Thursday, July 28, 2011

PRINT GIVEAWAY!!

PRINT GIVEAWAY!! (+loads in comments!)

I went on a photoshoot with my lovely sister yesterday :) I must say, it was the most successful photoshoot I've ever done because the lighting was incredible. It doesn't hurt that Willow is gorgeous, and very good at modeling ;) She looks so comfortable with a guitar in her hands. I can totally see her on an album cover. . .the next Taylor Swift perhaps?

Now, I really, really want feedback on these. I tried out some new things and want your opinions. So, as a little motivation, I'm doing a print giveaway :D Here's what you have to do.

Rate each one of these on a scale of 1 - 10, and tell me why you like/dislike it. Then pick 3 of my pictures that you would like to receive. (look in the archives and tell me the date of the post, then give a description of the picture. I'll know which ones you mean.) Tell me why you like them. It's that simple! I'll put the names in a hat and pick 5 winners. You do not have to be a contact of mine to enter! It's open to anyone :)

This is what it will look like:

1) 5/10 - I like this because. . . but I think it could use improvement in these areas. . .
2) 8/10 - I love this because. . .
3) 1/10 - I hate this because. . .
etc. etc. etc.

Thank you ahead of time for doing this ;)

Some of the colours look a little off on flickr :( Oh well. They look different on different monitors too.

Completely natural lighting in all of these. Editing done with GIMP and Photoshop Elements 9. All taken with a 50mm f/1.8.

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16) The main!

5 comments:

  1. Those are all so beautiful. In so many ways. My favorites: 3, 14, & 15.
    I love the song, your beautiful mind by Kevin max.

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  2. #4 is my fav because the composition is great - the diagonal of the subtle path in the grass is echoed by the neck of the guitar.

    #6 is great too with the compelling upward gaze of your sister's eyes.

    All your photos are fantastic, so if I get a chance to be a winner I'll jump for joy !

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  3. 1. 5/10 because it seems almost too washed out, and like the focus is more on the lighting than Willow, but it is still a good shot. Per your usual.

    2. 6/10 better than the last one, but it seems a little forced, not very natural.

    3. 8/10 Lovely shot. Not the very best in my personal opinion, but still lovely.

    4. 9/10 This one's purty. Maybe it could've been cropped a teeny bit better, but it looks amazing, like the sort of picture you'd find on a lyric sheet.

    5. 5/10 This one is lacking a pit, dunno why I don't like it as much as some of the others, 'cause it's not a bad picture...

    6. 10/10 If I could rate this one 11/10, I would. It's perfect!

    7. 10/10 'Tis just lovely.

    8. 10/10 Willow is so beautiful...

    9. 6/10 This one just seems like it could be better.

    10. 8/10 I just like it.

    11. 4/10 Seems like you were aiming for something here, but didn't quite reach it...

    12. 5/10 Same as above, but a little better.

    13. 8/10 Looks like a scene out of something like Anne of Green Gables but with a guitar thrown in. :D

    14. 5/10 Looks like a not as good version of #8.

    15. 8/10 Similar feel to #13. Love it!

    16. 10/10 Her expression, the flower in the foreground, everything about this one is so pretty.



    As for pictures I'd like to win, um... Can I have some time to consider this? Haha, your photography is amazing!!

    Love ya!
    ~Katie K.

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  4. Beautiful!! Your sister has such a sweet face!
    Wish we could do a photoshoot together sometime, girlie!! :)

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  5. Sorry I'm late, Lula! I hope I can still enter :(

    1) 4/10: the tones and lighting is perfect but that purple flare doesn't really add to the photo
    2) 5/10: your sister's pose seem a little... forced :\
    3) 8/10: perfect for an album cover :)
    4) 9/10: fantastic tones and your sister's pose is perfect <3
    5) 7/10: it looks like she's in the middle of a song... but the green-ness of the background distract us from your sister :\
    6) 7/10: captivating eyes, but too much contrast.
    7) 6/10: don't really like the monochrome :\ too less detail.
    8) 8/10: another album cover.
    9) 9/10: in this one the purple flare makes the photo more amazing :)
    10) 8/10: your sister looks like little Taylor Swift O_O
    11) 5/10: hm. okay...
    12) 4/10: sorry, the stair handrail doesn't work in this one :\
    13) 9/10: amazing lighting, tones and well, everything.
    14) 9/10: gah. I adore this.
    15) 7/10: the lighting is too harsh.
    16) 8/10: perfect for the main picture, but my heart still goes with the fourth <3

    I'll pick if I win.

    And your sister looks SO MUCH like Taylor Swift. O_O

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