Archive 2008 · High Key for your critique...

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p.1 #1 · High Key for your critique...

After previous discussions about high-key, hot white, mid key..... I submit this one for CC. What, if any, would improve this shot (composition and PP)? Thanks in advance as always, with everyone's advice, I feel like my skills are improving, yet so far to go.

http://www.circlemgraphics.com/temp/img_1622.jpg

Nov 25, 2008 at 03:10 PM

j.curtis
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p.1 #2 · High Key for your critique...

Pretty washed out.

Nov 25, 2008 at 03:17 PM

Steady Hand
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p.1 #3 · High Key for your critique...

Hi,

First...I like the composition and you did leave some "headroom" for cropping later to other formats. That is good.

I also like the POV and the angle of the body.

I like the simplicity of the portrait.

It is a matter of taste, degree, and opinion.

For my taste, I don't care for the "dark eyes, white other" look so commonly seen after photoshop came around.

That is just an opinion.

And...some seem more "effective" than others. That is a judgment.

What struck me about this particular image is that the eyes just seem..."photoshopped." That is an observation/opinion.

You know...the common "paint the eyes back in" layer desaturation technique...etc.. That is a guess.

I will admit, this is not my style (or personal taste), so others will probably like it very much and be of more help to you.

I posted this in a friendly tone of voice to help you with a comment, since so many images receive so many looks, and so few comments of any kind.

Nov 25, 2008 at 03:24 PM

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p.1 #4 · High Key for your critique...

I like this shot a lot...it is a true high key shot well done...and you now have a understanding of high key....keep prefecting it....Robert

Nov 25, 2008 at 10:04 PM

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p.1 #5 · High Key for your critique...

it's very cute-my only critique would be to do a new b&w conversion and use less red channel-that should give you better tonal range

daniel

Nov 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM

j.curtis
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p.1 #6 · High Key for your critique...

robertglass wrote:
...it is a true high key ..

When did true high key mean to wash the image out? What happened to properly exposing and image?

Nov 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM


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