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  • JLiu
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    While I don’t generally care for Ebi’s style of delivery, I do find it necessary to bring up at least one point:

    For someone who claims to be able to handle it (based on the title of this thread), it’s becoming quite obvious otherwise. Perhaps you mean you can handle to good news only? Might I suggest that you take it with a grain of salt next time, take a minute to cool off before responding, and ask the person with a negative critique to expand on their comment instead of immediately getting defensive?  That approach would at least fall somewhat in line with your claim that,  “…any and all comments will be greatly appreciated.”

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #13214
    JLiu
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    Wait…wait…nobody else here has JuiceBoo Law as their legal representative?

    Anyone else notice how the grammar and Random Capitalization are reminiscent of certain emails about dead/dying, uber-rich potentates who want to share their wealth with you?

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #13164
    JLiu
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    This should be good…

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #11329
    JLiu
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    It appears I’m late to the party…but why bother feeding the troll? He obviously gets off from all this, despite what he says.

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #10780
    JLiu
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    You guys should really check out Ricky Thomas Cain’s latest post (the one about the missing teen). WTF is this guy doin’ talking to girls under 18 who he’s not related to?

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #10760
    JLiu
    Participant

    Alexandra – just tell him ‘thanks’ for the offer, but you’re going to pass on that, and thank him again for admiring your work.

    Looking at his work, I think his color space is set to AdobeBLARRRGGGHHHHHOMGMYEYES.

    in reply to: constructive criticism only, please! #10396
    JLiu
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    1)  The foreground is exposed pretty well, but the windows are completely blown out (i.e. overexposed). I assume you were trying to do shot using only natural light – really tough given the amount of contrast in the scene. If possible, set up reflectors next time to catch some of that light and bounce it back into that dark corner. This way, it makes it easier to meter for the windows and hopefully get a more even exposure. Otherwise,  play around with the shadows and highlights to eke out a little more detail, especially around the feet of the subject.

    2)  I personally feel the composition would be stronger by cutting out about a third of the right frame – but that’s a personal opinion. Here, it appears the window was metered a lot better, at the cost of the shadows being underexposed – especially with the clothes. Just like #1, play around with shadows and highlights (or dodge/burn, darken/lighten layers, however you edit) to eke out some more detail.

    3)  Spot on exposure, given the location. You can actually see some of the detail in the dress, and the background is not “hot” (taking away from the subject). Although not a requirement, the composition could be strengthened by adhering to the “rule of thirds” – especially with subjects looking in a particular direction. It’s better to give a little space in that direction…not sure how to properly word that.

    Mm….that’s all I have time for now. I’ll get to the rest after lunch.

    in reply to: picking a photographer #9864
    JLiu
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    Photos last forever. Due diligence is an absolute for an event with no re-dos.

    in reply to: Lenses (I'm talking Canon but feel free to share) #9577
    JLiu
    Participant

    From a Nikon shooter’s standpoint, the only reason I would switch over would be because of the 135/2L. It’s quite good.

    That being said, I get along pretty well with the Zeiss 100/2 Makro-Planar.

    My go to lens is the new Sigma 35/1.4 and I can’t live without the Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21mm ZF.2.  I’m a landscape shooter though, so there’s that to account for. For portrait work, I’d have to say I generally grab the Nikon 85/1.4G or the Zeiss 100/2 Makro-Planar.

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #9526
    JLiu
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    The sand thing has been around for a while.  Our friends got married in ’07 and that was the first time I saw it.

    In lieu of a unity candle, we “tied the knot.” My wife and I are rock climbers, so our respective mothers each held a different color length of webbing.  My wife tied the first knot, and I joined the two strands together.

    in reply to: Help! I dont want to be a fauxtog! #9376
    JLiu
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    First off…let me help you out by breaking down the blob into 4 links:

    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NE6YbfI9vI0/UBHXhVT1z6I/AAAAAAAABvQ/D41Q7o6AWUA/w262-h429/1234+040.JPG

    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kJyOaIgf5CE/UBIJ-Q3jrqI/AAAAAAAABvo/REpnh89ds_4/w287-h429/photo.jpg

    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6uVyB_Go08A/UWy54HwEteI/AAAAAAAACkw/xGaHfBcfOLU/w287-h429/030.JPG

    https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5vGFxI_N-hs/UWtuYlP7b_I/AAAAAAAACcY/4y5xQJCO42w/w641-h429/223.JPG

    The shots are mostly technically sound (lighting, sharpness, etc.) but the compositions need some work – especially the one of the girl in the alley. Too much of the distracting background is in focus, taking away from the subject of the shot. Also, be careful of cropping out body parts – you should never crop out directly at any joints or leave out parts of the hands/feet.

    I’m sure others will chime in with a more discerning eye.

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #9339
    JLiu
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    Well…it’s Friday Eve, so that counts, right?

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #9311
    JLiu
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    …Is it bad that I keep coming back every 10-15 minutes and hitting refresh?  This is all highly entertaining.

    in reply to: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page… #9231
    JLiu
    Participant

    Naked pictures are the best…but you have to have to right lense or else it won’t work, duh.

     

    in reply to: New to the site..critiques are welcome! #9045
    JLiu
    Participant

    ^^ This is why I don’t critique portraits…much more in depth than my own garbling.  Listen to what he has to say instead.

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