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Elleven


 
BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FIRST PLACE Winner   Elleven
Elleven
80 mm, f: 8.0, 1/500 sec., flash

Andre Marhaug

 
 
 

Casey A. Hanson
 

Excellent Andre!!


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April 17, 2004

 

Marta Azevedo
  This is great.


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April 17, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  awesome image!


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April 17, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Spectacular. Love the sense of motion and the attitude of the expression.

Nancy
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April 17, 2004

 

Melisa R. McKolay
  Andre, this is awesome!! I love her beautiful red hair, that expression, and the fling--great job!!


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April 17, 2004

 

Barbara K. Breitsameter
  This is one of the BEST portraits I have seen on the sites. SUPERB! I hope to see this one go far.


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April 17, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Great portrait, Andre!


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April 18, 2004

 

bob cornelison
  Elleven got tude.... and I like it! great shot! Congrats!


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May 13, 2004

 

Casey A. Hanson
  Well deserved Andre, congrats!!


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May 13, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Andre!


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May 13, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  congrats!


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May 14, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Just outstanding... I knew this had to make it. Congratulations!! Hope to see this again!

Nancy
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May 14, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Fedt lavet og taget! So cool, André! Congrats!


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May 15, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Great portrait. Good luck in the finals!!


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May 15, 2004

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Many congrats Andre~ wonderful portrait!


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May 17, 2004

 

Donna W. Neal
  Congratulations on your WIN Andre


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May 19, 2004

 

Dale Ann Cubbage
  Congrats on 2nd place on this fabulous shot Andre, I thought they were great!


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May 19, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Mange gange tillykke, André!


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May 19, 2004

 

Ronald Balthazor
  Congratulations, Andre.


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May 19, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Heeehaaa :-)) I'm really, really satisfied today. Thank you Donna, Dale Ann and Mette. And a very special hug to my lovely daughter Astrid (the model). She's eleven years of age, - and the title is in fact "Eleven" - misspelled ("Eleven" in Norwegian is "Elleve" - that's where the double "l" came from).


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May 19, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thanks to Ronald, to :-)


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May 19, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  SO glad to see this here!! Your daughter is beautiful-- she looks like she really has some attitude for an eleven-year-old! (: The idea and execution are fabulous... congratulations on your very deserving winner!!

Nancy
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May 19, 2004

 

bob cornelison
  Fantastic! Well deserved win! ~:0)


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May 19, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Andre!


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May 19, 2004

 

Diane Dupuis
  Andre Congratulations on a most well deserved win!! What a fantastic shot!! Your daughter is gorgeous - and it's an amazing portrait with action!!! Superb!


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May 19, 2004

 

Melisa R. McKolay
  Andre, congratulations!! I knew this was going to go far--all the way to 1st place--WOW! So happy for you and what a beauty you have in your daughter.


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May 19, 2004

 

Casey A. Hanson
  Congratulations on a much deserved win Andre! This is such a superb picture, I look forward to seeing more of your work!


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May 19, 2004

 

Paul Michko
  Congratulations, Andre. This shot has such vibrancy and movement.


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May 19, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Many congratulations on your 1st place win, Andre! Well deserved - Wonderful portrait!!


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May 19, 2004

 

Wally Orlowsky
  Congratulations, Andre!


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May 20, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thank you Nancy, Bob, Debra, Diane, Melisa, Casey, Paul, Evy and Wally.

It's such a perfect day today ;-))

Best regards from Norway: André


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May 20, 2004

 

Robin L. Wehrman
  Outstanding portrait, Congratulations on your big win, well deserved Andre!!


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May 20, 2004

 

Peggy Wolff
  Attitude times....11! Congrats on this great shot!


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May 20, 2004

 

Judy Rae
  Congratulations Andre! What a beautiful little girl and you captured her perfecttly!


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May 20, 2004

 

Alisha May Furbish
  Fantastic choice by the judges- congratulations on this fabulous photo!


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May 20, 2004

 

Mary K. Robison
  Wonderful, ALIVE portrait that you AND your beautiful daughter can be proud of over the years! CONGRATULATIONS, Andre!


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May 20, 2004

 

Terry Joshi
  A great shot, congratulations on the win,
Terry


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May 20, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thank you Robin, Margaret, Judy, Alisha, Mary and Terry.

- André


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May 20, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  i guess I had commented another similar shot from you and also found it gorgeous! As gorgeous as this one!!!
Congratulations!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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May 22, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thank you, Susana. Your support is so sweet (allways).

Yes, I remember that you had comments to another picture from the same photosession. Thank you for that one, too :-)

- André



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May 22, 2004

 

Adam T. Cowart
  Very Cool!! This is a great shot and truly deserving of a first place finish. Congrats!!!


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May 26, 2004

 

Catherine E. Bono
  Andre, this photo is absolutely stunning and I'm dying to know how you did it (am I alowed to ask?). Mostly those colors, really. Since beginning to shoot digitally only a couple months ago, I've been somewhat lost without my favorite films and tricks. How did you achieve that porcelain skin and firey hair; my experiences with photoshop have left me with very different results. Or am I just being naive for that's her true angelic tone?... Please tell me everything!


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May 27, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thank you sooo much, Catherine and Adam.

Catherine: Of course it's alowed to ask!. I know very well the phase you are describing in your "photo life", where the ideas don't unfold in the direction you want because of lack of experience with new tools.

I've just converted to digital photo myself, after a phase where I was "semi digital": I.e. analog photography and then scanning and then making the final corrections in PhotoShop (in fact, I use PaintShopPro).

So, to the photo: The trick is to use correction layers and double layers in PhotoShop. The double layers is the sharp original photo, and a blured copy (opacity around 40%). This is the basic trick to achive both soft skin and razor sharp eyes in the same image. The colors are strengthend to the max in a correction layer, and then I've sprayed the actual layer (with black) so that the extended saturation just hits the hair.

I hope this short brief help you further, Catherine.

Best regards, André.


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May 29, 2004

 

Sherri Conley
  This is such an amazing shot, Andre. You've really captured it perfectly and the effects you've added put this one over the edge! Wonderful!


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June 05, 2004

 

Andre Marhaug
  Thank you, Sherri. It's an honour to receive such a nice comment from you. I've been looking through your DeLuxe site, and can understand that you can relate to my playful style: Your pictures are outstanding!. I especially like the red mouth kissing the frog... :-)

Best regards, André


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June 05, 2004

 

Sherri Conley
  My goodness, Andre, thank you so much for that wonderful compliment! You have made my day!

I look forward to seeing more of your images ~ keep up the good work! :)


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June 05, 2004

 
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