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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 5/28/2005
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It could help your focus to use stand-in object to focus on, then move it out of the way and take your spot, Amanda. Keep shooting!!
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/21/2005
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Thanks Greg - I appreciate your support. Amanda
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/21/2005
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Thank you Randy for your encouraging comment. Amanda
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/21/2005
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Thanks you Randy for your encouraging comment. Amanda
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 5/21/2005
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Your PS work on this worked well. I like the texture and coloring as well as the pose. Nice work.
Randy
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greg goodwin
{K:7089} 5/19/2005
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Mad shot Amanda.. very kool.. blur sets great mood
Greg
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/15/2005
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Thanks Roger!! I'm glad you liked it...you made me laugh!! Amanda
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 5/14/2005
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rox baybe... rox ooh yeah
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/13/2005
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Thank you for your comment Kristin. I agreed with Steve too...it was great to receive critique like that to learn from.
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Kristin Upcroft
{K:1389} 5/12/2005
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Great self portrait Amanda, I love the composition of the way your arms lead up. You have amazing eyes, I agree with Steve I like the black pupil and catchlight. Keep them coming. Kristin
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/12/2005
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Thank you Stephen for your comment. I look forward to seeing your photos on UF..Welcome!! Amanda
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Just Me
{K:315} 5/11/2005
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Very good!! I hope to get my shots to be like this. It will be exciting once I can have you critique my own photos. Thanks for the great look!!
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/11/2005
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Thanks for your comment Neil. I love to push the boundaries and experimenting.
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Steve Hennerley
{K:5776} 5/11/2005
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Hi again Amanda...
Thank you very much for your very kind comments on my portfolio - and for adding me into your friends. I feel very special :)
...hope you don't mind - just did a b&w conversion and replicated your spot colouring to the original to see how it looked without the filter. I made the pupils and the catchlight the expected tones too... see what you think...
Thanks again :)
Steve
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Neil Scholes
{K:1919} 5/11/2005
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You're starting to get right into this 'spot of colour' thing. I think it's certainly a unique and interesting effect you've created but I still prefer the original. Sometimes you just have to push the boundaries though don't you.
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/11/2005
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Thanks Kel, I'm glad you liked it...and I must admit I don't really like seeing myself either, but I thought I would do some experimenting to see what I came up with. I wasn't going to even put it on UF, but then I thought, how am I going to learn, if I don't put myself up for critisim...I need all the help I can get! Amanda
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/11/2005
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A big THANK YOU to you Steve for your in depth comment. As this is a first for me with this style, I really value your comment, especially about leaving the pupil black and the catchlight white. I have attached the original photo...uncropped and in colour. As you will notice I have yet to master a clear self portrait...but I am working on it! Thank you again!! Amanda
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/11/2005
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Thank you Onur for your encouraging comment. Amanda
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Amanda Dowell
{K:956} 5/11/2005
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Thanks Kiny..I loved the texture in this too. I haven't really got anymore like this, but I will work on it. Thanks for your comment. Amanda
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Kelly
{K:20268} 5/11/2005
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wow go girl... looks great.. filter is great too... well done, you're doing better than me, i can't do self ports.... hate seeing myself in photos..... keep them coming....
cheers
kel
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Steve Hennerley
{K:5776} 5/11/2005
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Hi Amanda -
Very nice portrait. i would realy like to see a version of this that is not blurred though - because i really think the composition and the spot colour work stands up for itself without the additional texture filter.
Once brief comment - i notice that in the eyes, the tone actually extends over the pupil - and also colours the catchlight in the eyes. I think it might be nice to see with the pupil black and the catchlight white - it would lend for a more natural look. selective desturation using a spnge tool or a mask in PS would get it back.
I have been having a look through your portfolio - you have some very good work... am off to check some more out in detail... :)
Keep 'em coming :)
Kindest regards
Steve
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Onur Özbakan
{K:16763} 5/11/2005
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very creative and original portrait, intense indeed! congrats amanda!
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Kiny Handes
{K:444} 5/11/2005
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Gorgeous Amanda, it's very intense in the eyes and I love the texturised quality. You've done a great job with this. Let's see more. Cheers Kiny
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