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Old 11-06-2009, 07:16 PM
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Thought I would share by far not the greatest picture but I want to hear some feedback.

I want to make it pop more!
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Old 11-06-2009, 07:21 PM
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To me the legs are a distraction, on this shot you may just try a tight crop on the face. I do like the head shot, she is a cutie with a great smile!
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Old 11-06-2009, 07:24 PM
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To me the legs are a distraction, on this shot you may just try a tight crop on the face. I do like the head shot, she is a cutie with a great smile!
Yes, it would definitely be easy enough to clone out the legs/feet since you have a nice uniform, black background. Lovely picture though!
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Old 11-06-2009, 07:32 PM
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So I forgot about cloning for some reason but here is a revised version. Much better.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:00 PM
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The crop did it for you. Outstanding shot.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:08 PM
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I, too, like the 2nd version better. For the heck of it, you might try lightening up the eyes just a tad. All in all, a good shot though.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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Hi Lyn,

Nothing to add to what others have said regarding your shot but a couple of points about forum posts.

1. Promote your work. There are hundreds of threads added to SYS every day. No-one can review all of them unless they are a full-time lurker so give your thread an interesting title. Or at least one that gives an idea of what you want me to look at.

2. Get a free photohosting account at Flickr/Zoomr/Photobucket/Ipernity etc. The you can post a picture I can actually see rather than a thumbnil. The easier you make it for me the more likely I am to view your work.
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The picture is popping out. I don't know what else you can do to make the picture pop out more.Maybe some more focus on the back part of the body and legs.The focus is spot on on the face arms and half of the body.
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Outstanding capture.The only part that you can improve is to get the whole body into focus.
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Old 11-06-2009, 09:50 PM
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I'll have to agree with the others. The cropped version is a great improvement.
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