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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/11/2003 8:16:06 PM
Oh no, now I'm going to have to get myself one of these cameras. I've read about them and now that I've seen this...
Love the soft colors and the sunny day seems to have added its own special touch. Wonderful bits of pink and yellow. This reminds me of a faded old postcard, love the effect.
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| Photo By: michaelle .
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/8/2003 2:00:10 PM
I haven't visited your portfolio for awhile and now I'm sorry I haven't. This one and Misty Moonlight sure are stunners. I like them both. This one is unique because of the clarity of the foreground, wonderful flower colors and such rich greens. One is morning mist, the other evening mist - they would make a nice grouping. I'd sure hang them on my walls!
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Photo By: Ingrid Mathews
(K:7277)
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/7/2003 9:40:56 PM
Welcome. I like the lines in this one - the lines on her dress, in the shadows, in the foliage surrounding her. Although it presents itself softly, there is a good range of tones here, might benefit from a bit more contrast. Love the wonderful smile, it looks very naturl even though you say she is a ham. I'm not sure if I like the crop, I'd have to see it in a rectangular format to decide. I'll have to think about that. Take lots of photos of her, kids grow up too fast.
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| Photo By: Teresa Hillery
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/7/2003 9:34:28 PM
Wonderful warm, rich tones that look like silk, and I love the light coming from above accentuating the riders on just one side. I imagine that this might look good in color, too. Fairs and carnivals are so much fun to take photos at and this is the time of year for that. You've inspired me, I think I will head off to our State Fair tomorrow.
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| Photo By: Ron Browne
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/7/2003 9:11:05 PM
I love all the parts of this, my eye keeps finding new things to see. It's busy but happily so and conveys everything inherent in the amusement park experience. For some reason I imagine it with word balloons coming out of everyone's mouths (including the chicken) and they are all saying funny things, kind of like those pop-up videos on MTV. I notice in your bio that you have a darkroom, I may have to pick your brain some day as I really want to build one. I am currently eyeing all my empty spaces to see where I can paint the walls black, install a safelight and bolt an enlarger.
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| Photo By: Patricia Eifel
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/7/2003 8:58:16 PM
I'm digging these IR hedge shots. They remind me of those manicured hedges in Stephen King's "The Shining" that moved and followed the kid in the snowy dark. The book is even creepier than the movie (and you thought my clown would keep you awake, your hedges are giving me nightmares). That IR effect is really wild and gives your photos an other-worldly effect, love what it does to clouds. I've tried creating it after the fact in Photoshop but never with the IR filter. Wonder if it would work with a holga.
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| Photo By: andrew vonbank
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/7/2003 10:59:33 AM
I think you did a really good job of this and I like how the doorknob is placed in the composition, it is tempting to center it but generally that is not a good design choice. You have a very good range of tones with the exception of one burned out spot but that is hard to avoid with a flash on a shiny surface. You might have been able to diffuse the flash with a soft cloth or if possible bounce the flash off something placed in front of it to angle it's force up or downward. Clever idea that fits the project concept well. Good job.
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| Photo By: Ryan Suaverdez
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/6/2003 11:07:19 AM
Perfect subject for this, and oh how I love anything red. In fact, I have these same shoes! I love to do this, but it sure takes a lot of steps. With the tendency these days to want everything immediately its nice to see something done so well that took so much thought and set-up. I found an outfit on the internet that will convert my digital files to slides and have done some polaroid image transfers but that, again, takes time (and a big pan of water) - but what fun. So many ideas, so few hours in the day...
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| Photo By: Karen Nichols
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/5/2003 8:49:20 PM
I like this one, too. It has a nostalgic feeling to it and I like the soft, dreamy look. The reflection of the tree in the glass upper left is wonderful, did you see it before you took the shot or was it a pleasant surprise when you had it developed? Go Packers (from a fellow cheesehead)!
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| Photo By: Dean Thorne
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/5/2003 8:24:27 PM
One thing I've noticed about Fuji - film and digital camera captures - is the intensity of colors. Deep, rich, strong hues especially in the blues and greens. Your photos make good use of this and I love the many wonderful greens I see in many of your shots. Oh, I really like your photos with water in them, I didn't realize water movement could be captured so well digitally. The detail on this one is amazing. Digital rocks!
