"Escape from The Dollhouse"

[DanOstergren]

I figured this was some type of composite, but even with the removed milk crate she still looks like she's standing on an invisible one. I can't remember who, but there's a member on this forum who is REALLY good at these kind of shots and might be willing to give you some pointers.

That would be great!

 

[jowensphoto]

Let me check my facebook, I know I fanned his page awhile back.

 

[DanOstergren]

Oh well if you took two exposures, add a linear gradient blur to the non model shot to add a faux DOF.

For my personal taste that kind of borders into over-editing. This type of shot is already "manipulated" enough for my taste.

 

[cgipson1]

I won't argue with you about the watermark, but I will certainly about this. If a person goes by "SHE", then that is their proper pronoun.

I will agree to that.. but nothing that was said prior to this indicated that Adam refers to him/her self as a "She". The attire could be just a costume... not a lifestyle statement.

Pointing out their gender to someone and saying they shouldn't refer to them as a "she" was kind of unnecessary though.

Not necessarily... many males would prefer not to be referred to as "SHE"! I would say most would prefer it. Without the further clarification you provided, I had no way of knowing if "Adam" was one who might be offended by being referred to as a "She".... now I know. No offense intended.

Also for your audience, the clarification between "he" and "she" can be important... as the emotional responses you seem to want to provoke, will vary based on that. Not all are comfortable with crossing traditional gender lines... and the response they feel will definitely be different than those are are comfortable with such things. Me? I could care less what gender someone chooses to be... but I do like clarity, honesty and accurate representation.

I notice you did not address the trespassing issue?

 

[The_Traveler]

Let's not get off track into too much word stuff here.

Re: the watermark.
It's bad for two reasons: first, it is in eminently readable text and in a place where a sign might be so the viewer automatically reads it and it draws attention
Second, you have done the best thing to discourage piracy by posting a low res image.
The watermark you have is easily removable (see below)

If you really want better critique and better help, allow editing of your images.
Before you respond that you want to do it yourself, yeah, yeah, I've heard that before.

If you were a dancer would you tell the instructor not to move?
If you were a sculptor, would the instructor be hands off?
If you were a pianist or violinist, must the teacher just tell you what they want you to do?​

in this case, as many others, an edited image is worth 1000 words because the changes can be complex and not easily described.

you will benefit.
If you don't agree, you can change your profile later.

 

[DanOstergren]

I will agree to that.. but nothing that was said prior to this indicated that Adam refers to him/her self as a "She". The attire could be just a costume... not a lifestyle statement.

Pointing out their gender to someone and saying they shouldn't refer to them as a "she" was kind of unnecessary though.

Not necessarily... many males would prefer not to be referred to as "SHE"! I would say most would prefer it. Without the further clarification you provided, I had no way of knowing if "Adam" was one who might be offended by being referred to as a "She".... now I know. No offense intended.

Also for your audience, the clarification between "he" and "she" can be important... as the emotional responses you seem to want to provoke, will vary based on that. Not all are comfortable with crossing traditional gender lines... and the response they feel will definitely be different than those are are comfortable with such things. Me? I could care less what gender someone chooses to be... but I do like clarity, honesty and accurate representation.

I notice you did not address the trespassing issue?

There was no reason for clarification on either part, nor was there reason for you to clarify what is proper for another person to say when they refer to them as a she. Either way, I'm done having this conversation with you.

 

[DanOstergren]

Let's not get off track into too much word stuff here.

Re: the watermark.
It's bad for two reasons: first, it is in eminently readable text and in a place where a sign might be so the viewer automatically reads it and it draws attention
Second, you have done the best thing to discourage piracy by posting a low res image.
The watermark you have is easily removable (see below)

If you really want better critique and better help, allow editing of your images.
Before you respond that you want to do it yourself, yeah, yeah, I've heard that before.

If you were a dancer would you tell the instructor not to move?
If you were a sculptor, would the instructor be hands off?
If you were a pianist or violinist, must the teacher just tell you what they want you to do?​

in this case, as many others, an edited image is worth 1000 words because the changes can be complex and not easily described.

you will benefit.
If you don't agree, you can change your profile later.

I appreciate the explanation, and the point is taken.

As for allowing others to edit my photos, I prefer that they ask first [the case of removing my watermark is perfectly fine]. And if you're telling me to allow editing, may I ask why you have your profile set to say that is isn't ok for others to edit yours?

 

[kathyt]

Let's not get off track into too much word stuff here.

Re: the watermark.
It's bad for two reasons: first, it is in eminently readable text and in a place where a sign might be so the viewer automatically reads it and it draws attention
Second, you have done the best thing to discourage piracy by posting a low res image.
The watermark you have is easily removable (see below)

If you really want better critique and better help, allow editing of your images.
Before you respond that you want to do it yourself, yeah, yeah, I've heard that before.

If you were a dancer would you tell the instructor not to move?
If you were a sculptor, would the instructor be hands off?
If you were a pianist or violinist, must the teacher just tell you what they want you to do?​

in this case, as many others, an edited image is worth 1000 words because the changes can be complex and not easily described.

you will benefit.
If you don't agree, you can change your profile later.

I appreciate the explanation, and the point is taken.

As for allowing others to edit my photos, I prefer that they ask first [the case of removing my watermark is perfectly fine]. And if you're telling me to allow editing, may I ask why you have your profile set to say that is isn't ok for others to edit yours?

Good point! Ohhhhh travelerrrrr, I want to edit your images. Change it NOW good traveler.

 

[runnah]

Boy the sequel to "Up" sure took a strange turn.

 

[DanOstergren]

Boy the sequel to "Up" sure took a strange turn.

HA!

 

[amolitor]

Boy the sequel to "Up" sure took a strange turn.

If you're gonna have Depp and Burton do it, you pretty much gotta know what you're getting in to.

Me, I think they should do ALL SEQUELS. But that's just my opinion.

 

[Photographiend]

I like Tim Burton even his dark pieces are done in a mostly tasteful way. While there are definite elements of taste and style here it does seem that too much of the composition was not planned or beyond your control.

That said... did you know they have a "Dark Side" gallery on here? It is hidden in "Themed Photography".

 

[DanOstergren]

I like Tim Burton even his dark pieces are done in a mostly tasteful way. While there are definite elements of taste and style here it does seem that too much of the composition was not planned or beyond your control.

That said... did you know they have a "Dark Side" gallery on here? It is hidden in "Themed Photography".

No I didn't. I'm pretty new here. Is this thread out of place in the people forum?

 

[Photographiend]

Wait I am confused here... why do they make black balloons?

Why indeed...

Festive funerals?

Goth 8 year olds?

"Over the Hill" Birthday parties... never been to one? Once you hit the big 50 it is supposed to be all jokes about how you have one foot in the grave black balloons and a cake with a tomb stone on it.

 

[Photographiend]

I like Tim Burton even his dark pieces are done in a mostly tasteful way. While there are definite elements of taste and style here it does seem that too much of the composition was not planned or beyond your control.

That said... did you know they have a "Dark Side" gallery on here? It is hidden in "Themed Photography".

No I didn't. I'm pretty new here. Is this thread out of place in the people forum?

Honestly I couldn't tell you if it is or not. It does fit the theme here. But if this is what you are into you may want to check that out as well. I only went there once and the first post had a corpse in it. Like a real corpse... I have a huge issue with photographing dead people so... never went back.