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Old 02-16-2010, 04:36 PM
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This was my homage to Lady Gaga's style. I would like to know what you think of exposure? Top of the hair and left edge to bright or acceptable? Where is your eye first drawn? Are the highlights on the sunglasses an addition? and lastly the overall framing and angle? Thanks for looking.

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Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 153 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
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Old 02-16-2010, 04:39 PM
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I rather like it. The fact we can't see her eyes only adds to the mystery of the image.

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Old 02-16-2010, 05:54 PM
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Looks good to me.
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Old 02-16-2010, 09:12 PM
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Looks really great, good job keeping those direct reflections off the glasses I know this can be hard.

A few things to consider next time

1. Touch up the black coat (there are a few white specks on the shoulders)
2. Touch up the hairs if you want things perfect (a few floaters mostly on the left side)
3. Something just strikes me as slightly odd about the chin. I think it's the shadow under the chin. Perhaps a little white card under the chin to help even things out and reduce the strong chin line.
4. The background appears to be a large silver umbrella of some sort. I can see what appears to be the edge of the reflector in the background on the lower right corner of the image. Just some simple cloning will touch that right up.

Other then that awesome image, pretty model, good light.

Thanks for sharing!
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Old 02-18-2010, 08:11 AM
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Very nice. My eye goes first to the sharp edge of her bangs. The one thing I would do is add a slight fill light to the hair sitting just under her right shoulder (left side of the picture) as it is a bit dark and rather distracting. Also, I'm not sure what I think about the highlights on the glasses.
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