makes my want to know more whats hidden there :)
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:08 pm

Leigh

Both of these are good, but #1 is by far the better of the two for it's wonderful soft lighting and the natural pose.
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Postby Geoff on Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:43 am

Leigh, love the first image...this is a good 'stock' photo and I could easily see Getty wanting something similar to this (or any stock library)...the 2nd one, well...it doesn't do much for me.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:01 pm

Alex, it's a combination of added grain and original noise. Here's the original:

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Postby Glen on Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:06 pm

Leigh, I note you don't have a shot of the girl using the iron, preferably on your clothes :lol:
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