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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

POTD - 5/16/07

I wanted to give Annie's reflection method a try. Obviously they are nothing like Annie's -- she's awesome by the way! But I was pretty happy with my first try at them and so was Miss "K". Any cc anybody is willing to give please do so! Thanks for looking!I think I should have had her head turned towards the window here.
This looks pretty crappy here now that it's loaded.

12 comments:

Michelle said...

well i think you did a good job. these are cool!

Sue said...

I don't know annie, but these are great :) Beautiful girl too. On the black and white conversions I would add a little more contrast - right now they look more gray and flat. the third picture is my favorite.

Melissa said...

Ok Sue I'll give that a try. I believe I ran an action on it warm tone by hmmm. . . can't remember off the top of my head whose action it is. I'm pretty PS illiterate so I rely on actions.

jordan.krogman said...

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself! I think they look good! I've wanted to try this before, but every window I've ever found is also reflecting back a bunch of cars and/or ugly buildings. Nice poses and really nice shots! :)

Heather said...

Cool Pics!! I may just have to try this. Great Job I like them:)

Tori said...

These look nice! I think you did a great job.

Sara said...

I think they came out quite well. If you want nitpicky stuff...
1 and five-I'd rather her feet weren't cut off.
2. I agree that if she turned toward the window, the pose would work better.
3. I might be tempted to try a closer crop here. Maybe I'm being a prude (hey maybe) but the angle and crop here- looks like the point of focus is her boobs.
4. Love the hat, love the pose. The chopped hands bug me though. Also, it might be interesting to have her shoulder on the edge or closer to the edge of the brick.
5. LOVE THIS SHOT!
6. Love the pose. The same amputee thing though.

Okay, but seriously, these are really really good. And please get that I am so not a pro. These are the things that hit me when I read that you were looking for cc.

Melissa said...

Thanks for everyone's comments!
Jordan - we had the same problem actually it was my car and my girlfriends so we moved them but we were in downtown on a Sunday and it's ghost town during the weekends.

Sara - totally appreciate your cc!! I was disappointed with the amputees too. I hadn't gotten my 50mm yet and was working with an 85mm so in order to get a lot of the reflection I had to on some shots, but I want the CC so feel free!!! Thanks for taking the time to do so.

Dar Kaso said...

How cool are those shots, the reflections are so fabulous. Wonderful!

jen said...

Great job! i like the second reflection best! Just seems to work and I like that she isn't double looking at me... hehehe.

Carolyn said...

Great job on these! I really like the second one, but they are all great~!

Jan said...

I don't know annie, either, but I love the reflections in these. So strong and beautiful!

Amputations generally bother me, so I did notice that in a couple. I also agree that I would like her better facing the window in that second one. It's so hard to see all of that when you're shooting, isn't it??? I totally struggle with seeing all those little details before I get it on the computer screen!!!

Beautiful job!