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this is a great photo. you are really beautiful
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i mentioned outside of your gallery that i feel that this is a very successful and powerful piece. first, i think that there were a lot of great choices that have been made to create this work - the framing is very tight along with a nice angle to create an enclosed feeling which parallels the title very well. the face has an obviously incredible powerful expression - however, i feel that the expression has best been captured (and most fitting with what i interpret the theme of this image to be) in the straps pulling sooo tight over the shoulders by those desparate looking hands. the indentations on the shounders display the intensity of the figure so well and in the same motion following the straps down to the exhausted hands is a perfect showing of how much emotion is being restrained. my favorite aspect of this work is that it contains such an extreme intensity (with her expression), and also makes the viewer wonder if this is the moment that the emotions are pouring and flowing out of her; or is this just the calm of the storm, and it is merely a slow drip/glimpse of the origin of emotion (since she is also restraining herself). there is a radiance of relief/ventage(ΒΏis that a word? vent, venting...ventage...) at the same time of promoting a sense of fear for what has caused this and what is to come next... or how large that pit of rage actually is...
i apologize for a rediculously lengthy comment. but you ask for it when you post an image that can push and pull a viewer in so many directions 
and just when we both think i am through 
thats all i got.
keep loving life.
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You are amazing!! Honestly, thank you so much for this comment...
When I posted this shot, I thought that it was going to gain much attention, as I have yet to see something even close to similar. I now know that it isn't a great shot in technical terms,--perhaps I should re-shoot now that I have the knowledge of my camera and photography a bit better than I did then, but still, I thought the same things that you have written in this comment! I felt that it displayed such a powerful image of emotion in all of the many ways that you have mentioned, and I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that nobody else felt the same way...
So your comment has made me feel better about this shot. I appreciate that so very much....it means so much to me, you have no idea...
HUGE 
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i had not mentioned anyting about the work technically. i would agree with you that it is not fully up to par - that is why i did not question its presence in with the scraps. i think the contrast could be brought up a few steps or perhaps you will need to dodge and burn a few areas. the blur, however, does work well in my opinion - perhaps that could be increased slightly though. you shot this on that sweet 70's minolta, right? it does not look digital...
are you in an art profession?
have fun playing with it, amanda.
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ya know, everything that I've shot and posted on DA has been done with my Canon digital, including this shot. The Minolta has been retired for a year now, due to the fact that sometimes it breaks and just needs some time to fix itself. But man, I miss it!!
If I remember correctly from the last time I went to your page, it said that you live on the east coast--I'm curious as to what abouts that may be...
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I'm not nearly as cute in a corset, but I feel the same way about 20 hours out of the day ... get out of my head!
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thank you!! Glad you like it...
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As discussed before, you really do capture so many emotions in your work, it's nice to see your range as not just a model but as a photographer. Maybe it's true every emotion has a flattering angle or maybe you just don't have a bad angle, either way I like the rage of this shot & the idea of being held captive by yourself. I think that's true of everybody at some point, where we hold ourselves back from being what, who or where we need to be.
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Amanda,
The feeling of anxiety, the apprehension that you've captured in the composition are portrayed perfectly in the medium of black & white. I really like the understated beauty coupled with the angst filled quality of this piece.
William
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I am so thankful that I managed to get that emotion across--when viewing my own photos, I see what I intend, but I am never sure that others see the same. So thank you--I am glad you see it in similar ways. . .
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Awesome stuff, but I think this is my favorite. It's easy for a beautiful model to show sexiness, mystery and etc. It gets more creative and harder to express other expressions that would convey to the audience.
You've done a wonderful job!
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thanks--I'm glad that I could get across the emotion that I was hoping for!!
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I think I would like to see other emotions as well!
Have a wonderful day!
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like it verry much
just let it all out girl
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haha--oh, I will!!
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You have such a nasty mouth when you are angry!
Jokes aside, the corset looks so constraining that I agree with the previous comment saying that the upper half of the picture appears to be "pasted" there. The way your mouth is distorted, it almost looks like you were smiling! Honnestly, you enjoyed doing this one and had a hard time keeping a straight face, right?
On the technical side of things, there is a lot of grains. Was it a desired effect? What was the sensetivity of the camera when the picture was taken?
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Well, I wasn't smiling. . .
Again, the grain: I don't know what to tell you other than the fact that I am not technically proficient and what you see is what I shot. . .
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not only do you look seriously pissed, but for some reason it looks like your upper half has been added, your body looks chopped in half...
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So many photographs of the human form are full of great composition, contrast, and beauty, and yet fail to provide much in the way of any depth or emotion. Others are wonderful emotive comments, but fall shy of aesthetic or artistic merit. Thank you for this piece - it captures the energy of the spirit without sacrificing the aspect of what makes it great art. Amen.
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