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Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic

 
 
 

Piper Lehman
 

Beautiful tones, Marija. Don't know how I feel about the off-center subject placement though. How did you expose for this? Looks like a deliberate overexposure, am I right? Trying to learn how to do this!


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September 03, 2002

 

Damian P. Gadal
  Very effective.... Colour wouldn't have worked...


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September 04, 2002

 

Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic
  Hi Piper & Damian. Thank you for your comments.
And Piper, original shot was in color, turned into grayscale in PS and then with some level adjustments I gained that final (overexposed) look.


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September 07, 2002

 

Dolores Neilson
  Marija!! Congratulations on "Muse" making finalist! You know I love this! You take the best portraits!! Enjoy your potd!


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May 26, 2019

 
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  Great photo, good expression, nicely composed to the left side...


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May 26, 2019

 

Tracy Dat
  Just with some level adjustments and you get such a beautiful photo! At first I thought you had to have a black background. Can you explain to me more, please? Thanks!


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May 26, 2019

 

Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic
  Hi Tracy! Sorry for the late answer. I will try to explain. There was no actual black background.. This photo was taken by window light in the late afternoon and only the subject was lit. The rest of the room stayed dark. In original color shot can be seen some small lighter areas on the left , but they almost disappeared with levels adjustments. The spots that remained visible I darkened with burn tool in PS. I think that's it..


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July 11, 2003

 

Tracy Dat
  Thanks for your response, Marija. I'll try it out soon.


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July 11, 2003

 

Amanda Olson
  I love this photo! The positioning of the child is great; I love the b/w! The expression on her face, her ruffled hair, and bare shoulders all add to the feel of the photo; which is fantastic! Such a cool shot, Marija!!!


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November 23, 2004

 

Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic
  Thanks Amanda!


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November 23, 2004

 

Andrew Laverghetta
  Hey, I know I'm a little late but I was just looking around to try to learn something from peoples photos when I came across this. I looked at it and was just like, wow. It really hits you hard I think. Take care!


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January 19, 2005

 
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