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| JFotography | Facebook | Tutorials | Stocks | Actions/Scripts |"And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves, then he will gaze upon the light of the moon and the stars and the spangled heaven...Last of all he will be able to see the sun."
- Plato's Republic
Tutorials and Resources
- Composition rules (framing within the frame): [link]
- Take self-portraits: [link]
Materials and Methods
Nikon D80 + 50mm F.18 Nikkor. Exp: +3.0 to blow out the background. Selectively replaced some red building blotches in the background using the color replacement tool. Curves to brighten and bring out blue/green hues. Minor noise reduction and sharpening. See my FB page for the before and after post editing: [link]
Additional Comments
Sorry for having been missing from DA for awhile. We recently moved into off campus housing. This shot was taken in the dining room. It's a pretty old building so they have these weird old furnaces (the thing I'm sitting on). The stove has a pilot light...seriously ancient technology. Anyways, when we moved in, the gas and electric company turned on our gas but forgot to turn on our electricity...and apparently they don't work weekends or holidays so we were without electricity for awhile
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Comments: 173
sweetprimerose [2011-06-08 07:56:24 +0000 UTC]
lovely~
I love the tone and your pose.
Hey, can you give me a critique for this? [link]
I've made it based on your tutorial "wermadeofCarbon"
THANKS A LOT !!!
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NewEnglandSong [2011-06-07 15:06:43 +0000 UTC]
It is so elegant that I didn't even realize that she is sitting on a radiator
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NewEnglandSong [2011-06-07 15:05:53 +0000 UTC]
I love this Makes me feel warm, as if I, too, am sitting in the warmth of the morning sun
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torak4renn [2011-06-06 18:29:09 +0000 UTC]
really simplistic, yet really beautiful amazing x
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Rentlle [2011-06-06 15:11:17 +0000 UTC]
love this composition!!
your "cadre" is just perfect!
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pwl0lwp [2011-06-06 09:51:01 +0000 UTC]
interestingly, you could shoot the same pose but with rain outside to evoke a different kind of feeling.
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MKBennani [2011-06-06 09:00:07 +0000 UTC]
The photo is taken so perfectly, i love th conecpt including the colors...More like this please
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fasty23 [2011-06-06 05:32:45 +0000 UTC]
what fantastic photo
it remember me of spring time when i had studied in school
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Joellll [2011-06-06 05:07:28 +0000 UTC]
Reminds me of the shot I took. :0
Except yours is more popular, lol.
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BlueSteelEyes [2011-06-04 23:56:43 +0000 UTC]
love the lighting! beautiful balance, very appealing!
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katchaphrase [2011-06-04 23:20:02 +0000 UTC]
Oh I love this picture! It reminds me of summers spent at my aunt's house. She has big old windows like that, and the exact same heater thingy. It even has the same pattern on the grill they're really nice to sit on in the winter though
so toasty
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jestry [2011-06-04 23:01:14 +0000 UTC]
It's so hard to read in the sun. But I guess that's the point. I love this picture, and didn't even realize you were sitting on a furnace until you pointed it out.
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Mod-a-holic [2011-06-04 22:06:27 +0000 UTC]
amazing photo *O* just the simplicity of the shot combined with the light, makes it an extraordinary shot! why wont you ask for critique? would totally love to give you some
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imallergictoyou [2011-06-04 20:35:42 +0000 UTC]
I want this window in my room! totally amazing
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kemwood [2011-06-04 19:35:28 +0000 UTC]
I hope to eventually be this great at capturing a pose.
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rikasnowfall [2011-06-04 17:57:58 +0000 UTC]
I love this picture!!!! The background is so gentle and spectacular.
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lunatique005 [2011-06-04 17:22:29 +0000 UTC]
the colors are so beautiful and the picture is ...WOAW !
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notbecca [2011-06-04 16:38:21 +0000 UTC]
The model is precious and the picture as a whole is beautiful! I normally am not impressed by photography but this was stunning.
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ShellyAllMighty [2011-06-04 16:32:32 +0000 UTC]
It's so beautiful I was sure it was a drawing...
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JeanFan In reply to JuniorvX [2011-06-05 15:25:56 +0000 UTC]
I suppose you have to read The Republic by Plato and understand the concept of the Form of the Good as it relates to the sun to get the reference.
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JeanFan In reply to Nutarei [2011-06-05 15:23:31 +0000 UTC]
And I wish I could gain 10 more pounds
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