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shot this trying to emulate Richard Avedon's style of portraiture
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Trying for that Avedon style in a portrait
shot this trying to emulate Richard Avedon's style of portraiture
Last edited by edG; 11-28-2011 at 07:49 AM.
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I like it ...
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Cheers Matt!
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Well done, a bit stark but that is just a personal preference but for what you are trying to achieve I think you did a good job.
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Thanks AL!
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I think this is fun play - Just looked at random Avedon images. Seems to me blacks are a bit too black here which may account for the starkness A.L notes.
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Thanks Marko - no disagreement, I pushed the contrast on this one a little hard.
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