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I posted this picture for a critique as a photograph in the critiques forum. It was commented that this was more digital art than a photograph and I do understand why a person would think that but the amount of digital in this is fairly small. I've applied an aggressive "porcelain skin" effect and muted the color. Beyond that this is a single light painted exposure and the model is physically suspended on a truss I built. The photo is presented upside down. Haha...I guess I did that digitally using the rotate tool in PS. Sorry for the nuanced question here but at what point is something digital art vs a photograph. I know there is no right or wrong answer but I think it's an interesting debate. Jul 12 14 07:58 pm Link Looks much like 3d render. That's why they say it's digital art. If this is a photograph post fragments of original file and tell them they're wrong to think it's 3d. Why did you flip it? And you know why this is 3d render? Look at the clothes. The ribbon at her pit. In real world clothes don't do that. Look at the shadow on her leg. It doesn't look real. At the same time her wrist looks real. All those veins. Either this is a 3d work pretending to look like real or some strange post. My first impression was that that's not a photograph. Lighting is awful. What's the idea behind that? Jul 13 14 08:14 am Link GrishaSevel wrote: Here's the original untouched file out of the camera... Jul 13 14 10:23 am Link I know I am a late comer, but I like it, it has a different feel and look than usual. -Don Jul 13 14 10:33 am Link Don Garrett wrote: Thanks Don! I think this is my first fully positive review of this picture in my postings here at MM about it. In the end I'm going to tone down the soft skin effect to make my model look less like plastic or a 3D rendering but beyond that I think I'm happy with it. Jul 13 14 01:33 pm Link there is so much possible with camera and a lot of people do not know this . sorry for your problems . Jul 13 14 03:51 pm Link Sad Movie Photography wrote: You're welcome. Jul 13 14 03:52 pm Link GrishaSevel wrote: Haha...not exactly my style but really fun stuff. My friend Amanda is going to get a real kick out of this. Has a real Maxfield Parish sort of look. I guess I set myself limits for how much I'll do to a picture. For me everything needs to be on set at the time of shooting...which is in a way limiting but on the other hand it's nice to work within limits. Thanks so much for doing this! I really like it! Jul 13 14 04:37 pm Link Tytaniafairy wrote: I agree. People are so use to doing things digitally that when someone comes along and does it the old fashioned way.. they almost cry FOUL!! LOL Jul 13 14 05:01 pm Link |