The Blues
Uploaded: September 19, 2004 01:37:57
F5.6 1/320s ISO200. Photoshoot of a friend, colorized in photoshop. I had made up the polaroid transfer edge in photoshop a few weeks ago and really like the look of it. Funny thing is that I didn't know what this month's theme was until I was about to upload this shot, good thing I checked before I selected the category!
Let me know what you think of the shot.
James
Dorothy Neumann September 19, 2004
I like the mood conveyed in this, but I think your friend's watch is quite distracting. #170322James P. Hildebrandt September 19, 2004
I agree, I didn't really notice it until I was going through the pictures on the computer. Oh well, lesson learned
James #790376
Leanne M.E. Boyd September 19, 2004
Cool shot, James! #790656Cindy Paquette September 19, 2004
I think your shot is very creative with those polaroid edges and the blue on your model. Love that look on her face. However, I so do agree with Dorothy, that watch is distracting!Emily C. Barker September 22, 2004
Excellent shot, except I don't like the blue. I work in an ER and to me, it looks morbid. Sorry. Glad that no one else seems to have the deviated thought process! #798786James P. Hildebrandt September 22, 2004
That's probably the last comment I would have expected :) I never thought of it as morbid but I guess I can see it if you work in an ER. It's always interesting to see how different people view the same picture.James #799051
Emily C. Barker September 23, 2004
Can you post one on this comment page in real color? I really like her expression and I think it would look awesome just normal colors. #799994Nancy Grace Chen October 15, 2004
I think this is a great shot with lots of potential... I really like the natural expression, pose, and angle here. I think this would look great in sepia, and with some care you may even be able to clone out the watch in PS. Nevertheless, a very artistic portrait. Congrats on your finalist.Nancy #846323
James P. Hildebrandt October 16, 2004
Thank you Nancy, it's funny that you mentioned the sepia because that was the first thing I tried when I got it out of the camera and onto my computer. I'm a big fan of sepia but I started thinking that maybe I was using it too much so I figured I'd try something different and I added the blue. I'll attach the original uncropped shot in sepia. Also to Emily, I'm sorry but I don't have the colour version of this shot on this computer (it's on my better computer which I keep disconnected from the internet for ultimate virus protection), I'll try and upload it sometime though.Thanks again for your comments. #846848
Emily C. Barker October 16, 2004
James, I love the Sepia! Looks great! It has a completely different feel to it. Nice work!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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