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| Photo By: Robert Whiteman
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/5/2003 8:14:52 PM
Wonderful point of view and the shadow on the large leaf is a nice extra. The greens along the edges make a nice frame and the colors - from the black-blue of the water to the brown-green of the underwater moss to the lavendar and magenta of the blossom could not be better. Have you read about the new Fuji digitals coming out in October? I may have to have one.
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| Photo By: Robert Whiteman
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/4/2003 9:09:02 PM
Lovely Carole, and it feels soft although the detail is there. I agree, the leaf adds a nice touch. Glad to see you've made it square, well almost. It might pass as a 6 x 6. I think I can talk you into medium format. Once you get that holga you'll be hooked.
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| Photo By: Carole Bradford
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
8/4/2003 12:07:39 PM
This one is a hoot! did you have to smuggle in your camera, they usually don't let you take pictures at these things (although I've always wanted to try it)? Female impersonators (sorry ladies) -- much like a Vegas revue. Yeah, I've succumbed to the dark side and am dabbling in film but digital still rocks. Did you see the new Fuji's just announced for the fall? Check them out at dpreview.com, I'm sitting back until I find the ultimate, affordable digital camera and the S7000 looks pretty tempting.
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| Photo By: John Reed
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/31/2003 8:20:54 PM
I'm a sucker for black and white flower shots so I like this a lot. I admire your capture of the detail and texture in the trillium in focus, I can't seem to get white flowers right, they are always blown out --I guess I should meter for something inbetween the brightest white and the darkest shadows. Love trilliums too, as I grew up next to a woods that was abundant with these great wildflowers. The vertical composition works well here.
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| Photo By: Steven B. Poitinger
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/31/2003 8:02:16 PM
Perfect holga subject -- moody, mysterious, a little macabre, almost medieval. -- if you can't shoot this scene at night the next best thing is to shoot it with a holga. Don'tcha love the effects when the subject matter is just right? The vignetting adds so much to this. I bought a calendar of b/w angel sculptures from around the world and this pic is just as good as any in it. Sharpness in the middle is a plus. I have to laugh everytime I post a holga pic and put f/8 (overcast) or f/11 (sunny) in the aperture field, I don't think anything really changes when you slide that little plastic window from one side to the other, but I pretend it makes a difference. Hope to see more of your holga pics.
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| Photo By: Karen Nichols
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/28/2003 8:31:30 PM
Very nice. You could also very softly airbrush a bit of the vase color over the highlights at 4 to 8 percent to soften the highlight, but I don't find them too burned out. The best part of this, for me, is the reflection at the bottom. This almost has an oriental feel to it and I love the colors.
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| Photo By: Kim Culbert
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/28/2003 6:08:59 PM
This is a photo that she will be thrilled with for years to come. I love the sparkle in her eyes and her natural smile. I'm sure her folks will want many prints, in all sizes. You can't take a bad photo of a child, they grow up so fast that the memories captured on paper are the best.
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| Photo By: Steven B. Poitinger
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/27/2003 3:30:35 PM
Aha! Famous Attack of the Appetizer man. He's so much better looking in person. Great to hook up with you all this weekend. Post more pics!
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| Photo By: Anne E. M. Zang
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/27/2003 3:28:14 PM
Wow, really clean window glass!
Great to meet you guys this weekend, I had a great time, and learned a few things. Made it to Navy Pier on Sunday but not early enough for a sunrise.
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| Photo By: Stephen R. Zang
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/25/2003 2:18:16 PM
Wonderful image! Great composition and PS work, love the detail on the bench. I just got a Yashica Mat and can only hope that, with a lot of practice, I can get an image as great as this. The atmosphere is both foreboding and inviting here but I wonder what is lurking in the fog. A great story pic, would make a good mystery novel cover.
