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Uploaded: August 15, 2007
Changed the color of the cloth and eyes, lighting effects, filters, layers, saturation, sharpening and blur in PS.
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Amanda Chapman August 20, 2007 0
So mysterious and beautiful!!Alot of your images embrace these qualities!!! #718915
Emily E. Bem August 20, 2007 0
WOW!Melissa Olsen August 20, 2007 0
Thanks so much guys!!!1I am feeling limited at the moment...those are much appreciated comments!!!!! #4673536
cheryl m. phillips August 20, 2007 0
WOW MELISSA!Melissa Olsen August 20, 2007 0
Thank you so much Cheryl!!!!I just recently began dedicating more tiime to my photography...comments like yours keep me going!!!!
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Jennifer L. Alder August 21, 2007 0
wow!! I JUST Did something like this a few days ago-- LOVE IT!!Melissa Olsen August 21, 2007 0
Jennifer...that's funny :) I'd love to see yours!These are my sons amazing eyes and lashes (I wish they were mine)! ;) #4678823
Lynne Morris August 23, 2007 0
Wow Melissa this is a fantastic image, love what you have done with this, excellent work! #4689491
Luigi Di Serio
September 05, 2007
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Derek D. Dafoe September 05, 2007 0
Beautifully done Melissa!! I just happened to stumble onto your gallery, nice work!! #4750692Jennifer L. Alder September 21, 2007 0
Wooo Hoooo----Joan Powell September 22, 2007 0
Congrats on this outstanding portrait ! #4824622Emily E. Bem September 22, 2007 0
WOW! Congrats! I love this! #4824808Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 23, 2007 0
Congratulations on your finalist win!! Creative and beautiful Melissa! #4830380Colleen Farrell September 23, 2007 0
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Melissa! WTG! #4832423Joan Kocak September 23, 2007 0
Melissa this is spectacular! a huge CONGRATS to you~ #4833680Sherry Sturgis September 24, 2007 0
Congratulations on this magnificant portrait finalist, Melissa!!! #4834246Melissa Olsen September 25, 2007 0
Thanks BP friends...I was excited about my two finalists for August...my first time ;) #4841238
Rakesh Syal
December 19, 2007
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Hector Contreras January 12, 2008 0
Mysterious and gorgeous,LOVE itJennifer L. Alder February 20, 2008 0
Congrats on your HM, Mel-- how cool!! :) #5522667Michelle L. Frick February 21, 2008 0
Congratulations on the honorable mention Melissa! Beautifully done!! #5523853Cyn Valentine February 21, 2008 0
Congratulations MElissa! #5525527
Angie Sidles
February 22, 2008
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Stefania Barbier
February 22, 2008
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Jessie L. Cole February 24, 2008 0
Simply amazing....! :) #5542536JO ANN CLEVELAND February 27, 2008 0
Congratulations on this fantastic portrait!jo ann c. #5558493
Shari Kelly February 29, 2008 0
WOW---I thought this was you until I read the comments...Husain Akhtar February 29, 2008 0
Attractive, glamorous and nicely done photo! Portrait?Melissa Olsen February 29, 2008 0
Thanks BP friends!Husain - I agree the judges' should be selective in their evaluations... however, we all need to remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that judges are not robots, but people who are ruled by their emotions just as we are. ;) #5574397
Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 01, 2008 0
Congratulations on your mention. I find this image so mysterious and attractive. A beautiful portrait.
Laurence Saliba
March 06, 2008
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Max Aureli October 05, 2008 0
Well composed, great expression! Congratulations Melissa!!! #6554378Leslie Carson Wolfe April 30, 2009 0
Wonderful mystery, color, and light in the eyes ~ very, very nice, Melissa. #7468717Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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