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Image Title:  Number 4
 
 By: Gaja Snover  
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Photographer Gaja Snover {K:4462}
Project #49 Dramatic Portrait Camera Model Lumix Fz20
Categories Portrait
People
Film Format
Portfolio People
Lens built-in leica
Uploaded 3/27/2005 Film / Memory Type lexar 1GB SD
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 234 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 9 Rating
5.33
/ 3 Ratings
Location City - 
State - 
Country - United States   United States
About Fourth and probably last (for now) in a series of self portraits. I'm trying to learn about portraiture - any comments or criticisms are welcome. thank you for looking.
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There are 9 Comments in 1 Pages
  1
Gord Runtz   {K:3248} 3/27/2005
Hi Gaja,
This is a terrific self portrait!! I really like the pose and the lighting is excellent!!
Congrats!!
The only thing that I would change is where you are looking. I'm not sure why, but I find it just slightly distracting where your eyes are looking. Believe me, this is really nitpicking on my part. You have created a wonderful self portrait here.
Happy Easter to you Gaja!!

Gord


Kiarang Alaei   {K:49450} 3/27/2005
Nice work, seems that it is a self shot, if it is, so delicate and hearty capture.nice tone, head room could be less, but still nice, because in this angle seems some different.


Paul Lara   {K:87203} 3/27/2005
This is nicely lit; especially the backlight on the hair to keep from losing too much detail in the shadows. You look very thoughtful here.


Stephen Bowden   {K:64540} 3/27/2005
Very beautiful portrait photograph Gaja, the lighting is great and the toning is lovely also :-)

Best wishes,
Steve


Martin Baker   {K:1282} 3/28/2005
very nice portrait,love the tones and lighting,weldone...cheers


ahmet özkan   {K:7313} 3/31/2005
beautiful light and tones dear Gaja.greetings.


Alessandro Pregarz   {K:1351} 4/1/2005
Bel ritratto ed ottima illuminazione del soggetto, gradevole l'effetto spot sopra la testa. 7+ Bye Ale!


Gaja Snover   {K:4462} 4/2/2005
Hi Gord,
thanks very much for your nice comment. I think maybe the gaze is disturbing because there is so much room at the top and it's leading the viewer even lower; after some thought it seems like I should really crop quite a bit from the top, perhaps that would help.

thanks,
Gaja


Martin .   {K:24362} 6/19/2005
Gaja,

Remember when using (hard) or direct lighting, it almost always makes the subject unflattering? The light in this case would have been more flattering by diffusing?

I figure your using the on board camera flash, but try setting your camera white balance to tungsten and get a spot light, then diffuse it with an umbrella, or a bed sheet to get the appealing wrap around warmth quality? Dean Collins 101?

My Best,

Jr. Martin


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