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| Photo By: Marcel Laurens
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/24/2003 10:38:49 PM
I really like this and understand the process because I've done some emulstion lifts and transfers. I even got myself a Polaroid Land camera from ebay -- all the parts are there, even the case. It looks like it's in great condition. I just have to get some film and try it out. After seeing this though I am motivated, but I have so many projects in my head and, darn in, have to go to work everyday instead. I like your work.
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| Photo By: Toni Petersen
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/24/2003 9:57:23 PM
I like it very much. It is dripping with fun and the joy of life. How nice for your model to be wearing such a wonderful green shirt, it really goes well with the lush green grass. And, your focus is on the most important part -- the belly! I'm enjoying the motion you've captured and the placement of the acrobat is in a wonderful part of the composition. Well done!
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| Photo By: Alfred Eder
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/24/2003 7:40:56 PM
Cool shot, did anyone look at you like you were nuts when you were shooting it? Most people would walk right by something like this and not see the potential. My Trempealeau concert is not til August 9th, but I will try and get some shots (if I stay sober enough to aim straight).
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| Photo By: Gregory Fiedler
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/24/2003 7:16:33 PM
I missed this one (there are so many great photos to look at here) but as I was jumping around I finally caught it, and I'm happy I did. The composition is wonderful, love the tilt to the upper right and the bits of color which do not look fake or painted on and add a nice touch. You've caught her mischievious look and what a great hat! Detail in the denim and fur are strong but not overpowering.You can't take enough pics of the little ones, they grow up so fast. Isn't digital great, you can throw out 20 bad ones for every keeper, and this one's a keeper.
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| Photo By: simon wootton
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Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/22/2003 9:15:45 PM
Wonderful abstraction and the vertical format works well here. There's something about the horizontal crack in the cement that makes the composition seem to move in a halting, somewhat frantic way. The figure almost looks like it is fleeing something, or someone. This would make a great cover for a detective story, cheap paperback of course, maybe a Mickey Spillane novel. And, yes, I think you WERE wearing bell bottoms (I've got an old pair from the 70's in my closet, along with my love beads and flower power t-shirt).
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| Photo By: Ken Richardson
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/21/2003 5:47:22 PM
I love to read the comments below shots taken with a holga, some people just don't get it -- the beauty is in the composition and the graininess, light leaks, lousy tones, vignetting, lack of focus... Every photo is a marvel, well almost every photo. This is a fun shot and very appropriate for the plastic lens. Thanks for sharing the humor.
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| Photo By: Karen Nichols
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/20/2003 9:15:17 PM
Very exotic mood captured and manipulated here, it would be lovely printed on watercolor paper. The cropping is so nice, I like that you haven't chopped off the top of her head. The skin tones are so soft and go so well with the lush green cloth. Having a daughter myself I know how much they love to play dress up and are able to create the most fantastic costumes from simple things, a bolt of cloth here, a feather there -- you were lucky to capture this and I know you will cherish it for a long time. Too bad they grow up so fast.
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| Photo By: peta jones
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/20/2003 8:55:43 PM
Don't tell me that vibrant color man is going black and white? You should try this with red, or yellow or bright green punches, the possibilities are endless. This makes a really great thumbnail, hard to pass up. Again I must say that you think as a graphic artist, always seeing the design elements over the subject, a great way to great the world.
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| Photo By: Barry Walthall
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/20/2003 8:45:17 PM
Perfect landscape for a holga shot because the holga IS magic and this looks like a very magical place, something out of a dream. Great title, too, I can see the big fat caterpillar with the hookah sitting on top of one of the shrooms puffing away saying to Alice, "one side will make you taller, the other shorter." Focus on this is wonderful where it counts, and I love the faded edges that only a holga can produce.
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| Photo By: Terri Wu
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Critique By:
Betsy Hern (K:12872)
7/20/2003 11:12:39 AM
Welcome to the cult of the platic toy camera. I've never tried shooting a person with my holga but anything is possible. I have a few friends whose looks might be improved if seen through a plastic lens. Nice first shoot, were you amazed when you got the negs back? Keep on clicking and welcome, you'll like it here.
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| Photo By: Russell Hay
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