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armando_m

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Hair !
« on: July 23, 2015, 21:20:00 »
Had fun shooting her, I think her hair is quite unique, she is a cheerleader

Flexible!


Crazy


Pretty

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Re: Hair !
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 21:23:45 »
#2 has the most live raw power for my taste. Exploding of Energy
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 21:35:51 »
Excellent Armando - you really did well - 3 very good shots and well executed
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2015, 07:33:11 »
The changes in skin color between the images makes it look like three different girls.
Never seen this effect that strong.
All in all very interesting series.


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Re: Hair !
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2015, 08:59:50 »
Great photos, love No. 3
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2015, 10:11:45 »
I like them all, she looks so full of life and joy.
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2015, 14:33:35 »
Thanks for the comments  8)

Andreas, regarding skin colors ... 3 different light sources , auto white balance, and I made no effort to make the skin color  look the same
1. ambient light, overcast sky,  red floor
2. speed light bounced of a white wall, plus crazy processing, b&w layer, analog efex pro
3. studio lights , this one looks the closest to reality

here is 2. without the additional PP, and it is yet another skin tone :)

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Re: Hair !
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2015, 14:54:06 »
Terrific. I like the lady, the lighting, the action and spontaneity, everything.

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Re: Hair !
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2015, 17:22:18 »
Good stuff Armando. I am still smiling at the images. Frank nailed #2 with the energy comment. On #1, I'd work on the symmetry a bit by matching the right foot-to-edge distance with the left foot-to-edge distance.   
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2015, 19:51:49 »
Here is an alternative to #1

much more symmetric, both on my framing and her posture, but a touch blurry
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2015, 17:52:16 »
I agree about the hair for sure and I particularly like #2. As you say yourself by posting the last image, she doesn't look completely in "balance" in the first shot, but the hair is better on #1. I've seen some very impressive stuff from cheerleading teams but it's something I have never quite become a big fan of. 
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2015, 18:13:48 »
Thank you Jørgen
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Re: Hair !
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2015, 22:43:36 »
I like the Crazy #2 without the additional PP.

You cannot beat spontaneous expressions......ever ;)

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Re: Hair !
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2015, 10:58:35 »
#2 is better with the warmer skin tones IMO.

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Re: Hair !
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2015, 11:00:31 »
looks like you had fun Armando, cool images