"Alienjones" <Alienjones@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Dudley Hanks wrote:
> | Crop lines, that is...
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> | http://www.geocities.com/hanks.dudley/Dima.html
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> | Thanks,
> | Dudley
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> Shepard dogs are a compelling image alone, with no distractions. I think
> a very tight crop of the dog's face, ears and possibly chest with all
> (any) background left in a a focus zone so blurred that nothing is
> distinguishable.
>
> Portrait orientation and it would portray (as portraits are supposed to
> do) the object of attention and not the distraction of a background that
> can be recognized. If you use a flash pointed vertically with a
> "Specular highlight" card on it, you will also add some life to the
> dog's eyes, not normally available under daylight conditions.
>
> Some of my portraits may help reinforce my suggestions:
> http://www.douglasjames.com.au/portfolio/Portraits/
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> Take note of the copyright covering my images if you intend to take any
> of them without asking first ...and simply don't!
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> from Douglas,
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OK so I'm going out on a limb here and offering the "Master" some
critique,
and in all honesty not to be vindictive but just some observations and
maybe
Doug can tell us the reasoning behind these particular shots, I'm always
willing to learn :-)
1638: why is the hair blown messily across the face, wouldn't it be better
to be blowing behind the head?
grouptree: only one person is actually looking at the camera in this shot,
the rest look like they want to be somewhere else.
lady1: shiny nose, shiny chin, shiny forehead.
sports: neither subject is in focus.
4546: shiny nose, shiny forehead, shiny cheek and hairstyle like she just
got out of bed.
don't get me wrong Doug some of them are quite nice portraits but I though
a
portrait was supposed to flatter the subject, not highlight the flaws.
I await the inevitable tirade :-)
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