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I am uploading this photo expecting your opinion and critique.I wonder if this photo can be submitted under Fashion category . since at the club where I attend we are having a competition which is about Fashion and Glamor.
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D3000  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm VR  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 21 Nov 2011 - 9:16 AM |
| Focal Length: | 55mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/25sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Matching thread |
| Username: | 
dusfim |
| Uploaded: | 21 Nov 2011 - 8:08 PM |
| Tags: | General |
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Definitely a fashion category shot Mario
As we discussed, - there is a different on the colour and appearance of the two hands. This is the result of using the burn tool on the left (in the image), presumably to remove some brightness or reflection. I havent seen the original, but if you have CS 4 or 5, the Shadow/Highlight tool is a better choice for this. The burn tool can result in colour changes, depending on the opacity used, and whether you have "protect tones" enabled or not, and make some colours more saturated.
Ive loaded 3 mods. I used the Threshold/curves tool to try to get the hands even, and I also found that saturation was a little too high, especially for the hands, though I left the red material alone. Mod2 id a suggestion, after correcting the colour, where you could apply some simple vignetting to focus the eye onto the fingers and thread; and V3 I think works very well too, a duo toned mono.
Let me know what you think.
Regards
Willie
. Moira
To me, this is more of a craftsman's image rather than fashion, but that being said I like your composition. I do see a yellow discoloration of the skin tones. The 4th modification would be my pick....the mono actually makes it seem more of a fashion shot somehow.
Not sure its exactly fashion, though without stitching fashion is hard - if i had to submit 2 images then i might submit this to make people think, but not as the main shot.
That said i like the composiiton of the shot and the way the hands are lit - though there seems to be quite a lot of saturated colour in the shot and the hands detract from the thread - i wonder if everything apart from the red garment and the thread could be made into a B&W shot? Actually looking at the mods then yes B&W with colour pop on the red.
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