Olga

[Yuri Pautov]

Priviet, dear friends!
Today I met a girl on a street. I made her photos a year ago -again accidentally.
Now I had about 10 min.
Must say its rather cold here - -10C. I took around 40. Here's the best :

http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2034.jpg

Thank you,
Yuri

[3rdPlanetPhotography]

Yuri,

Very nice photo.... I like the colors and her eyes stand out well.

And I must say she is very pretty. Is she Russian? If so, I'm moving...LOL

kc7dji

[wholenewlight]

Very neat shot - love the red framing her face, love the blue eyes, necklace adds even more character and interest.

Cool

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[Lucky Hack]

Another great photo Yuri, I've only been on this board for a month but I have yet to see a bad photo from you. Your work is very impressive. Thanks for the inspiration.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[rutt]

Wow, this one is good enough for a National Geographic (do you get that in Russia?) Great framing and wild colors. How much help did you give them in post?

[digital faerie]

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as always!

[lynnma]

:bow :bow :bow

as always!Oh my god Yuri...

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[Yuri Pautov]

You've made me smile - Los'T' Angeles!
May I ask you what 'Hack' means - there's so many meanings of this word (horse, taxi, rent....) and my so-so English can't help me to understand it right way...
Spasibo for your comment!

[Yuri Pautov]

Wow, this one is good enough for a National Geographic (do you get that in Russia?) Great framing and wild colors. How much help did you give them in post?
Yes, we do have this wonderful magazine and (imagine!) I've send a letter with this photo (according to your advice) to them!
Not that much postprocessing - just removed some freckles, levels, added and blured a copy of layer with multiply blending mode...
Spasibo,
Yuri

[GREAPER]

As ussual, Beautiful.

Where do you find all of these wonderful young women to photograph?

[Shakey]

You have a great eye and a great talent Yuri.
Thank you for sharing your excellent work here.
Any photographic details from this shot that you wish to share with us?


Tim

[wxwax]

Just gorgeous, Yuri, and a perfect exposure. Did you use a fill flash or was it all natural light? Your images are brilliant and compelling.

[Lucky Hack]

You've made me smile - Los'T' Angeles!
May I ask you what 'Hack' means - there's so many meanings of this word (horse, taxi, rent....) and my so-so English can't help me to understand it right way...
Spasibo for your comment! Dear Yuri,
A hack is someone who isn't very good at what they do. I know almost nothing about photography, I've never taken a class and I generally have no idea what I am doing. I call myself Lucky Hack because every once in a while I get a decent shot and that's where the luck comes in. Also, I consider myself lucky because at 32 years of age I have had more brushes with death than most people have in there entire life. Others who were much more deserving of life than I have passed on and so the only explanation that I am left with is that I am very very lucky.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

[Shay Stephens]

Yuri, I hope you know I love your work. And the way you used the colors here is just fantastic. I totally love this photo!

http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2034.jpg

[Angelo]

сказово, красивейше, чудесно!

[Yuri Pautov]

As ussual, Beautiful.

Where do you find all of these wonderful young women to photograph?
Where: On the streets (as in this case), in cafes, anywhere. Whom: friends, friend's children, known and unknown people (asking permission).
In 70%-90% it works!
Spasibo, Yuri

[Yuri Pautov]

You have a great eye and a great talent Yuri.
Thank you for sharing your excellent work here.
Any photographic details from this shot that you wish to share with us?
Tim

I'd like to share a couple of secrets with you, but afraid, I don't have even one.
Maybe these info will be interesting to you (please, tell me if so)
During these 10 min of our 'photo session'
1. I took 42 shots
2. I asked her to take 15 poses
3. 2 photos were with bad focus - I used autofocus.
4. Used Auto mode with Daylight WB
5. Payed MUCH attention to right exposure - I use SONY F707 without histogram preview (717 or 828 do have).
6. Use metering on the face skin
7. Focus was made on eyes.
8. Used compensation expo. +/- from 0.3 to 2 depending on light condition (The illumination was changing all the time cause of sun and clouds movement:-)
9. Babbled on and on all the time...
... Its a pitty, I dont have her phone No or address....
Spasibo for your interest
Yuri

[Yuri Pautov]

сказово, красивейше, чудесно!
Spasibo for your Russian, Agelo and for your kindest words!

[Yuri Pautov]

Just gorgeous, Yuri, and a perfect exposure. Did you use a fill flash or was it all natural light? Your images are brilliant and compelling.
I use F707 Sony and dont like its flash - so I never use it (otherwise there's no other way to take a shot), so almost all my photos are with natural light.
Spasibo,
Yuri

[rahmonster]

:clap:clap:thumb:thumb:lynnma

What an excellent photo! Everything about it is great. Great Job!

[Yuri Pautov]

Yuri, I hope you know I love your work. And the way you used the colors here is just fantastic. I totally love this photo!

http://pautov.viplast.ru/images/gallery/2034.jpg

Spasibo, Shay!
Your appreciation means a lot to me!
Yuri

[canonguy]

Without a doubt, one of the best portraits I have ever seen. Great framing, great color. Her eyes draw you in. Nice job!



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[coldclimb]

This photo blows me away. Awesome work Yuri. Hope I'll get to the point where I canget something like that in fifteen minutes someday.:rofl

[bfjr]

Everything everyone else has said, and then add some icing on top and cherry :thumb:thumb:thumb:clap:clap:clap:clap